Finance Controller at Olam Nigeria Limited

Sub-Function: Origin Finance

Job Description

• Finance is a contemporary and forward-looking function that is driving value by being a world-class partner to our business.
• As a Finance Controller you will partner with the business unit in the country (Business Head, Sales & Functional leads) to ensure P&L transparency & accuracy and to drive the business towards targets & operational KPIs achievement.
• As successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate ability to link business decisions to financial impacts.

Key Deliverables
Accounting and Management Reporting:

• Prepare and review the Financial and management accounts before the same is submitted to Corporate Centre.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and Olam accounting policies and procedures
• Lead the budgeting process for both Capex, P&L and working capital requirements for all businesses and legal entities
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of all management reports, follow up on identified action points
• Commercial Finance rôle where he will partner the business teams in pricing, logistics, production planning etc.
• Close coordination with shared service center to ensure adherence to agreed timelines for all reports
• Handle risk management and reporting for all businesses in compliance with Olam policies

Statutory Compliance:

• Takes ownership for preparation, getting it timely reviewed, accuracy and timely submission/payment of all taxes and other dues, of all local compliances including DSF/BILAN, VAT, CNPS, Business License, secretarial records, tax payers cards, corporate and payroll related taxes etc and manage all tax controls and audits.

Systems:

• Previous working experience in SAP required. SAP implementation experience would be a plus. The IT team would report into this role.

Working Capital Management:

• Arrange working capital funding at competitive rates and monitor their efficient utilization.

Requirements

• Qualified chartered accountant with 4 - 8 years of experience in Finance
• You should possess strong team and analytical skills, strategic thinking & leadership abilities
• An enthusiasm to work in an unstructured environment will always add value
• Your ability to communicate effectively will be an enhancer for this role especially as part of a team
• You should be able to understand business issues outside of one’s area of expertise.