Chief Financial Officer at Adexen

Company
Our client is an infrastructural development company with institutional and private investors. The company offers a broad spectrum of solutions and expertise to infrastructural development in Nigeria.

Job description
The CFO is responsible for planning, directing and controlling the day to day financial functions of the company in order to enable strategic and operational decision making, and to ensure compliance with the company’s requirements. Whilst broad in its mandate, this position has responsibility to create and maintain an environment of robust and effective financial reporting processes, procedures and controls.

Reporting to the MD, the responsibilities of this role includes but not limited to the following:

1. Finance Administration

•     Ensure all taxation and legislative requirements are complied as at when due.
•     Conduct timely balance sheet reconciliation for review by MD and board of directors.
•     Oversee the preparation and management of the capital and operating planning requirements of the group to ensure effective performance, treasury and financial management.
•     Analyse business performance/results, provide feedback to Executive Management for decision making purposes.
•     In conjunction with the MD, source and identify suitable financial providers for FIPHs Infrastructure.
•     Maintain integrity of the company’s accounting system (software), ensuring it remains effective and operational at all times.
•     Manage expenditure in-line with budget approvals
•     Participates in preparation of regulations aimed at improving the financial and accounting management of the institution
•     Project funding sourcing and bank charges negotiations
•     Project Funds disbursement across all projects.

2. Budget/Forecasting and Financial Reporting

•     Oversee the preparation of all financial and statutory reports for the Group
•     Drive and administer the planning, budgeting and forecasting activities to enable timely decision making.
•     Co-ordinate and prepare annual budgets, including operating and capital expenditure budgets
•     In conjunction with the MD, ensure that business cash flow adequately supports company work activities and produces optimal results.
•     Collate all relevant information to produce end of year statutory accounts for the group
•     Ensure that end of year statutory accounts report is finalised by specified date and presented for review.
•     Review and compile project profit and loss reports

3. Regulatory and Statutory Compliance

•     Develop, champion and implement procedures, policies and internal controls to ensure efficient business processes to support the delivery of the company’s business objectives
•     On an annual basis reconcile unit gross wages, group tax, payroll tax, and superannuation & workers compensation against general ledger for review by management
•     Collect and collate all necessary documentation in readiness and preparation of company tax return; perform specified elements of company tax return for review by external accountants.

Requirements
Education/Professional Qualification

•     Higher degree in finance, accounting, business management of any other related fields, preferable a doctorate degree
•     Must be a member of an internationally recognised accounting professional body: ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Experience

•     Minimum of 15 years’ experience in finance management with 7years of it in senior management
•     Industry experience would be an advantage as is previous experience working in a project structured environment.
•     Must be IT literate with good experience in implementing and using of Enterprise Financial Systems such as S.A.P etc. with a minimum annual balance of $640 million
•     Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication both verbal and written
•     The ability to lead a diverse team to achieve department and business finance demands is fundamental as is understanding protocol when interacting with management together with maintaining a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality.

Functional/Technical

•     Project Management
•     Strategic orientation
•     Strong mentoring ability
•     Advanced planning skills
•     Strong coordination skills
•     Strong negotiating skills

Behavioural

•     Results orientation
•     Team work
•     Personal mastery
•     Analytical thinking
•     Cultural awareness