Ongoing Recruitment at Nextzon Business Services Limited, Aug., 2019

Nextzon Business Services Limited is an emerging market management consulting and enterprise development company, inspired by a collective mission of building and transforming business enterprises for phenomenal success. Our vision is to be a leading venturing company and a renowned consulting practice firm.

Our clients include start-ups, small and medium enterprises as well as multinationals and industry leaders in key sectors of the Nigerian and African regional economies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Information & Communications Technology Officer (ICT)

Reference Number: NEX-ICT-025
Location: Lagos

Job Description

Your roles will include to:

  • Configure and deploy workstations, laptops and peripheral equipment
  • Provide software and system troubleshooting and support.
  • Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and update operating systems and user applications
  • Monitor network to ensure network functionality and availability to all system users.
  • Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair cabled, wireless and other network infrastructure.
  • Support existing/new server/s and administer access rights for all users in the office.
  • Inform and train users and management on how to adhere to Nextzon global and local security ICT policies.
  • Participation in research and recommendation of improved infrastructure processes and technologies to include growth planning.
  • Provide procurement assistance including, but not limited to, researching solutions, engaging with potential vendors, making recommendations for product purchases and evaluating bids.
  • Work directly with vendors to schedule repairs and maintenance
  • Create content templates and presentations for trainings and reports

Qualifications & Experience

  • A good University degree or HND or its equivalent with a strong IT element and/or a recognized professional ICT qualification
  • Experience in a professional services environment including information or research provision
  • Knowledge of Web delivery mechanisms
  • A post graduate degree or any other qualification/certification will also be an added advantage.
  • Minimum of 6 years post qualification experience in ICT management.

Skills/Abilities:

  • Highly organized, with the ability to work well under pressure
  • Excellent written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills
  • Good listener and communicator, with sensitivity to cultural communication skills
  • Appreciation of the need for confidentiality and integrity
  • Well-developed IT skills
  • Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level of self-motivation
  • Comfortable working in a busy, dynamic, multi-cultural environment.

 

Job Title: Principal Consultant

Reference Number: NEX-Principal-021
Location: Lagos

Job Description

  • Candidates who will be responsible for the analysis, design, scheduling and delivery of solutions on behalf of the company to meet clients’ expectations.

Your roles will include to:

  • Develop proof-of-concepts, business plans and financial models
  • Evaluate existing systems and procedures and make recommendations for improvement where necessary
  • Manage and mentor the team of Consultant Analysts assigned to projects
  • Guide research and analysis efforts
  • Ensure execution of assigned projects within the time, scope and budget
  • Manage existing clients and build relationships with new clients

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree- minimum of second class upper (2:1)
  • Post-Graduate degree (MBA, MSc, etc.) will be an added advantage
  • Project management certification
  • Minimum of 5 years’ practical experience in management consulting is compulsory
  • Previous experience in the financial services sector will be an added advantage

Skills/Abilities:

  • Highly organized, with the ability to work well under pressure
  • Excellent written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills
  • Good listener and communicator, with sensitivity to cultural communication skills
  • Appreciation of the need for confidentiality and integrity
  • Well-developed IT skills
  • Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level of self-motivation
  • Comfortable working in a busy, dynamic, multi-cultural environment.

 

Job Title: Consulting Analyst

Reference Number: NEX-Analyst-022
Location: Lagos

Job Description

  • Candidates will support project delivery with research and excellent reports

Your roles will include to:

  • Conduct analytical research and process reviews
  • Develop simple business cases
  • Generate basic project management reports
  • Work with other team members to transform research findings, ideas and insights into tangible value propositions for clients

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree- minimum of second class upper (2:1)
  • Minimum of 2 years’ practical experience in management consulting is compulsory
  • Previous experience in the financial services sector will be an added advantage

Skills/Abilities:

  • Highly organized, with the ability to work well under pressure
  • Excellent written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills
  • Good listener and communicator, with sensitivity to cultural communication skills
  • Appreciation of the need for confidentiality and integrity
  • Well-developed IT skills
  • Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level of self-motivation
  • Comfortable working in a busy, dynamic, multi-cultural environment.

