WorkForce Group – Our client is a group of company made up of manufacturing and commodity trading firms.
They are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Financial Controller
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Over View
- We seek a Financial Controller who can drive and oversee the Finance, Accounting, and Treasury units.
- The Financial Controller is a senior-level manager who will oversee the business’s day-to-day financial operations and provide operational and strategic support to Senior Management.
- He/She will be focused on Finance and have a good accounting background so he/she can adequately oversee the Accounts Team.
Responsibilities
The Financial Controller will be responsible for:
- Finance: Corporate finance, planning and forecasting, equity and debt fundraising
- Treasury: Working capital management, loan management and optimization
- Accounting: Overseeing the accounts unit and providing general financial operational control.
Key Functions
- Financial Planning, Forecasting, Debt and Equity Capital Raise and overall Financial Management for the group.
- Cash flow management: Monitoring and balancing cash flows into and out of a business to meet obligations and optimize investment.
- Audit liaison: Coordinating with external financial, compliance and tax auditors.
- Internal controls: Creating and monitoring company policies and internal controls, especially spending controls, to safeguard company assets and reduce fraud.
- Budget: Fully creating the budget, including incorporating historical data.
- Debt management: Administering loan agreements for company borrowings, ensuring due payments are planned for and made and manage all communications with Lenders.
- Compliance: Ensuring compliance with local law, tax provisions and relevant industry and financial regulations.
- Reporting and analysis: Providing financial reporting and analysis to guide decision-making.
- Cost savings: Identifying efficiencies and opportunities for cost reductions across the business.
- Leadership: Mentoring and managing the accounting and financial staff.
- External reporting: Preparing company tax and financial statements, including public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and FMDQ.
- Hedging – Ensuring that all product and financial risks associated with the company’s operations are fully hedge.
Reporting Lines:
- Senior Accounts Manager/Head of Account
- GL and Payable Accountant
- Payables Account Officer
- Payment and Reconciliation Accounts Officer
- Manufacturing Accountant
- Inventory Officers
- Treasury Accountant
- Treasury Officer
- Commodity Trade Officers.
Requirements
- Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree with 10 – 12 years experience.
Salary
N1,000,000 – N1,500,000 Monthly (gross).
Application Closing Date
29th December, 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@workforcegroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.