Head, Finance & Administration at Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC)

Location: Lagos
Reporting To: Business Manager

Role Purpose

• Responsible for Finance and Administrative Services of the Business Unit

Responsibilities
Finance:

• Provide inputs for annual budgeting
• Examine and accord financial vetting for proposals having financial implications
• Ensure compliance of financial audit
• Responsible for all financial accounting and supervises compilation for unit and undertakings
• Supervise inter unit account settlements
• Supervise maintenance of various accounts & registers
• Settlement of all staff claims, external claims, time bound tax related claims under the limits specified
• Ensure proper reconciliation of various payment channels at business unit
• Monitors compilation of MIS, PRT & other reports.
• Maintain and update sub ledger capturing the financial transactions appropriately

Administration:

• Ensuring compliance to HR policies and labour laws
• Initiate the performance appraisal report
• Maintaining job descriptions and training related records
• Oversee preparation of papers for claims of retired employees
• Ensuring maintenance of discipline, attendance, highlighting employee concerns at the assigned locations
• Initiating disciplinary proceeding of employees in corruption cases
• Oversee the legal activities and court cases related to employees
• Taking up the case of employee complaint/ grievance for redressal
• Ensuring free flow of communication upward to resolve employee grievances at the earliest opportunity
• Conducting surveys on employee engagement employee satisfaction
• Participating in the welfare activities for the employees
• Looking into security matters, office maintenance, office furniture maintenance etc.
• Takes responsibility for compliance with all Quality Management System /Operation Health & System related activities in the department as documented in the departmental operations manual, risk assessment register and other relevant documents.
• Carry out any other duties as requested by the Business Manager

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years relevant work experience
• Must possess a First degree in Commercial or Social Science discipline
• Must be a Chartered Accountant (ACA/ ACCA)

Technical Competencies:

• Finance and Account management
• HR and administration management
• Analytical skills
• First and foremost an extremely good finance professional
• Managing ambiguity

Behavioral Competencies:

• Acting ethically and legally.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Proactive.
• Exercising professional judgement