Nigeria Junior Finance Analyst

Nigeria Junior Finance Analyst

Location: Minna, Niger

About the Role

We are seeking a Junior Finance Analyst to safeguard our financial ecosystem, strengthen controls, optimise reporting systems, and serve as a strategic business partner across departments. In this role, you'll build stronger internal controls, improve reporting workflows, and turn complex financial data into actionable insights that directly influence executive decision-making across the program.

Responsibilities

Risk and Controls Ownership:

• Implement and monitor internal financial controls, manage audit coordination, and enforce strict compliance with Nigerian financial and tax regulations (VAT, WHT, PAYE, CIT).

Balance Sheet Oversight:

• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts (receivables, payables, inventory, and petty cash) to protect cash flow and data integrity.

Reporting, BVAs and Forecasting:

• Build financial models, perform regular Budget vs. Actual analyses, and deliver clear forecasts and executive reporting to support strategic decisions.

Cross-Functional Partnering:

• Serve as the primary finance partner to non-finance department leads, building financial capability and discipline across teams.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 3 - 5 years of experience in financial reporting, internal controls, audit, or risk management
• Strong understanding of Nigerian tax laws and statutory reporting standards.
• Hands-on experience evaluating control frameworks, conducting balance sheet reconciliations, and coordinating audits.
• Stakeholder management and coordination skills to present complex financial insights clearly.
• High personal accountability with a proven ability to resolve process bottlenecks and trace discrepancies to root causes.

Application Closing Date

4th December, 2026.