Group Head, Financial Planning & Reporting at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Job Description:

• Provide strategic direction for Group-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting processes. Drive data-informed decision-making through timely, insightful, and accurate management and financial reporting. Lead transformation in enterprise-wide planning and reporting capabilities to support short- and long-term business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes across all Verticals
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment of financial plans with strategic objectives.
• Drive scenario planning and financial modelling for business decision support.
• Establish Group-wide FP&A frameworks, tools, and reporting standards.

Group Performance Reporting

• Oversee preparation and presentation of monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports to the Group Executive Committee and Board.
• Monitor and analyse financial and operational performance metrics across the Group, providing actionable insights.
• Enhance the quality and timeliness of internal reporting to drive a performance management culture.

Financial directorship

• Play the role of Finance Director for Golden Transport Business.
• Oversight monthly close.
• Do investment analysis and ensure all controls are in place in the Business.

Strategic Insight and Decision Support

• Partner with Vertical Finance Directors and Strategy Teams to develop business cases and investment evaluations.
• Support Group Corporate Finance Director and the GCEO in long-range financial planning and strategic business reviews.
• Lead finance input into business transformation and capital allocation initiatives.

Systems, Tools & Process Improvement

• Champion automation and digitization of planning and reporting processes.
• Improve reporting systems and dashboards to enhance real-time visibility and control.
• Ensure integration of financial planning with ERP and other business intelligence tools.

People and Leadership

• Provide leadership and coaching to the FP&A, Reporting, and Data Analytics teams.
• Promote continuous capability building and best practices across BU Finance teams.
• Drive a culture of high performance and analytical excellence.

Required Skillset:

• Timely submission of budget and forecast cycles.
• Accuracy of performance variance analyses.
• Adoption of standardized FP&A frameworks across Bus.
• Improvement in reporting efficiency and automation.
• Deep knowledge of IFRS and other regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications & Experience:

• First Degree /HND in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related fields.
• MBA or M.Sc. in Finance/Strategy/Analytics.
• ICAN, ACCA, or CPA certification,
• An added advantage; CFA, CIMA.
• Exposure to enterprise budgeting systems (e.g., Hyperion, ERP).
• 12 – 15 years relevant experience in FP&A, reporting, or business performance analysis in a large or multinational company.