Jobs at Isidore Agritech Limited

What we're Looking for

• You will help to provide proper and reliable haulage services, at the least total cost, working with third party logistics and trucking partners. You will facilitate communication between our clients, 3PLs and buyers / off-takers.
• You must have strong negotiation and communication skills. You must also be results oriented and take pride in achieving targets despite unexpected challenges. You have good knowledge of safety and road regulations in Nigeria.
• Our ideal candidate will also have or be looking to gain experience working in an African startup - preferably fintech or agritech.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing for and managing haulage companies or transporters who are willing and able to move commodities cross-country within a specific time frame at the most efficient cost.
• Coordinate and monitor loading and shipment of commodities from client warehouse, aggregation point in various locations to buyer’s designated drop off point.
• Manage and utilize transporters fleet of trucks, ensuring availability of cargo and safe delivery.
• Liaise with goods receiving officers at various delivery points to ensure timely offloading of commodities.
• Develop a truck forecast model that helps guarantee the availability of trucks at the most efficient cost.
• Daily, weekly and monthly report on trucks in transit and truck utilization.
• Any other duty as assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, or other business-related fields.
• 2 years work experience.
• Proven experience in truck hauling, warehousing, logistics and transport management.
• Impeccable negotiation ability.
• Must speak Hausa and English languages fluently

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What we're Looking for

• A diligent, qualified, management accountant to play an integral role within the business. You will play a pivotal part in the delivery of the consolidated management accounts.
• Reporting directly into the Co-Founder, you will have great exposure to senior stakeholders. Alongside the management accounting, you will be business partnering across the business, in particular with; Operations, Risk and Sales.
• You must be a reliable, driven, and self-directing individual with the ability to organise, plan, and foresee your work strategy. You are a good communicator, an excellent listener, self-motivated, a natural problem solver, and a great multi-tasker who is able to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external auditors during field work exercise and in the preparation of annual audited financial statements.
• Develop and monitor all financial systems with a view to improve and streamline procedures.
• Prepare and review the monthly Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income (SOCI), the Statement of Financial Position(SOFP) and Statement of Cash Flow.
• Ensure that all accounting systems, procedures are in line with the International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate completion of all weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Prepare and review annual audit work papers and ensure adjustments journals are passed to agree company’s books and records with the audited financial statements.
• Prepare and maintain inter-company reconciliation including calculation of monthly inter-company transfer/transactions and any resulting FX gain/loss.
• Facilitate the year end process by providing assistance with the preparation of the final account and the consolidated account.
• Ensure that policies and procedures set by the company are implemented and internal controls are operating effectively.
• Provide the necessary support for the statutory annual audit, regulatory audit and tax audits by making relevant schedules and source documents available on time.
• Ensure that the PAYE, Pension, WHT and VAT are appropriately deducted and remitted.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and ensure that controls are put in place to safeguard the company’s assets.
• Maintain quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Continuously update, review and document the Company’s financial policies and procedures.
• Lead staff development and succession planning for Financial Control team members.
• Actively recruit, mentor and develop team members’ capability and future leadership potential.
• Scrutinise payment vouchers before payment is effected with a view to controlling expenses.
• Other functions that may be required by Management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics or related fields
• 5 years experience.
• Internationally recognised accounting professional qualifications (ACA, CPA, ACCA, CMA,)
• Experience in the financial services sector, especially Fintech (with transaction volumes), would be an advantage
• Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Have advanced Microsoft Excel Skills
• High level of integrity and ethical behaviour – sets a good example
• Have proven experience within an accounting department
• Be an effective team player with a positive attitude
• A track record of constantly looking for ways to do things better
• Solid team player with high energy and go get attitude to deliver results
• A high degree of resilience, self-initiative with a positive attitude
• Mature, proactive, resourceful and hands-on with good initiative