About the role
The Reporting Accountant is responsible for applying international accounting and reporting standards, ensuring the correct treatment of technical and complex accounting transactions, including, but not limited to, lease accounting, fixed asset accounting, financial instruments valuation, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring/re-organization, divestment, and investment portfolio management. Working with the Book to Record Manager, the incumbent is also responsible for preparing group-wide consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and reporting these to the Board of Directors, Group Parent, statutory regulators, and shareholders under applicable standards, adhering to the Lafarge Holcim Accounting and Reporting Principles manual (LHARP).
What you'll be doing
- Financial Reporting Functions
- Perform consolidation of the parent and subsidiary financial statements to produce internal and external group financial reports using the SAP Financial Consolidation Application.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements of the business, reporting these to Group management, Country management, the board, and statutory regulators (Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria Exchange Limited, Financial Reporting Council).
- Coordinate preparation of annual financial statements for LAP Subsidiaries and review accordingly.
- Assist in the preparation of quarterly board papers, providing interpretation of financial statements to management and the Board of Directors committee.
- Ensure accurate usage of the chart of accounts in the general ledger and financial statements.
- Prepare the Quarter Closing Option Memo.
- Provide recommendations for the proper classification and booking of non-recurring but significant transactions.
- Provide and/or organize training for new employees in the accounting and reporting unit.
- Assist in the coordination of annual audit and quarterly review activities of external auditors.
- Implement and maintain reporting procedures to comply with internal control requirements.
- Participate in other reporting projects and assignments as required
- Lease & Trucking Accounting Functions:
- Provide accounting support services to the logistics unit in the treatment of bulk tanker and other trucking arrangements.
- Ensure that the lease database in the SAP Real Estate Management Module is correct and complete.
- Make changes in the lease database to reflect the correct accounting for lease changes and validate the impact of these changes as reported by the service providers.
- Perform monthly reconciliations of the General Ledger and roll-forward of Right of Use and Finance Liability accounts.
- Assist in the preparation and submission of lease group reporting forms per IFRS 16 to Country and Group Management for lease recognition approval.
- Provide the appropriate information required by the Financial Planning and Performance Analysis (FPP&A) team for operating free cash flow and financial performance projections.
- Coordinate and provide information to all internal and external auditors for leases.
- Technical Accounting Functions:
- Perform regular reviews of goodwill and intangible impairment, including year-end impairment tests.
- Assist in preparing segment analysis to ensure compliance with requirements regarding consistency between internal and external reporting of reportable operating segments.
- Prepare/review timely, high-quality technical accounting memos on all key technical accounting matters for submission to local management, Group management, and independent auditors.
- Ensure that all financial instruments are accurately valued and recorded, including recognition, measurement, impairment testing, and derecognition of financial instruments.
- Provide detailed support to external auditors and other consultants.
- Manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Develop plans for implementation of new applicable IFRS standards, and regulations in close co-ordination with the Group ARC team.
- Policies and Procedure:
- Manage all changes in accounting policies received from the Group as well as from the Country.
- Optimize procedures and keep them up-to-date. On Skills & Talent Management
- Operate safely at all times; challenge unsafe acts; actively seek out ways of promoting a safe working environment.
- Provide guidance, work leadership, direction and advise them
- Evaluate the performance of his/her team and take corrective actions.
- Coach his/her team providing continuous feedback.
- Identify training needs and development plans
Who you'll be working with
- Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:
- Internal to the Country Shared Services
- Master Data
- General Ledger team
- Account Receivable and Credit Management
- Account Payable team
- Treasury Operations
- External to the Country Shared Services
- Country legal department
- Procurement department
- Logistics department
- Industrial department
- Security department
- Sustainability department
- Other Country Shared Services counterparts and Related parties
- External to the Group
- External auditors
- Local tax authorities
- Financial services providers, KPMG, Deloitte, PWC, Ernst and Young etc.
What we are looking for
- Bachelor's Degree Preferably in (Accounting/Social Sciences)
- 5 years in accounting related role
- Experience with an Audit firm
- Good knowledge of an ERP environment – ideally SAP
- Practical knowledge of IAS, IFRS
- Internal controls
- Advance MS-Excel Knowledge
- Practical understanding of LHARP
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To enable data-driven decision-making for Lafarge Africa’s commercial transformation by synthesizing Route-to-Market (RTM) performance data, Commercial Capability metrics, and market insights. This role accelerates ROI through analytics that optimize sales force productivity, RTM execution, and distributor profitability. The role collaborates with stakeholders and other analysts across the business.
What you'll be doing
- Data Synthesis & Performance Tracking
- Serve as the single point of contact for RTM and commercial excellence data analysis, collating inputs from Salesforce automation tools, distributor P&Ls, and field reports.
- Track KPIs tied to RTM projects and capability initiatives.
- Insight Generation & Strategic Support
- Analyze market trends and commercial team competency gaps to prioritize training interventions.
- Model distributor profitability scenarios and RTM expansion opportunities (e.g., new geographies, channel partners)
- Project Governance & SFA Tool Enablement
- Support RTM project PMO through data-driven updates to Steering Committees (e.g., KPI trends, ROI forecasts).
- Maintain Sales Force Automation tools ensuring data accuracy and user proficiency across sales teams and 3rd-party field forces.
- Monitor outlet visit planning and coverage efficiency.
- Managing the administrative processes relating to the SFA tool (e.g vendor management, user onboarding, complaint management)
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Partner with Commercial & Logistics Performance, S&OP, and HR teams to align data models with commercial strategy.
- Translate complex analyses into executive-ready presentations for Commercial Leadership Team (CLT)
Who you'll be working with
Financial Scope:
- No direct P&L responsibility
Indirect People Relationships:
- Commercial Leadership team
- Learning & Development
- Head of Talent & Organisational Development
- All members of the Commercial and ReadyMix teams.
- Logistics Team
- Commercial Performance Team
- Logistics Performance Team
What we are looking for
- 3–5 years in data analysis roles, preferably in FMCG, building materials, or retail.
- Experience synthesizing cross-functional data (sales,logistics, finance) into actionable insights.
- Proven ability to design executive dashboards and track project KPIs
- Mastery of Route To Market frameworks and commercial KPIs (sales force productivity, ROI, Distributor profitability).
- Proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and CRM/SFA tools, Route Mapping tools.
- Understanding of Nigeria’s construction materials market dynamics
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