Current Job Vacancies at Fenix International, 4th October, 2019

Fenix International is a next-generation energy company. Our mission is to transform our customers’ quality of life through disruptive innovation in energy and financial services. Our flagship product, ReadyPay Solar, is an expandable, lease-to-own solar home system financed through affordable instalments starting under $0.17 per day. We use real-time transaction data to create a unique credit score to finance power upgrades and other life-changing loans and open up a wider world of energy and financing for our customers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Account Payables Associate

Location:  Victoria Island, Lagos
Department: Finance
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Entry Level

Job Overview

  • The holder of this position will be part of the Finance & Admin team that is based in Lagos, Nigeria, led by the Finance & Admin Manager.

Key Responsibilities

  • Managing accounts payable: responding to vendor and staff enquiries, printing invoices and collating receipts
  • Processing of purchase ledger invoices, matching invoices to purchase orders, scanning processed invoices for upload to SAP.
  • Collate supporting documents and approvals for all payment requests
  • Verifying documentation, and requesting payments / disbursements
  • Compiling suggestions and making recommendations for weekly payment runs.
  • Maintaining record of agreed and upcoming payments.
  • Reconciling and compiling various reports: e.g. monthly company wide reports on printing costs, transportation costs etc.
  • Ordering, dispensing, and reconciling petty cash floats and petty cash disbursements as required.
  • Processing expense claims.
  • Sending payment advice to all payees and vendors via email.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Familiarity with the basics of the accounts payable process and function within the context of a finance department and the business as a whole
  • Minimum of 1 year experience in an accounts payable role
  • Good attention to detail and accuracy with data entry
  • Capable of dealing with customers and colleagues in a polite and professional manner
  • Basic Excel skills
  • Flexibility and commitment to the team as a whole, able to work to deadlines.

Compensation
Competitive salary & benefits commensurate with education and experience.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

 

Job Title: Accounts Assistant Analyst

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Position: Full-time
Department: Finance
Min. Experience: Entry Level

Job Overview

  • The holder of this position will be part of the Finance team that is based in Lagos, Nigeria, led by the Finance & Admin Manager.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure correct posting of transactions in the financial system (SAP) daily.
  • Ensure written approvals and proper receipts for all transactions
  • Match invoices to payments, obtain all appropriate signatures for payments and process payments accordingly
  • Respond to vendor enquiries
  • Daily filing of payment vouchers
  • Assist in Month-end closing process and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Collaborating with the team to work on various accounting projects
  • Reconciling bank and other accounts
  • Assist in Month-end closing process and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Preparing VAT returns and liaising with other office locations to ensure monthly remittance of PAYE is completed
  • Reviewing filing to ensure proper collation of approvals and supporting documents
  • Reconciliation of vendor accounts and statements
  • Overseeing activities of Accounts Payable function to ensure payment runs are completed timely

Required Skills & Experience

  • Degree or diploma in Business Administration, Accounting or other related field
  • A minimum of 2 years accounting experience
  • Experience in any major accounting system (SAP an advantage) with ability to work on spreadsheets.
  • Excellent understanding of accounting policies, standards and processes
  • Excellent attention to detail, thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task

Compensation
Competitive salary & benefits commensurate with education and experience.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

 

Job Title: Customer Service Representative (Yoruba or Igbo Speaker)

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Position: Full-time

Job Description

  • Fenix is looking for dynamic, highly motivated and disciplined Customer Service Representatives with a passion for entrepreneurship, renewable energy, and financial inclusion to join our team.
  • A successful Customer Service Representative must be a fluent Yoruba or Igbo speaker, critical thinker, attentive to details and an excellent communicator. This position requires individuals to have a strong passion for listening and providing solutions to people.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure an excellent experience to all customers, with each interaction
  • Handle complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within the time limits and follow up to ensure resolution
  • Vet and open customer accounts by recording account information.
  • Maintain customer records by updating account information of complaints, issues, resolutions, praises, e.t.c.
  • Follow-up with customers who have delayed payments
  • Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
  • Manage large amounts of incoming calls
  • Build sustainable relationships of trust through open and interactive communication
  • Go the extra mile to engage customers
  • Work with customer service manager to ensure proper customer service is being delivered
  • Close out or open call records
  • Read from scripts
  • Resolve customer complaints via phone, email, mail or social media
  • Identify and communicate areas for continual improvement of service levels for the call Center; recommending process improvements

Required Skills & Experience

  • An OND/HND/Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution
  • Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills
  • Microsoft Excel skills
  • Ability to interact with peers and mid level leaders internally
  • Fresh graduate.

Highly Desired Skills:

  • Ability to work both in teams and independently
  • Passionate about solving problems for customers in rural communities
  • Proficiency in English Language and 1 or more other Nigerian Languages
  • Critical thinking skills (ability to think outside the box)
  • Good problem solving skills (solutions oriented)
  • Flexibility with ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
  • Willingness and desire to learn new ideas.

Compensation
Competitive salary & benefits.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Application Instructions:

  • Please submit your resume and cover letter through the above link.
  • In your cover letter, please be sure to highlight the following:
    • Why you are interested in Fenix International, and
    • What excites you about this particular role.

Note: We recognize the value of diversity in our workforce, and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We thank all candidates who choose to apply, however, only those selected for a further interview will be contacted.