ARM Life PLC Recent Job Opportunity [4 Positions]

ARM Life PLC is a leading group of companies situated in Nigeria with branches scattered across the country. ARM Life is the insurance subsidiary of Asset & Resource Management Company Ltd (ARM). Its parent company, ARM is one of the largest non bank financial services firms in Nigeria with a focus on asset management of quoted equities and fixed income securities. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Admin Officer
Location: Abeokuta, Ogun

Job Description

• Responsible for general office administration, Human Resources (HR), procurement, vendor management as well as office maintenance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Office administration: Follow strict management, operational and monitoring programmes with respect to general administration, Health & Safety, asset and stock register and control and related matters such as the taking, preparation and dissemination of the minutes of all operational meetings.
• HR & Payroll Management: Maintain the register of all approved casual staff of the company and ensure monthly wages are processed in a timely manner
• Risk Monitoring: Monitoring the performance of his direct area of responsibility on an ongoing basis against approved programmes in order to timeously recommend any action management may need to consider appropriate.
• Compliance with Standard Operating Procedures: Implementing and maintaining compliance with board-approved Standard Operating Procedures for RFL as well as applicable ARM Group rules and to maintain compliance with regulatory statutes and authorities.
• Procurement & Vendor Management: Manage all procurement processes, including requisitions and processing refunds, and ensure registered and selected vendors adhere to agreed contract terms and conditions.
• Reporting: Timely submission of reports, incidence logs, as well as any other operational information as may be required from time to time
• General Support: Provide support on team travels, conferences, meetings and management of team roaster/calendar as well as other agribusiness related tasks as advised by management to ensure compliance with applicable rules and to ensure project implementation.

Requirements
Education:

• Applicable secondary school / tertiary education certificates
• Professional certification in Business, HR or Project Management from a recognized professional body (e.g. NIPM, CAPM, PMP, 6-Sigma e.t.c)

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience
• Experience in an agribusiness environment will be beneficial

Key Competencies
Technical:

• Office Administration
• Project Management
• Human Resource Management
• Fixed and Floating Assets Management & Control
• Variance Analysis
• Risk Management systems and procedures – implementation and management

Behavioral:

• Analytical Thinking
• Customer Service Orientation
• Entrepreneurship
• Flexibility
• Holding People Accountable
• Intercultural Competence
• Leading and Developing Others
• Professional Confidence
• Relationship Building for Influence
• Team Working
• Effective Communication

 

 

Job Title: Facility/Store Officer
Location: Abeokuta, Ogun

Job Objective(s)

• Responsible for ISO & HACCP Quality control and exercising strict asset and stock register and control over all agribusiness infrastructure, vehicles, implements, machinery, plant, equipment and all inputs and outputs, as well as ensuring maintenance schedules are adhered to.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administration and Control: Follow strict management, operational and monitoring programmes as approved by management from time-to-time w.r.t. the general administration, Health & Safety, ISO & HACCP Quality control, asset and stock register and control, RM, etc. and related matters such as the taking, preparation and dissemination of the minutes of all RFL farm production operational meetings.
• Reporting of production and output activities: Monthly update of production statistics – inputs and outputs, farming operational information (and such other relevant information as may from time-to-time be required or deemed necessary) to management
• Risk Monitoring: Monitoring the performance of his direct area of responsibility on an ongoing basis against approved programmes and budgets in order to timeously recommend any action management may need to consider appropriate.
• Compliance with Standard Operating Procedures: Implementing and maintaining compliance with board-approved Standard Operating Procedures for RFL as well as applicable ARM Group rules and to maintain compliance with regulatory statutes and authorities.
• General Support: Any other agribusiness related tasks as advised by management to ensure compliance with applicable rules and to ensure project implementation.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university
• Advanced Degree in Business &/or Operations Management (e.g. MBA, MSc e.t.c)

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of work experience
• Experience in an agribusiness environment will be beneficial
• Professional certification in Project Management from a recognized professional body (e.g. CAPM, PMP, 6-Sigma e.t.c)

Key Competencies
Behavioral:

• Analytical Thinking
• Customer Service Orientation
• Entrepreneurship
• Flexibility
• Holding People Accountable
• Intercultural Competence
• Leading and Developing Others
• Professional Confidence
• Relationship Building for Influence
• Team Working
• Effective Communication

Technical:

• Operations Management
• Project Management
• Farm Record Keeping
• Fixed and Floating Assets Management & Control
• Variance Analysis
• Risk Management systems and procedures – implementation and management.

