Financial Manager at Estrada International Staffing Solutions

Job Description

• At Estrada International Staffing Solutions (EISS), our mission is to forge a borderless network of connections, facilitating seamless connections among professionals across the globe.
• We believe that the right talent changes everything, so we align human capital with business objectives to enhance organization’s overall performance. We also believe that behind every great business strategy is a rock-solid financial foundation.
• This role is for a meticulous financial professional who ensures that our growth is backed by precision, compliance, and strategic foresight.

Experience Level: Mid-level (Minimum 2 years)

How You'll Make an Impact:

• We are looking for a highly disciplined Finance Manager who lives and breathes numbers. This isn't just about bookkeeping; it’s about end-to-end financial stewardship. You will be the guardian of our ledger, ensuring the absolute quality and timeliness of every financial statement, from cash flow to the balance sheet.
• You’ll play a critical role in navigating the newly passed tax laws, ensuring our remittances (Tax, Pension, etc.) are flawless. If you have a consulting or startup background and thrive on the challenge of variance analysis, forecast accuracy, and operational risk management, you are the talent we need.

What You'll Do:

• Financial Reporting & Management Accounts
• Prepare the Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, and Balance Sheet with absolute accuracy.
• Conduct monthly bank reconciliations and manage the end-to-end accounting CRM tools.
• Analyze the Debt-to-Equity ratio and perform sensitivity analysis to guide leadership decision-making.

Financial Operations & Controls:

• Own the end-to-end Account Payables (AP) and Account Receivables (AR) lifecycle, ensuring timely payments and aggressive follow-up on outstanding client invoices.
• Perform meticulous monthly bank, vendor, and inter-company reconciliations to maintain 100% data integrity within our accounting systems.
• Develop and enforce rigorous financial control policies, ensuring all expenditures align with approved budgets and grade-level authorities.
• Supervise the issuance and tracking of all financial instruments, ensuring 100% accuracy and professional compliance in all documentation

Payroll, Tax & Benefits:

• Manage the monthly payroll schedule and ensure 100% compliance with statutory remittances (LIRS, FIRS, Pension, etc.).
• Act as the subject matter expert on current Nigerian tax laws to prevent regulatory violations.

Budgeting & FP&A:

• Drive the quarterly Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) cycle.
• Measure budget utilization rates and identify specific areas for cost savings across the organization.

Compliance, Risk & Control:

• Develop and enforce financial control policies, ensuring all spend aligns with recruitment and grade-level budgets.
• Monitor liquidity risk and operational risk exposure daily.

What We're Looking For
Professional & Technical Strengths:

• Academic Qualification: Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc) in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
• Professional (Mandatory): Must be a Chartered Accountant (ICAN or ACCA).
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of end-to-end accounting experience, preferably within an accounting consulting firm or a fast-paced startup.
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of current tax laws, pension remittances, and IFRS standards.
• Tools: Proficient in accounting CRM tools, ERPs, and advanced Microsoft Excel (for $MAPE$, variance, and sensitivity analysis).
• Reporting: Proven ability to deliver management accounts and financial forecasts under tight deadlines.

Leadership & Interpersonal Strengths:

• Attention to Detail: You are meticulous; a single misaligned digit bothers you.
• Analytical Mindset: You look past the numbers to understand the "why" behind the data.
• Integrity: You maintain the highest ethical standards in financial reporting and compliance.

Success Milestones: Your First Year:

• Within 3 Months: Operational Rigor & Compliance
• Closing Cycles: Achieve the target of delivering monthly financial reports within the 1st week of every month with 100% accuracy.
• Tax Integration: Fully integrate the requirements of the newly passed tax laws into our remittance and reporting workflows.
• Payroll Stabilization: Take full ownership of the payroll cycle, achieving a zero-error rate in processing and 100% timeliness in payslip distribution.
• Receivables/Payables: Stabilize the invoice processing time to under 24 hours from request and manage $DRO$ (Days Receivables Outstanding) within a 30-day window.

Within 6 Months: Analytical Mastery & Forecasting:

• Variance Analysis: Implement regular monthly budget utilization reports, highlighting cost-saving opportunities and analyzing budget variances.
• Forecast Accuracy: Improve the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) in cash flow forecasting through data-driven research and analysis.
• Risk Management: Deliver your first monthly Risk Exposure Report, covering liquidity and operational risk assessments.
• Invoice Management: Maintain a zero-hold rate on invoices and ensure 100% accuracy in approval-to-payment workflows.

Within 1 Year: Strategic Control & Innovation:

• Financial Control Framework: Lead the development and 100% implementation of the Financial Control Framework, standardizing approval spans and grade-level budget compliance.
• Strategic Metrics: Drive reporting on high-level growth metrics, including Gross Margin, Operating Profit Margin, ROI, and ROE.
• Process Innovation: Successfully launch at least one major monthly innovation or research initiative that improves financial reporting speed or accuracy.
• Audit Readiness: Ensure 100% compliance rate with zero significant findings in external or internal audits.

What the Recruitment Process Looks Like

• Step 1 - Application Review: Our team will review your experience in end-to-end accounting and consulting.
• Step 2 - Pre-screening Call & Coffee Chat: An initial talk about your technical background and familiarity with the new tax laws.
• Step 3 - Panel Interview Session: A deep dive into your reporting and analysis experience with our leadership team.
• Step 4 - Technical Assessments: A practical test involving a bank reconciliation, a tax remittance scenario, and a basic financial report analysis.
• Step 5 - CRO’s Chat: Final session with the CRO to assess your strategic fit and long-term trajectory within EISS.