About the role

The Finance & Accounts Manager owns the financial integrity of the resort — accurate accounting records, treasury, tax compliance, budgeting, reporting and internal controls — in line with IFRS and Nigerian regulatory standards.

Key duties & responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts within 5 working days of month-end.
• Coordinate annual budget and rolling forecasts with departmental heads.
• Manage cashflow, banking relationships, foreign-currency exposure and treasury.
• Ensure full compliance with FIRS (CIT, VAT, WHT), FCT-IRS (PAYE), and TSA where applicable.
• Oversee daily income audit, night audit reconciliation and bank reconciliations.
• Maintain the fixed-asset register and capex tracking.
• Liaise with external auditors and statutory bodies; manage audit timeline.
• Enforce SOPs around credit control, refunds, voids, comps and discounts.
• Implement and monitor the internal control framework (ICFR).
• Lead system administration for the ERP (Sun Systems / Sage / SAP B1).

What you'll need

• B.Sc. in Accounting, Finance or Economics from an NUC-accredited university; M.Sc./MBA Finance an advantage.
• Minimum 8 years in finance with at least 3 years as Financial Controller / Finance Manager in hospitality or audit firm.
• ICAN (ACA) mandatory; ACCA / CPA / ANAN an advantage; Tax certification (CITN) preferred.

Technical skills

Soft skills

Certifications

• ICAN (ACA) mandatory; ACCA / CPA / ANAN an advantage; Tax certification (CITN) preferred.

Key performance indicators

• Management accounts delivered by working day 5.
• Unqualified external audit opinion.
• Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) ≤ 35 days.
• Cost of sales variance < 2% of budget.
• 100% statutory tax filings on time, zero penalties.
• Internal control deficiencies = 0 high-risk findings.

Working conditions

Office-based with month-end / year-end peak periods.

Career path

Financial Controller → Director of Finance → CFO.