General Finance Specialist
Vertiv
Remote
General Finance Specialist
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Function: Finance
About Vertiv
At Vertiv, we’re on a mission to empower the people that will power the future. From a simple swipe to life-changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI, we design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected.
With operations spanning nearly 70 countries and a strong global customer base, Vertiv is uniquely positioned to deliver innovative solutions that enable critical technologies and infrastructure worldwide.
We are currently seeking a General Finance Specialist to join our Finance team in Nigeria.
Purpose of the Role
The General Finance Specialist will be responsible for monitoring all financial data, maintaining day-to-day accounting activities, and ensuring monthly financial reporting is accurate, reliable, and complete.
Working within a dynamic finance team, you will play a key role in statutory compliance, financial reporting, audit support, cash flow management, and monthly close activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the Accounts Payable function operated through Vertiv's centralized shared services team.
- Maintain the Fixed Asset Register in compliance with local GAAP and US GAAP requirements.
- Manage CAPEX tracking and reporting.
- Perform monthly reconciliations of Accounts Payable ledgers.
- Prepare and maintain bank reconciliations, petty cash records, and daily bank balance reporting.
- Prepare and monitor cash flow actuals and forecasts.
- Process intercompany billings and recharges, including indirect sales commissions.
- Manage POC clearing and invoice receipts for foreign suppliers.
- Prepare, analyse, and ensure the completeness of month-end reporting packages.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and revaluations.
- Prepare statutory returns and schedules for:
- VAT
- PAYE
- Withholding Tax (WHT)
- Liaise with external auditors and coordinate audit requirements.
- Prepare audit schedules and support the statutory audit process.
- Assist with the preparation of statutory financial statements and related filings.
- Perform HFM reporting and journal uploads.
- Support margin analysis reporting and financial trend analysis.
- Manage import/export accounting transactions.
- Perform NLF calculations and related financial reporting activities.
- Support ongoing compliance, reporting, and ad-hoc finance projects as required.
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Fully qualified ICAN professional certification.
- Minimum 7-8 years' accounting experience in a multinational or complex business environment.
- Strong experience in:
- Month-end close activities
- Financial reporting
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Tax compliance
- Audit support and coordination
- Cash flow management
- Working knowledge of:
- VAT
- PAYE
- Withholding Tax (WHT)
- Statutory filing requirements
- Experience working with Oracle ERP.
- Experience with HFM / Hyperion Financial Management reporting.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
- Experience within an international or multinational organisation.
- Exposure to US GAAP reporting requirements.
- Experience supporting external audits and tax authority audits.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Practical accounting and financial analysis skills.
- Excellent organisational and planning abilities.
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- High level of integrity and accountability.
- Strong compliance and governance mindset.
- Ability to identify issues proactively and provide effective solutions.
Internal
- Sales
- Pre-Sales
- Administration
- Centre of Excellence (CoE)
- IT
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Revenue Authorities
- External Auditors
- Consolidation Teams
The Successful Candidate Will:
- Adhere to all local and international trade compliance procedures and regulations.
- Report any trade compliance issues to the relevant ITC representative or manager.
- Participate in mandatory ITC training as required.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a global organisation where you will have significant responsibility and visibility within the finance function. You will work closely with key stakeholders, contribute to critical business decisions, and play an important role in ensuring the continued success of Vertiv's Nigeria operations.
Apply today and become part of a team powering the technologies that shape the future.
ABOUT US
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
- High-Performance Culture
- Customer Focus
- Operational Excellence
- Innovation
- Financial Strength
- Own it
- Act with urgency
- Foster a customer-first mindset
- Think big and execute
- Lead by example
- Drive continuous improvement
- Learn and seek out development
- Promote transparent & open communication
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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