Chief Financial Officer at Alan & Grant

Job Description

• Ensure the finance function is resourced to support the growth of the business. It is critical that the candidate is capable of recruiting top quality staff.
• Take ownership of all accounting, tax, internal controls, cost management, accounts payable, management reporting, and regulatory reporting areas
• Establish effective internal controls.
• Ensure adequate governance processes are in place to report accurate data to the regulators.
• Prepare financial statements for external audits, regulatory reporting/inquiries, and management reporting.
• Work with other business leaders to prepare annual budgets and forecasts
• Adopt the group's cost management system and localize it for specific requirements.
• Lead the entity's financial statements audit.
• Work with product and business intelligence teams to maximize automation.
• Manage the business’ banking infrastructure.

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant with 10+ years of experience in financial services, banking or payments industry.
• Experience leading a finance function of >10 staff.
• Self-starting problem solver, able to identify and solve problems without significant direction.
• Significant experience/understanding of Nigeria Financial service regulatory environment (CBN, NDIC etc).
• Track record of overseeing high level treasury operations.
• Deep financial controlling experience.
• In-depth knowledge of corporate financial law and risk management practices.
• Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods.
• Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams e.g. commercial, product, legal.