Treasury Manager, Analysis at Guinness Nigeria Plc

AutoReqId: 62993BR
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Level: 5
Function: Finance
Type of Job: Employee
Reports To: Treasurer

Role Context

• Guinness Nigeria plc operations are fully integrated supply and demand units and include 3 production sites, producing and selling alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages (beer, RTD & Malt drinks and Spirits).
• The Treasury Manager, Analysis will provide in-depth analysis to enable management make informed decisions on efficient allocation of financial resources towards achieving the group’s objectives. He / she will also support the team in the development and implementation of innovative treasury solutions.
• To achieve the group’s objectives, Diageo Africa is totally committed to regional treasury management and promotion of best practices across the market in accordance with CARM requirements.

Purpose of the role

• Partner with Sales Function and support to enhance working capital and infrastructure financing for distributors and provide timely information to banks as may be required from time to time
• Support in enhancing financing arrangements for other partners e.g. transporters, millers and other category of suppliers
• Dividend proposals and update of dividend tool, follow up with payments of dividends and WHT on dividends
• Evaluation of Logistics agents contracts and invoicing, setting up of relevant tripartite with banks
• Support on bank operations – completeness of bank mandates and relationship management
• Prepare relevant month end journals
• Co-ordination of Treasury projects and external engagements (Fund Managers, Financial advisors, Rating Agencies etc.)
• CARM compliance testing

Market Complexity:

• This role operates in the Nigeria markets context and has significant impact on the business requiring self-drive, management and dealing with a lot of uncertainty.
• The Treasury Manager, Analysis is required to play a significant role in the Nigeria and sub regional market to ensure that the functional / business objectives / goals are achieved.
• Working on analytical models that will aid efficient allocation of financial resources across the markets.
• Display effective interpersonal skills and manage relationship with key stakeholders with different background, culture, language and understanding.

Leadership Responsibility:

• This is a significant role requiring flexibility of different styles and skills in dealing with different stakeholders and cross functional teams
• Clearly communicate ideas and insights, driving them and demonstrate their business value creation potentials.
• Understanding of the global financial market.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA)
• 5 years’ experience of financial and/or management accounting in an FMCG company.
• Experience with SAP and Magnitude would be an added advantage
• Excellent project management skills working with cross-functional teams and demonstrable experience of establishing credibility, influencing and working at senior management levels
• Self-starter, high commitment, delivers against goals with minimal supervision – ability to hit the ground running
• Able to effectively influence through peers / senior management and to manage different stakeholders
• Clear and succinct communicator both culturally aware and adaptable
• Able to lead others through personal impact across organization.