Head, Financial Performance & Reconciliation

Hope Payment Service Bank Limited (Hope PSBank) is Nigeria’s premier Digital-first Bank. Incorporated in September, 2019, Hope PSBank leverages digital technologies to deliver inclusive financial services.

Our belief is that everyone irrespective of education, social or economic status and location should have access to financial and payment services with ease and convenience. We seek to provide the 4As - Accessibility, Affordability, Availability and Awareness of Digital Financial Services.

With Hope PSBank, every mobile telephone user can easily enjoy instant digital financial and payment services with his or her phone number as account number and also a means of payment across all channels – person-to-person on personal devices, web, merchants’ points of sale, automated teller machines and agency outlets.

All transactions on our platforms are gladly settled into accounts of our community of users and customers with any bank of their choice. These are borne out of our philosophy that competition is about service to customers and not about alternative service providers who we view as partners in the service of customers and not as competitors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Financial Performance & Reconciliation

Location:

Key Responsibilties
Financial Reconciliation:

• Ensures prompt resolution of outstanding items.
• Maintains accuracy of the trial balance and ledger accounts.
• Reconciles all bank accounts (e.g., nostro, suspense, Bank accounts and internal GLs).
• Manages general ledger integrity and financial reconciliations.

Accounts Payable, Receivables and Expense Managemen:

• Manages accruals and prepayments.
• Processes vendor payments and staff reimbursements.
• Monitors operating expenses and compliance with budget approvals.

Management Accounting / Performance Management:

• Produces management reports, dashboards, and variance analyses.
• Supports budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis.
• Monitors departmental and branch performance against KPIs.

Financial Systems and Data Integrity/ Compliance Support:

• Coordinates with the Internal Audit and Compliance Departments.
• Supports automation and data accuracy initiatives.
• Supports audit readiness and remediation of finance-related audit findings.
• Ensure proper integration between core banking and finance systems.
• Oversees Accounting/Banking systems (e.g. Finacle, Finedge, SAP, DYNAMICS).
• Reviews finance processes for compliance and internal control.

Treasury Operations / Funds Management:

• Coordinates with Treasury Department for accurate accounting entries.
• Handles interbank placements, investments, and funding activities.
• Manages liquidity and daily cash flow.

Education / Professional Certification

• Professional certification: any of ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA
• Any Numerical courses e.g. Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics etc

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience Financial Services sector.

Skills Necessary for this function:

• High level of numeracy and analytical skills.?
• Capacity to organize the members of a team efficiently to deliver desired results.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with high level of accuracy.
• Attention to details and prioritization skills.
• Possess a deep understanding of Financial Reporting, Reconciliation, Treasury management etc.
• Excellent Presentation skill.
• Strong proficiency with Excel;?Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
• Broad and farsighted view of the unit, organization and its future.
• Ability to analyze the forces at work in a situation, creative and innovative ability to assess the environment and the changes taking place.?