 

 

Job Title: Finance Officer
Location: Abeokuta, Ogun

Job Objective(s)

• Responsible for providing support to the organization’s financial accounting function, with responsibility for revenue, payments, banking and maintenance of general ledgers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Monthly Closing Procedures: Provide Support on the preparation of monthly closing package, including balance sheet, profit and loss statement, supporting schedules, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position, on a timely basis in accordance with published monthly closing schedule.
• Maintenance of General Ledgers: Support all GL maintenance activities ranging from GL reviews to detailing assets and liabilities.
• Monthly reconciliation of Bank accounts: Preparation of monthly reconciliation of bank account and related reconciliation needed for effective control of the business.
• Maintenance of Transaction Records: Ensures all transactions are appropriately captured / maintained in relevant databases.
• Maintenance of Internal Controls: Ensures the implementation of, and adherence to the company’s financial control policies and procedures and of the recommendations arising from internal and external audit reviews.
• Support Annual Budget Preparation: Participate in the preparation of annual financial and operating budgets, including supporting documentation and justification.
• Support Periodic Audit Exercises: Provide support on the year-end audit exercise, through the preparation of required documentations, and account analysis, as may be required by the audit.
• Tax Remittances and Refunds: Responsible for processing (with due approvals) payment of outstanding tax obligations, statutory deductions, and transaction-based taxes.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor Degree from an accredited university
• Advanced degree in Finance or Business Management (e.g. MBA, M.Sc Finance e.t.c)
• Professional certification in finance and/or accounting from a recognized professional body (e.g. CFA, ACCA, ICAN e.t.c)

Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year of work experience

Key Competencies
Behavioral:

• Analytical Thinking
• Customer Service Orientation
• Entrepreneurship
• Flexibility
• Holding People Accountable
• Intercultural Competence
• Leading and Developing Others
• Professional Confidence
• Relationship Building for Influence
• Team Working
• Communicating Effectively

Technical:

• Professional Accounting Standards
• Transactional Accounting and Closing Processes
• Financial Reporting and Compliance
• Cost Accounting
• Cost Management
• Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting
• Financial Analysis
• Variance Analysis.

 

 

Job Title: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Specialist
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

Job Description

• Are you a bright & passionate Machine Learning Specialist looking for an opportunity to build a Robo Advisor solution for one of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria
• If you are a team player who strives for engineering and technical excellence and enjoys building innovative solutions in a fast-paced environment, we have a perfect job for you!
• We are looking for a Machine Learning Specialist to join our team
• This is a 12 months contract role based in Lagos. The ideal candidate will be responsible for design and development of ARM’s Robo Advisor solution leveraging on his/her advanced expertise in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and develop machine learning algorithms
• Discover, design, and develop analytical methods to support novel approaches of data and information processing
• Design and develop novel algorithms
• Perform explanatory data analyses
• Generate and test working hypotheses
• Prepare and analyze historical data and identify patterns
• Provide technical support for program management and business development activities including proposal writing and customer development
• Own and manage knowledge sharing within a community
• Work closely with Team to gather, analyze, refine, document project requirements and specifications.
• Create and maintain well written and transferrable documentation.
• Integrate with back-end services and databases.
• Collaborate with analysts, designers, and system owners in development and testing of new software programs and applications and provide support when required.
• Provide timely and detailed frequent updates to team in pre-defined format.
• Escalate all issues to the appropriate personnel where resolution options have been exhausted.

Minimum Qualifications

• First Degree in Computer Science or similar relevant field
• Relevant professional qualification/certification
• Three (3) to Five (5) years’ experience, with relevant experience in related role

Technical Skills:

• Knowledge of JavaScript and front-end web development with prior experience of delivering sophisticated visual designs.
• Experience with web application frameworks particularly React/Javascript, Redux HTML5 and Redux.
• Knowledge of Back End frameworks such as .NET Core
• Proven experience of Robo Advisor
• Previous practical experience with developing AI and ML system and working as a Data Scientist
• Experience in MongoDB, ASP.NET, Web API 2, RabbitMQ Bootstrap and jQuery will enhance the candidate’s application.
• Hands on experience with MALLET
• In depth knowledge of Apache Tomcat/Open Source

Business Knowledge:

• Knowledge and understanding of the Nigerian digital payments landscape
• Good understanding of leading practices and trends
• Excellent knowledge of the PCDISS and card applications
• Experience designing interactive applications
• Experience with financial applications
• Strong Business Analytical Skills
• Understanding of Financial Services Industry and the Firm’s products and services
• Methodical and details-oriented approach to problem solving
• Excellent project and time management skills
• Outstanding problem solving and analytical skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong Work Ethic
• Ability to multitask and work within stringent timelines
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Good listening, communication and presentation skills
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Self-starter, self-motivated and strong commitment to quality.
• Highly committed to exceeding expectations and continuous improvement

Remuneration
We offer an excellent competitive salary and fantastic benefits package

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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