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A. General Ledger Management & Financial Reporting
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger by ensuring that all financial transactions are recorded accurately, classified correctly, and posted in a timely manner.
• Perform monthly closing of the books in line with the company's closing calendar including accruals, prepayments, deferred income, depreciation, amortization, provisions, and reclassifications.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements (income statement, statement of financial position, cash-flow statement, statement of changes in equity, and supporting notes) in accordance with IFRS as adopted in Nigeria.
• Perform full balance-sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis bank accounts, cash, receivables, payables, intercompany, fixed-asset register, inventory, accruals, prepayments, and tax balances and resolve reconciling items promptly.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and variance commentary for the Finance Manager, highlighting key trends, exceptions and items requiring management attention.
• Maintain the fixed-asset register capturing additions, disposals, transfers and impairment indicators and run monthly depreciation in line with the company's capitalization policy.
B. Project & Contract Cost Accounting (EPCIM-specific)
• Maintain accurate project cost ledgers for all active EPCIM contracts capturing direct labour, direct materials, sub-contractor costs, equipment hire, mobilisation, demobilization and project-overhead allocations against each contract.
• Apply appropriate revenue-recognition methodology (typically percentage-of-completion under IFRS 15) for long-running EPCIM contracts, supported by certified progress measurements from project engineers.
• Prepare and review monthly project profitability reports comparing actual cost-to-date against approved budget, identifying margin erosion early, and supporting the Finance Manager and project teams in corrective action.
• Track and account for retention monies, performance bonds, advance payments, milestone certifications, variation orders and liquidated damages on each contract.
• Support the close-out of completed projects including final cost reconciliation, retention release, gain/loss recognition and lessons-learned documentation.
C. Statutory, Tax & Regulatory Compliance (Nigerian-specific)
• Prepare and file all statutory tax returns on time Companies Income Tax (CIT), Tertiary Education Tax (TET), Capital Gains Tax (CGT), Value Added Tax (VAT), Withholding Tax (WHT), and PAYE using the FIRS TaxPro-Max portal and applicable state Internal Revenue Service portals.
• Process and remit monthly statutory deductions PAYE, Pension (Pension Reform Act 2014), National Housing Fund (NHF), NSITF, ITF, and Group Life within statutory deadlines, and maintain evidence of remittance.
• Coordinate with retained tax advisors on Transfer Pricing documentation, country-by-country reporting (where applicable), and tax audit defense.
• Support NCDMB Nigerian Content reporting preparing financial disclosures required under the NOGICD Act 2010 (including the 1% Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF) levy on contract value).
• Maintain compliance with Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA) requirements annual returns to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), share register maintenance and statutory minute books in conjunction with the Company Secretary.
• Stay current on changes in Nigerian tax law (e.g. Finance Act amendments, FIRS circulars, NMDPRA / NUPRC fiscal updates) and translate implications for Fedoz's financial reporting and operations.
D. OEM, Foreign Exchange & Procurement Accounting
• Account for OEM-related transactions with Fedoz's principal partners (Ruhrpumpen, Salaroll, Megator, Lapar and others) including purchase orders, Form M opening, Letter of Credit (LC) administration, foreign-supplier liabilities, and FX revaluation.
• Monitor foreign-currency exposure on Euro and US-Dollar supplier balances; prepare monthly FX revaluation entries; track realized and unrealized exchange gains/losses; report material FX positions to the Finance Manager.
• Coordinate with banks on Form M, PAAR, and customs duty documentation for imported equipment; ensure import-related costs (freight, insurance, duty, port charges, terminal handling) are correctly capitalized or expensed.
• Maintain a clear audit trail from purchase requisition → purchase order → goods received note → supplier invoice → payment → general-ledger posting, in compliance with the IMS procurement procedure.
E. Accounts Payable, Receivable & Cash Management
• Oversee the accounts-payable cycle supplier invoice verification, three-way matching (PO / GRN / invoice), payment scheduling and disbursement ensuring suppliers are paid in line with agreed credit terms.
• Oversee accounts receivable invoicing, milestone billing, customer-statement reconciliation, debt-aging analysis and follow-up on overdue accounts in liaison with the Finance Manager and Commercial team.
• Manage day-to-day cash and bank operations daily bank reconciliations, cash-flow tracking, petty-cash oversight and bank-mandate updates.
• Prepare weekly cash-flow forecasts for the Finance Manager covering operating expenses, project disbursements, statutory remittances and OEM payment obligations.
• Maintain banking relationships at the operational level facilitating account operations, transaction queries, FX requests and routine documentation.
F. Payroll Accounting
• Process the monthly payroll in coordination with the HR department verifying inputs, computing PAYE, pension, NHF and other statutory deductions, and ensuring net-pay disbursements are accurate and on time.
• Reconcile payroll general-ledger control accounts monthly; maintain proper documentation for audit and statutory verification purposes.
• Prepare statutory payroll returns (PAYE monthly schedules, pension contribution schedules, NHF, NSITF, ITF) and remit to the relevant authorities.
G. Audit, Internal Controls & Risk Management
• Coordinate the annual external audit preparing audit schedules, supporting working papers, lead schedules, and responding to auditor queries efficiently.
• Implement audit recommendations and management-letter action items within agreed timeframes.
• Operate and continuously improve internal controls over financial reporting segregation of duties, authorization matrices, approval limits and reconciliation discipline.
• Identify financial risks (credit, FX, liquidity, fraud, compliance) and escalate to the Finance Manager with proposed mitigation actions.
• Support compliance with Fedoz's Integrated Management System (IMS) ensuring finance processes are documented, controlled and auditable in line with company policy.
H. Budgeting, Forecasting & Decision Support
• Support the Finance Manager in the preparation of the annual budget coordinating departmental inputs, consolidating budgets, and preparing the consolidated budget pack for management review.
• Prepare monthly budget-versus-actual variance reports and contribute commentary on operational and financial drivers.
• Support quarterly forecasting cycles and rolling cash-flow forecasts.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis to the Finance Manager and senior management pricing reviews, project bid support, tender cost build-ups, and capex investment appraisals.
I. Systems, Processes & Continuous Improvement
• Operate and maintain the company's accounting and ERP system (e.g. Sage, QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent) ensuring master data integrity, transaction completeness and reporting accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes through automation, simplification or stronger control design; propose and (where authorized) implement enhancements.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of finance procedures, ensuring they are current, controlled and aligned with the company's IMS Policy.
• Support digital-finance initiatives cloud accounting, e-invoicing, automated bank feeds and finance dashboards.