Accounting Manager

About Quidax

Quidax is where money meets limitless possibilities. Were building simple secure crypto products that help individuals and businesses across Africa move value freely. We care deeply about trust clarity and doing the fundamentals really well especially when it comes to finance.

About the Role

Were hiring an Accounting Manager to strengthen the structure accuracy and reliability of our accounting function. Youll keep the books accurate reporting tight and controls strong while working closely with the CFO to support scale audits compliance and better financial decision-making.

Youll work directly in the numbers own key accounting activities across multiple entities and strengthen the processes required to keep our financial records reliable as transaction volumes and business complexity grow.

If you take pride in getting the numbers right not mostly right and know how to bring order to complex accounts this role will feel very familiar.

What Youll Be Owning

Financial Reporting and Close

• Own monthly quarterly and annual close across multiple entities ensuring it is accurate complete and delivered on time.
• Prepare and review entity-level and consolidated financial statements including the P&L balance sheet and cash flow statement.
• Maintain accurate reconciliations schedules journal entries and supporting documentation.
• Ensure intercompany accounts and eliminations are complete consistent and properly resolved.
• Raise the quality and discipline of the close process as transaction volumes and business lines grow.

B2B and Operational Accounting

• Own the accounting treatment for B2B products contracts revenue fees settlements and client balances.
• Ensure commissions partner transactions and settlement flows are recorded accurately and on time.
• Work closely with Settlement Revenue Assurance Operations Commercial and Treasury teams to ensure the accounts reflect what is happening across the business.
• Translate complex high-volume transaction flows into clear accurate and auditable accounting entries.

Accounting Operations and Controls

• Strengthen controls across accounts payable accounts receivable payroll treasury reconciliations and intercompany movements.
• Review existing accounting processes and close control gaps that could affect the accuracy or reliability of financial information.
• Ensure the correct accounting treatment is applied to fiat and crypto-related transactions including valuation custody fees and taxes.
• Improve accounting processes to reduce manual work errors and dependence on undocumented knowledge.
• Keep accounting policies process notes schedules and supporting documentation current and audit-ready.

Audit Tax and Compliance

• Lead the preparation of accounting records and supporting documentation for external audits
• Work with auditors to resolve queries explain accounting treatments and close outstanding issues
• Support tax filings and statutory reporting across relevant jurisdictions
• Ensure financial reporting complies with IFRS and applicable statutory requirements
• Identify and escalate accounting control and reporting risks before they become larger problems

Budgeting and Financial Analysis

• Support budgeting and forecasting with reliable entity-level financial information.
• Analyse variances and provide clear explanations of material movements.
• Support the CFO with accounting analysis and other financial information required for decision-making.

The Challenges Youll Take On

• Maintaining accurate and reliable financial records while keeping reporting and close activities on track.
• Resolving complex reconciliations and ensuring accounting treatments are applied consistently.
• Managing high transaction volumes across multiple entities without losing accuracy.
• Keeping intercompany accounts and eliminations correct as the business grows.
• Accounting accurately for complex fiat crypto B2B and settlement flows.
• Building repeatable processes where work previously depended on manual steps or undocumented knowledge.
• Maintaining audit readiness throughout the year not only when an audit begins.

What Were Looking For

• At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience including two or more years at Senior Associate level or above (or Assistant Manager and above) with hands-on ownership of the numbers rather than review or oversight.
• Experience gained in a top-tier audit or professional services environment or in an equally complex multi-entity business with exposure to multiple engagements high transaction volumes and rigorous reporting and control standards.
• A professional accounting qualification such as ACA ACCA ICAN CPA or an equivalent qualification
• Strong practical knowledge of IFRS and financial statement preparation
• Demonstrated experience managing complex reconciliations financial reporting and accounting issues across multiple accounts or entities.
• Strong experience with month-end and year-end close internal controls and audit preparation.
• Experience working with complex accounts multiple entities or high transaction volumes
• Strong spreadsheet skills and the ability to work effectively without relying on a heavy ERP.
• Comfortable moving between detailed accounting work and conversations with senior stakeholders
• Dependable organised and able to take ownership without close supervision

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting complex audit reporting or finance transformation engagements.
• Exposure to group consolidations and multi-jurisdiction reporting
• Experience with financial services banking payments fintech or similarly complex client engagements
• Familiarity with accounting systems such as QuickBooks NetSuite SAP or similar platforms
• Exposure to accounting for digital assets or cryptocurrency transactions

Reporting Line

Youll report directly to the CFO and work closely with the broader Finance Treasury Settlement Revenue Assurance Operations and Leadership teams to strengthen Quidaxs accounting foundation as we scale.

This is a senior hands-on role. The title reflects the level of ownership and judgement we expect not a people-management remit. Youll own the work directly.

Why Quidax

At Quidax were building the future of finance in Africa through crypto. Youll have the freedom to innovate the space to lead and the backing to build something that truly scales. If youre ready to build an engineering org that delivers excellence at scale lets talk.

Whats In It For YouWhen you join Quidax youre not just taking a job youre jumping into a community thats bold remote-first and building for the future. Heres what you get:

Fair Pay Ownership

• Competitive salary based on your skills and experience; annual merit-based reviews to keep your growth visible and rewarded

Growth Thats Real

• Annual performance reviews clear promotion cycles; recognition for great work from shoutouts to milestone rewards
• Personal development fund (courses books conferences); study leave so you can keep learning

Work That Works For You

• Fully remote forever flexible working hours

Time Off That Respects Life

• Unlimited paid time off Nigerian national holidays
• Parental sick compassionate and life event leave; we show up for you

Connection That Feels Real

• Quarterly remote team hangouts annual offsite; interest-based communities (SIGs)
• Regular engagement surveys; your voice matters
• Health & life coverage in select locations

TL;DR:Youll do meaningful work grow fast and have the flexibility to live your best life all while building something big with people who care.

Lets build the future of finance together

How to apply:

We love seeing applications that speak directly to us. Its easy for your application to get lost in a sea of generic ones especially when were sorting through dozens of them. So make yours stand out! Show us your personality your passion and why youre the perfect fit. We appreciate the effort it takes to create something thoughtful and unique.

If you make it through to the next stage youll likely get a pre-interview questionnaire. Think of it as a chance to show us how youd approach the challeng...