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Job Description

Finance is a contemporary and forward-looking function that is driving value by being a world-class partner to our business. As a Finance Controller you will partner with the business unit in the country (Business Head, Sales & Functional leads) to ensure P&L transparency & accuracy and to drive the business towards targets & operational KPIs achievement. As successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate ability to link business decisions to financial impacts.

Key Deliverables

• Controllership: You are a controller that ensures accurate, efficient and timely delivery of relevant reports, while ensuring hygiene of accounting, book-keeping, various systems and processes.
• Performance Officer:  You help us to be on track with robust and timely performance tracking. You will ensure budgetary process improvements and achieve better predictability on outcomes
• Value Manager: You also ensure & support value maximization initiatives (interest, Trade Finance, currency management, etc.)
• Co-Strategist: You are our strategist, you help in value-added decision support through superior data analytics and help us drive special projects to growth. Ensure and support value maximization initiatives (Interest, Trade Finance etc.)

Strategic Effectiveness

• Business Financial Insights – Your in-depth knowledge on financial/management accounting principles will help us to accurately reflect the business performance.
  • Business/ Country Economics & Regulations
  • Financial Impact on Strategy Execution
  • Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Financial & Management Accounting    
• Controls, Compliance & Assurance – Your ability to evaluate risks and determining their impact on the management audit, developing and/or modifying audit procedures as required. You ensure compliances to legal and secretarial requirements as well as functioning within the norms of statutory audit regulations respective to country/ business.
  • Internal Controls
  • Compliance Measures
  • Measure & Assurance
• Reporting & process efficiencies – The finance controller demonstrates conceptual ability to ideate and implement robust systems & processes suited to business/ country. You also display accuracy and efficiency in MIS reporting, budgeting.
• Capability Building: Build capability in finance function, growing finance leadership pipeline and ensuring effective knowledge & expertise transfer for effective execution of finance strategies
  • Personal Credibility & Thought Leadership
  • Building Functional Capability

Requirements

• A qualified chartered accountant with 10-12 years of experience in finance in Mfg setup, preferably from FMCG.
• Should have experience in Sales/Commercial Finance and FP&A role. Knowledge on OTC & RTR SAP modules are important.
• You should possess strong analytical skills, Strategic thinking & leadership abilities.
• Ready to work in dynamic profile and with enthusiasm to work in an unstructured environment will always add value.
• Knowledge about banking and Treasury function will be an added advantage.
• Your ability to communicate effectively will be an enhancer for this role especially as part of a team.
• You should be able to understand business issues outside of one’s area of expertise

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Job Description

Compliance is a critical function, the role requires a person of impeccable integrity and a steadfast resolve to achieve the organizations' objectives. The incumbent will have a detailed understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which our business operates and will ensure that the organization adheres to legal standards and in-house policies. You will be responsible for enforcing regulations in all aspects and levels of business as well as providing guidance on compliance matters. You will also be a champion of corporate governance best practices. You must be comfortable saying “no” when necessary and be result-oriented. the overall goal of preserving the organization's integrity by working in an ethical and lawful manner is central to this role. you will be required to support the company/region in all matters related to compliance, commodity legislation and regulatory issues

Strategic Effectiveness

• Serve as DPO managing Data Privacy
• Champion compliance with the Ethical Business Program
• Legal advisory to businesses & functions
• Contract negotiation, drafting and review.
• Investor compliance standards management
• Intellectual Property Management
• Ensure the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery.
• Regulatory issues management.
• Legal correspondence drafting
• All such other duties as directed by the Line Manager

Organizational Effectiveness

• Ensure fraud & corruption policy and other related procedures are followed. The objective is to build an ethical workplace with a strong value system.
• Generating awareness about fraud and corruption policy amongst staff and other stakeholders in Africa. Engaging people with online/offline sessions to ensure top of mind recall of the organization’s ethics and standards.
• Coordinate and build the capacity of internal auditors/financial controllers on internal controls, audit skills, and fraud detection. Building systems of checks and balances to reduce the possibility of such acts.

Requirements

• A graduate degree in law (minimum of second class lower).
• At least 5 years previous working experience
• Member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
• Excellent written &verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of corporate commercial practice
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail.
• Great team player to support cohesive operations in the Legal
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft office applications especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Critical thinker and problem solver
• Professionalism and a high ethical standard are expected for this position.
• Ideal candidate must be result driven and always keep in mind company's objectives.