Job Offers at Food Concepts Plc

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing of suppliers / vendor invoices for payment
• Maintaining the creditors’ schedule
• Ensure daily/weekly collection of Bank statements and   confirmation of cheques
• Manage all forms of payment (internet banking, Remita, interswitch etc)
• Keeping the financials documents organized and filed
• Detect and eliminate errors in payment request
• Confirm all retirement before another cash advance is processed for a staff
• Ensure posting of items received by the store into appropriate Trade Creditor’s account
• Verify all intercompany transactions across businesses - review and sign off on all intercompany transactions across the divisions
• Confirm on monthly basis that charges on COT and Interest are in line with the agreed rate.
• Perform any other related duties from time to time

Functional Competencies/Requirements:

• Skill to improve risk management through reduction/transparency of cash balances
• Banking transaction execution and settlement skill
• Cash and investment reporting skill
• Compliance to audit observation as to the segregation of duties with reference to back office functionality of recording transactions through a systematic driven authorization/execution process

General Management Competencies/Requirements:

• Strong Oral and Written Communication skills
• Good Presentation Skills
• Relationship Management
• Strong Problem solving skills
• Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively

Educational Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum of university degree or HND Accounting, Finance or related discipline
• Minimum of 1 years post professional qualification experience.

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Integrity
• Proactive self-starter
• Assertive and tenacious
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams
• Highly organized and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Ability to cope with and work under pressure

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Job Purpose

• To oversee the cash flow, revenue, and overall finances of the organization by planning, organizing and controlling and maximizing the cash assets in satisfying the financial objectives of the organization.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

Managing Cash Assets

• Review daily cash position report
• Prepare monthly cash forecast, cash flow report (Source and Application of fund)
• Monitor and follow-up with investments placement including interest and roll-overs
• Review imprest system and cashier’s float, to ensure they are properly accounted for
• Review daily sales and daily lodgement verification

Financial Advisory

• Advise management on utilization of surplus funds
• Evaluate the fiscal decisions of their organization and recommending the best possible course of action.
• Analyse the risks and rewards of various decisions on a regular basis
• Ensure the management understands the risks of any given financial decision and is aware of alternative decisions they might be better off making instead.
• Coordinate the process of fund raise and provide all required information in conjunction with the Financial Adviser

Bank Oversight

• Monitor daily bank balances to ensure payment instructions are not issued on unfunded accounts
• Manage bank POS terminals and deployment
• Maintain relationship with bank officials
• Prepare quarterly and yearly reports to regulatory bodies i.e.  SEC on  fund utilization (when necessary and where applicable)
• Ensure all treasury transactions are posted and reconciliation of GL and sub GL accounts.
• Confirm and verify bank charges
• Review bank reconciliation report
• Review, monitor and ensure payment processes are strictly adhered to
• Ensure daily/weekly collection of Bank statements and confirmation of cheques.
• Confirmation of cheques

Key Performance Indicators

• Provision of Daily cash report
• Provision of Bank Reconciliation Report
• Accuracy of treasury reports, fund balances etc
• Time taken to create month-end accounting journals for all treasury transactions
• Accuracy of cash forecast
• Rate of compliance with internal controls especially on payments
• Accuracy of forecasted investment income

Knowledge Requirements

• Knowledge of Cash Management Principles
• Knowledge of banking systems and processes
• Knowledge of Risk Management
• Knowledge of the Food/QSR Industry processes

Job Specifications

• A good first degree in Accounting or Finance
• Possession of a Post graduate degree in Accounting/Business Administration or related field is an added advantage
• Membership of the Certified Treasury Professional(CTP), ICAN, ACCA, CFA or any other related professional qualification is required, as well as courses on  Treasury and Fund Management
• Minimum of  5  years in a core financial/treasury capacity