Finance Manager at H & Y Furniture Manufacturers

KEY COMPETENCIES

Strategic Financial Reporting Functions:

• Manage all project finance operations and ensure an effective utilization of resources at all levels.
• Oversee the operations of warehouse department and procurement department.
• Establish and manage sound and transparent accounting and fiscal control procedures to be able to detect and swiftly deal with any issues of fraud or corruption.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual management report and Financial Statements and also prepare pipeline estimate for the projects.
• Liaise with external auditors in the review of project financial management.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of monthly financial report and statement (expenses, receivable and payables)
• Regularly analyze and forecast project expenses.
• Responsible for governing all accounting operations activities like Management information system, Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, billing Account Receivable ,Account Payables ,cost accounting and revenue recognition and deploying the team to discharge responsibilities arising from such activities.
• Ensure tax and statutory compliances (VAT, PAYE) for the businesses with all government agencies including FIRS, LIRS etc.
• Review employee monthly salaries and ensure all discrepancies are resolved.
• Prepare, consolidate and monitor annual budgets and forecast across the businesses and report budget performance and variances to the management.
• Maintain outstanding banking relationship with strategic alliances with vendors and business partner-represent the company to banks, financial partners, institution, investors, public auditors and official.

General Operations Managements:

• Manage the account department and its members of staff.
• Analyze and improve on account department processes.
• Regularly update financial records using the ERP software.
• Ensure weekly report is sent to line manager.

People Management:

• Build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders ranging from warehouse, procurement, factory management, logistics and clients services.
• Work closely with commercial and operational teams to resolve service issues.
• Ensure all members of the finance department are effectively working towards the overall growth of the department and the company at large.

Process Improvement:

• Continually strive to deliver exceptional services to the organization and clients
• Identify and manage improvements in systems, process or organization within scope of role.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

• Good first degree in Accounting from a reputable university/
• Minimum of 7years experience with a minimum of 3years in FMCG preferably  in a Furniture manufacturing  environment.
• Professional certification (ACA,ACCA)
• Proficient in the use of microsoft office suite applications( Ms word,excel&powerpoint)
• Excellent knowledge of accounting software(sage,quickbook,microsoft dynamics)
• Experience in designing and maintaining chart of accounts.
• Experience in managing multiple internal and external stakeholder.

KEY COMPETECNCY REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent problem solving, organizational, written & verbal communication.
• Excellent leadership skill and demostration.
• Excellent strategic and analytical thinking.
• Must be Tech Savvy.
• Honesty and strong Value.
• Strong communication skill.