Finance Manager at Jagal Group

Description

• To act as change agent by spearheading innovative ideas that will improve finance processes and drive efficiencies across the department.

Responsibilities would cover but not be limited to the following areas:

Financial Accounting/Budgeting/Reporting (65%):

• Prepare monthly management reports
• Prepare monthly cash flow forecast
• Prepare monthly variance reports for all reporting entities and provide explanations to variances.
• Processing financial transactions and ensure timely closing of financial records in the most effective and efficient.
• Prepare budget and forecasts by monitoring actual performance against budget.
• Provide useful insights into business performance and recommend improvement activities.
• Oversee full financial accounting systems and processes e.g. cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll function.
• Oversee the preparation of quality and timely financial statements and reports in line with IFRS standards
• Prepare Intercompany reconciliation and statements
• Oversea deduction and remittances of statutory deductions (PAYE, pension and insurance etc) to relevant statutory authorities.
• Review of payments and approvals of journals
• Monitoring and evaluating financial systems for continuous improvements
• Liaison with business unit heads

Tax Filing/Reporting (10%):

• Ensure compliance with all relevant tax regulations and timely filing of statutory returns
• Be up to date with all relevant laws and regulations on Nigerian Taxation

General (10%):

• Maintains best practice standards in accounting processing
• Provide ad-hoc support to FC as required (i.e. special projects)
• Other duties as required

Requirements

• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role or within a finance team
• Demonstrated ability to run the accounting and processing aspects of a small Finance team
• Confidentiality and absolute discretion expected at all time
• Professional approach
• Mentor and develop the team in their development and training
• Professional qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Advanced excel skills
• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes; Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
• Demonstrable evidence of interpreting & manipulating data clearly and accurately with the ability to extract & clearly articulate key points
• Excellent communication skills, ability to develop and present ideas and reasoned arguments clearly and concisely to various audiences (reports in Word, PowerPoint presentations, excel presentations).