Financial Controller

Job Description : FC NIGERIA Function: To head the Finance & Accounts function “End to end” of any of our group companies based in SANGO-OTA, which is located in OGUN state in Nigeria. Role Objective: The role is that of a business partner and mainly provides 360 degrees support to the Entity BH in the overall Profit and Loss responsibility, cost issues etc. As a senior member of the Entity Management team, he is responsible for inculcating transparency, accountability and governance at the same time responsible for the overall financial prudence and control by maintaining the right equilibrium between ‘conscience keeping’ and ‘P&L delivery’. The deliverables include Ensuring effective Financial Management through financial planning and control, budgeting and fund management, effectively managing working capital issues, treasury and bank relation. Principal Accountability: This position will have the overall accountability to: • Support Entity BH to achieve the Top & Bottom line targets • As a member of Entity Senior Mgt team, he is accountable to ensure the business delivers the forecasted Revenue, Net sales and Net Margins as per the Annual Operating Plan. • Ensure that the required financial procedures and practices are put at place and required SOPs / Accounting standard are developed and implemented and play a key role managing change in ERP switchover • Ensure timely arrangement of funds for all day to day expenditures and planned projects, • Put proper checks and systems at place to ensure timely release of payments to parties and all concerned, • Driving regular Internal, External and statutory audit requirement, • Preparation of Entity AoP, regular monitoring and reporting of related daily/ weekly/ monthly MIS data, • To be the custodian of the Financial Health of the entity and also the Company assets, • To work on cost control & reduction measures on continuous basis, • To ensure compliance of statutes in his field • To ensure adequate training is imparted to the local staff on regular basis to keep their skills updated. Requirements Qualifications: Basic degree in Finance with requisite professional qualification, i.e. Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, India. Should have exposure to fund management / working capital arrangements from Banks, book keeping & accounting, (end to end) MIS, treasury, team Mgt., taxation matters auditing etc. Experience: He should have 10 – 20 years of experience of which, 3 years should be as Head of Finance / independent in charge of the Finance function of a manufacturing company with an annual turnover of 50M US$. African experience is essential and Nigerian experience is desirable. Technical Skills:• High Degree of analytical ability, a judgment of prudence. • Expert level proficiency in Excel and ERP ( we have EBIZ frame 10 version). • Handling both Cash & Bank transactions at a B2B and B2C levels Behavioural skill sets:Communication & Presentation skills, • Quality & Cost consciousness, • Leadership Team working skills and aptitude, • Negotiation skills, • Strategic planning. Benefits Status: Bachelor Status. Salary: Upto $ 2500-3000.

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