Fund Accountant, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management, Job in Nigeria -Stanbic IBTC Bank

Stanbic IBTC Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa's financial system for 150 years, and now spans 16 countries across the African continent.

Standard Bank is a firm believer in technical innovation, to help us guarantee exceptional client service and leading edge financial solutions. Our growing global success reflects our commitment to the latest solutions, the best people, and a uniquely flexible and vibrant working culture. To help us drive our success into the future, we are looking for resourceful individuals to join our dedicated team at our offices.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Fund Accountant, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management

Location: Walter Carrington Crescent, Lagos

Job Description

  • Performs core fund accounting processes and reporting tasks independently. Resolve General Ledger (GL) and Net Asset Value (NAV) exceptions, delivering accurate outputs across client and audit deliverables.
  • Execute the day-to-day accounting functions of the managed funds of SIAML. These functions include keeping proper accounting records, reconciliations, valuations and generating fund prices, rendering returns to regulatory authorities.
  • The Fund Accountant is also expected to carry out the financial reporting and financial accounting functions of SIAML managed funds thereby ensuring that reports generated are in accordance with local and international accounting and regulatory guidelines. A successful execution of the job steers the generation of valuation for the mutual funds, provision of reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as preparation of the financials for the mutual funds.

Qualifications

  • B.Sc or equivalent Honours Degree in Economics; Accounting, Finance; Actuarial Science, Statistics, Banking & Finance or any related field.
  • A certification in ACA/ACCA is an added advantage
  • Experience resolving GL exceptions by liaising across upstream teams (e.g., pricing, reconciliations, corporate actions), investigating data anomalies, and applying journal corrections in line with accounting policy.
  • Experience working with financial market instruments and applying valuation logic to support NAV reasonability reviews and exception resolution.
  • Fund accounting / investment reporting and asset management and / or support capability with technical accounting experience

Behavioural Competencies:

  • Articulating Information
  • Checking Things
  • Developing Expertise
  • Documenting Facts
  • Examining Information
  • Following Procedures
  • Interacting with People
  • Interpreting Data
  • Managing Tasks
  • Meeting Timescales
  • Producing Output
  • Team Working

Technical Competencies:

  • Compliance
  • Data Analysis and Inference
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Integrity
  • Data Quality
  • Exception Handling
  • Risk Awareness
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Technology Savvy

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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