Finance Coordinator at Fosad Consulting

Location – Victoria Island, Lagos

A downstream Oil and Gas company is looking to hire a Finance Director with job objective of ensuring the smooth running of the company's finances by managing gains and expenditures, analysing financial markets against business plans, keeping detailed records and identifying solutions to problems in financial processes, and coaching, directing, and structuring financial team members and projects for best efficacy.

Duties 

• Develops and articulate a comprehensive financial strategy for the business based on business growth and plans.
• Monitors the present and future capital requirements of the organisation; reviews and periodically determines the long-and short-term financial objectives and policies and provides guidance/advice to Management about all proposals concerning major financial policies ( dividend, fiscal and financing) of the Company, including but not limited to policies relating to the Company’s cash needs, shareholder distributions, share repurchases and investment
• Liaises with external Financial Services organisation and investors as may be required, to ensure the business remains adequately funded in terms of Debts, Equity and Working Capital requirements.
• Reviews operating results of the Company, compares with set objectives, identifies root causes of weak performance and ensures appropriate measures are taken to correct unsatisfactory results.
• Oversees the adequacy and soundness of the organisation’s financial structure and manages local and international investor relationships; directs and coordinates the formulation of financial programs and funding for new/continuing trades and operations towards increasing productivity & optimising the use of capital, and maximising returns.
• Monitors market trends, competitor activities & consumer preferences and positions.

Qualifications and Requirements

• B.Sc.  in Finance, Accounting or other related area.
• Master’s degree will be an advantage
• Membership of relevant professional bodies
• 10 - 15 years cognate work experience in Financial / Management Accounting, the last 3– 5 years must have been in management role in a downstream Oil and Gas company
• Ability to network and form high profile relationships with key people in various parts of the economy (government, regulatory bodies, NNPC, DPR, NAPIMS etc.)

Skills

• Finance and Investment Management
• Financial Management Accounting
• Assets & Liability Management
• Risk Management
• Taxation
• Entrepreneurial Skills