Job Openings at IBFCAlliance

IBFCAlliance is currently recruiting a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for one of its clients, a leading farm in Nigeria located in Ekiti State. The ideal candidate may reside in Lagos, but must be willing to travel to Ekiti as may be required.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee & supervise the financial & management accounting functions
• Manage budgets, forecasts, actuals, and monitor performance to ensure the business is in right standing
• Provide guidance and support to the executive staff on financial implications of business strategies and decisions
• Prepare monthly financial performance reports with detailed analyses of performance against established goals with recommendations of strategies to seize on opportunities or close gaps.
• Establish and maintain business performance reporting to drive accountability throughout the organization including, but not limited to profitability, cash flow, etc.
• Maintain financial health and integrity of the business
• Monitoring the business performance
• Advising on and ensuring financial policies are enforced
• Track and Communicate Shareholder Value
• Constantly review the economic and business landscape of the company
• Human Resources management for the Finance Department personnel
• Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
• Monitor cash flow position as well as cash forecasts
• Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
• Tax planning & statutory reporting

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business, or equivalent relevant experience
• Professional qualifications such as ACCA, ACA, CFA or ACMA
• MBA or MSc Finance will be an added advantage

Experience

• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of quality experience with full grasp of generally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards, 5 years of which may be in an Agricultural industry or farming business

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IBFCAlliance is currently recruiting a Farm Manager for one of its clients, a leading farm in Nigeria located in Ekiti State. The ideal candidate must be willing to relocate to Ekiti

Job Responsibilities

• Support and organize farm administration for the establishment of a commercially viable large-scale farm.
• Establish and manage all Green House and Open Field fruits and vegetables, and Cassava agribusiness matters including Land Preparation, seedling nursery, transplanting/planting, irrigation, fertilization, disease and pest prevention and control, weed management and related activities.
• Train selected candidates as agronomists for both vegetable and Cassava related activities.
• Management and oversight of a team of agronomists and extension workers
• Develop and implement cassava and vegetable out-grower schemes in conjunction with technical partners, including the selection and training of farmers.
• Deliver agreed Production targets as set out in the business plan from time-to-time.
• Follow strict management, operational and monitoring programs on all farm related matters.
• Execute, monitor and report performance on an ongoing basis against approved programs and budgets.
• Maintain compliance with Company rules and procedures and maintain compliance with regulatory statutes, authorities and industry best practices
• Oversee budgeting processes and participate in the business plan and strategy development for the Company’s farms
• Identify, recommend and implement best practices in project management, based on expert knowledge of project management
• Build and lead farm teams to achieve the Company’s goals, and provide mentoring and coaching to team members
• Develop and maintain the Company’s processes to support effective internal control system and operations for the farm
• Provide guidance and leadership in rigorous commercial field operations, risk management, including management of community exposures and relationships
• Collaborate with local community leaderships to develop and retain excellent rapport with leaders and the entire host communities, including other relevant stakeholders
• Engage and align the farm team, contractors etc. with functions, assignments and the Company’s planned growth objectives and critical initiatives, including effective and ‘to standard’ delivery of scope of work
• Participate in meetings with key stakeholders, including the Ekiti State Government, Community leaderships and other departments regarding the resolutions of unfolding implementation challenges, on–going establishment/ production issues and support discussions on new projects
• Provide meaningful and reliable management reporting, including financial analyses, working capital forecasting and expenditure reporting
• Direct all the field work activities done on the farm including direct management and supervision of daily operations of production
• Plan with relevant subjects the administration, operational management and alignment required for farm establishment on land clearing, land preparation, planting, crop management, harvesting; Specifics of this includes:
• manage and maintain land area by organizing and allocating field space for production operations and managing land clearing operations
• manage finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters
• Support hiring the right farm hands, vendors and contractors to support land/field opening and other production operations
• the planting and management of crops including harvesting and Quality assurance of same.
• Oversee the harvesting of the crops during harvesting season and packaging the crops for sale, including facilitating institutional sales arrangements
• support planning finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters
• Manage and ensure that ALL stock, inventory and other financial records are kept up to date.
• Making an inventory of the crops/harvest and accounting for their sales /distribution
• support all necessary establishment operation for the future processing factory to be established

Qualification and Experience

• First degree in Agriculture-related field, Accounting, Economics or business-related field. Professional Certificate or Masters’ degree will be an added value
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience with 5 years in a management position in agriculture-related business
• Extensive experience in a farming-related field

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IBFCAlliance is currently recruiting the Head of Human Resources for one of its clients, a leading farm in Nigeria located in Ekiti State. The ideal candidate must be willing to relocate to Ekiti

Job Description

• Develop a corporate plan for a variety of HR activities such as recruitment, orientation, compensation, health, and safety
• Preparing the companies staff handbook and other regulatory policies as required
• Reporting directly to senior management on human resource metrics
• Developing performance management system of the organization
• Developing training and development plans for staff
• Monitoring adherence to internal policies 
• Dealing with coaching, grievance, and disciplinary matters
• Reviewing the organizational structure to ensure that it remains relevant to achieving corporate goals of the organization
• Developing competency levels and career development plans for the organization 

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in HRM, IRPM, or other social science courses + CIPM and an MBA would be an advantage
• A minimum of 8 years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resource positions