Job Description
Role Overview
• South Atlantic LNG West Africa Limited is seeking a hands-on Accountant / Finance Manager to build and manage the company’s finance function from the ground up.
• This role is critical to the success of our LNG, gas processing, and virtual pipeline projects and requires someone comfortable operating in a lean, fast-moving start-up environment with minimal bureaucracy.
• The successful candidate will take ownership of day-to-day accounting, cash management, statutory compliance, and financial support for project development and investment decisions.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Accounting & Finance Operations:
• Set up, maintain, and manage the company’s accounting systems, records, and processes.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports, and cash flow statements.
• Handle bookkeeping, reconciliations, fixed assets, accruals, and expenses.
Cash Flow & Treasury Management:
• Manage bank accounts, payment processing, and vendor settlements.
• Track project-related cash flows and funding requirements.
• Ensure strict cash discipline in line with start-up priorities.
Budgeting, Cost Control & Project Finance Support:
• Prepare budgets and forecasts for corporate and project activities.
• Track project costs for LNG facilities, truck loading operations, and virtual pipeline logistics.
• Support financial models, pricing structures, and commercial proposals.
Tax, Statutory & Regulatory Compliance:
• Prepare and file statutory returns including VAT, WHT, PAYE, and CIT.
• Liaise with auditors, tax consultants, banks, and regulators (FIRS, State IRS, CAC).
• Support annual audits and ensure compliance with Nigerian financial regulations.
Governance, Controls & Process Development:
• Establish practical financial controls suitable for a lean organization.
• Draft and implement basic finance policies and approval processes.
• Identify financial and operational risks and proactively manage them.
Founder & Management Support:
• Work closely with company leadership to support investment decisions, funding discussions, and board reporting.
• Provide financial insights to guide project prioritization and growth strategy.
Requirements
Educational Qualification
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
Professional Qualification:
• ACA, ACCA, or equivalent (strongly preferred).
Experience:
• 4 – 6 years relevant experience, ideally in a start-up, SME, or project-based business.
• Experience in energy, oil & gas, infrastructure, logistics, or industrial projects is an advantage.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Skills & Attributes:
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and Nigerian tax laws.
• Excellent Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and commercially aware.
• Comfortable wearing multiple hats and working in an evolving business.
• High integrity, reliability, and discretion.
Why Join South Atlantic LNG West Africa Limited?
• Be a core member of a growing energy start-up shaping Nigeria’s gas future.
• Direct exposure to LNG project development, virtual pipeline operations, and investment structuring.
• Opportunity to grow into a Mid-level leadership or CFO-level role as the business scales.