Chief Financial Officer at LD&D Consulting

JOB BRIEF

A CFO must be well-versed in all aspects of financial management ranging from

• Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team
• Providing strategic recommendations to the CEO, members of the executive management team and the Board of Directors
• Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting
• Advising on long-term business and financial planning
• Establishing and developing relations with senior management and external partners and stakeholders
• Reviewing all formal finance, HR and IT related procedures reliable current and forecasting reports
• Set up and oversee the company’s finance IT system

RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounting Activities and Reporting:

• Maintain accurate control of budget expenditures against approved allocations and verify compliance with reports received from departments and recommend follow-up actions.

Business Controlling:

• Ongoing development and monitoring of control systems to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results
• Perform detailed analysis on operational and financial accounts, cost items, contracts, inventories

Planning & Budgeting:

• Preparation and implementation of the corporate financial planning, budgets and forecasts

Analysis and Reporting:

• Provide timely monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements, budgets, forecasts and other KPI performance reports

Performance Monitoring:

• Assess organizational performance against both the annual budget and the Company’s long-term goals, and tracking relevant KPI’s
• Perform price/volume analysis and margin analysis

Treasury:

• Oversee cash flow planning and ensure availability of funds as needed
• Optimize the funding structure
• Stakeholder Management: Manage external relationships with institutional investors, banks, external auditors, tax, and regulatory authorities

Data & Technology Management:

• Perform accounting system selection and implementation
• Ensure data integrity and data quality

Requirements and skills

• Minimum 8 years experience in a similar CFO or Financial Controller position in Nigeria
• University degree in finance or accounting
• Chartered accountant qualification
• Extensive financial management experience, ideally with either close involvement with or experience in senior line management and/or commercial management
• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to agribusinesses