 

Job Title: Internal Control Officer

Reference Number: NEX-ICO-023
Location: Lagos

Job Description

Your roles will include to:

  • Design, implement and continuously review internal control and internal audit procedures to cover all functional areas/inter-company relationships and/or transactions/staff audit, etc.;
  • Continually communicate key company controls, policies, approval limits within the company;
  • Document evidence arising from audit and provide internal audit recommendations to the board of directors and executive management of the company for review and approval;
  • Regularly conduct thorough and objective examination of financial and non-financial transactions and records;

Qualifications & Experience

  • A good first degree in any management science/social science related discipline preferably in accounting
  • A minimum of 6 years post-graduate experience
  • Professional qualification e.g. ICAN, ACA, ACCA, CISA will be an added advantage.
  • Preferably, professional experience should be against the background of a reputable audit firm

Skills/Abilities:

  • Highly organized, with the ability to work well under pressure
  • Excellent written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills
  • Good listener and communicator, with sensitivity to cultural communication skills
  • Appreciation of the need for confidentiality and integrity
  • Well-developed IT skills
  • Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level of self-motivation
  • Comfortable working in a busy, dynamic, multi-cultural environment.

 

Job Title: Human Resources Officer

Reference Number: NEX-HRO-026
Location: Lagos

Job Description

Your roles will include to:

  • Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems
  • Provide counseling on policies and procedures
  • Be actively involved in recruitment by preparing job descriptions, posting ads and managing the hiring process
  • Create and implement effective onboarding plans
  • Develop training and development programs
  • Assist in performance management processes
  • Maintain employee records

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Social Science or Humanities
  • A member or an Associate of CIPM or any related professional body will be an advantage
  • Between 3 – 5 years’ post experience in a similar role

Skills/Abilities:

  • Highly organized, with the ability to work well under pressure
  • Excellent written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills
  • Good listener and communicator, with sensitivity to cultural communication skills
  • Appreciation of the need for confidentiality and integrity
  • Well-developed IT skills
  • Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level of self-motivation
  • Comfortable working in a busy, dynamic, multi-cultural environment.

 

Job Title: Legal Officer

Reference Number: NEX-Legal-024
Location: Lagos

Job Description

Your roles will include to:

  • Draft and vet contracts, agreements and other legal documents.
  • Provide legal research in support of client projects
  • Provide legal advice and support to Management and staff
  • Liaise with external Solicitor and Regulatory Authorities
  • Assist in litigation, dispute management and resolution
  • Assist in Corporate Governance reviews/audits for clients

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Law
  • Graduated from the Nigerian Law School – minimum of second class upper (2:1)
  • Between 1 – 2 years’ post-call experience in an established law firm
  • Experience in contract drafting and corporate governance audit will be an added advantage.

Skills/Abilities:

  • Highly organized, with the ability to work well under pressure
  • Excellent written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills
  • Good listener and communicator, with sensitivity to cultural communication skills
  • Appreciation of the need for confidentiality and integrity
  • Well-developed IT skills
  • Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level of self-motivation
  • Comfortable working in a busy, dynamic, multi-cultural environment.

 

Job Title: Finance & Accounts Officer

Reference Number: NEX-FAO-027
Location: Lagos

Job Description

Your roles will include to:

  • General accounting tasks, including reconciling and maintaining balance sheet accounts and general ledger operations, preparing journal entries, preparing monthly closing and financial reports, preparing account/bank reconciliations;
  • Perform finance analysis, reporting and management tasks;
  • Ensure all expenses are within assigned project budget and verify the completeness of all required supporting documentation for all payment’s vouchers;
  • Prepare payments, bank transfers and do the bank transactions
  • Prepare invoice to the projects for services and cost share
  • Ensure account receivables and payables activities are performed accurately and timely
  • Identify and resolve invoicing issues, accounting discrepancies and other financial related issues;

Qualifications & Experience

  • A good first degree in any Management Science/Social Science related discipline preferably in Accounting or Finance
  • A minimum of 5 years post-graduate experience
  • Professional qualification e.g. ICAN, ACA, ACCA, CISA will be an added advantage.
  • Preferably, professional experience should be against the background of a reputable firm

Skills/Abilities:

  • Highly organized, with the ability to work well under pressure
  • Excellent written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills
  • Good listener and communicator, with sensitivity to cultural communication skills
  • Appreciation of the need for confidentiality and integrity
  • Well-developed IT skills
  • Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level of self-motivation
  • Comfortable working in a busy, dynamic, multi-cultural environment.

Remuneration 
Competitive.

Deadline:30th August, 2019.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: jobs@nextzon.com quoting the Reference Number of the position of interest, e.g. (NEX-ICT-025)

Note

  • This role could require extensive travel within Nigeria, based on project requirements.
  • Only those who meet the above criteria need apply.
  • Shortlisted candidates will be contacted in due course.