Finance Head

Job Description : FINANCE HEAD NIGERIA FOR AGRO leading Agro Commodity trading company based in Nigeria. Arranging finance to support the growth, manage banking relations, designing appropriate financing structures, negotiate best terms with banks and other financial institutions. Managing effective working capital management with reduced cash to cash cycle, inventory control system, debtors and advances and bank facilities.Handling forex deals and recognise and capitalize opportunities to increase profitability. Prepare 5 years plan with appropriate assumptions and numbers and detailed annual budget with all performance drivers to monitor and drive to achieve the planned growth. Implementation of ERP system, design robust internal control systems, Submitting periodical MIS reports along with financial performance analysis. Ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirement including taxation and other applicable laws. Measuring organisational performance by desinging cost drivers and budget limits. Setting standards for both operational and financial cost. Mitigation of operational risk with insurance,various operations controls. Identify and assess financial risks and suggest appropriate risk management strategies. Also, he should have a good understanding of FX markets, and have the knowledge of hedging strategies to mitigate risk of FX volatility. Build strong team and monitor performance, train and develop to scale up operations. CA or MBA-Finance (Full Time) with Reputed B School. 15 to 20 years hands-on experience of managing finance and operations of a business with revenue not less than USD 100 million. Excellent networking in Nigerian banking circles, Central Bank, Government agencies ( Like Customs, Immigrations, NAFDAC, SON, NESREA, regulatory and government agencies etc). Experience in the agro chemical / agro commodities /agro processing industry is highly desirable

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