Head of Finance at KPMG

KPMG - Our client is the market leader within the Nigerian manufacturing industry. The Company is expanding operations across Africa and has embarked on several transformation initiatives aimed at building world-class processes, systems and infrastructure, to enable it to consolidate on its market leadership position.

The Company has identified the need to recruit dynamic, competent and suitably qualified professionals to fill the vacant positions within its Finance Function:

Job Title: Head of Finance, Nigeria
Ref No: HF-C001

Reporting to the Group CFO, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership and oversight to the finance team in Nigeria and will have overall responsibility for the quality and integrity of the finance function and the associated financial controls and disciplines. Emphasis will be on building a world class finance team and implementing best practice financial management within the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation of the finance team’s operational strategy, work plans, programs, systems, controls, policies and procedures to ensure a rigorous framework in alignment with the company’s overall objectives.
• Overall responsibility for financial reporting, budgeting, planning, cost control and tax together with the development of the finance organisation.
• Ensure timely and accurate provision of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting to aid management decision-making process and reporting to external stakeholders,

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any other related discipline.
• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. ACA).
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years post qualification experience, of which at least five (5) years must be at senior management level within the manufacturing industry.
• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the manufacturing industry.
• Advanced financial and accounting knowledge, including understanding of finance best practices and IFRS/ international accounting standards.
• Experience of best practice finance functions and implementation of financial control frameworks.
• Good understanding of financial controls, foreign exchange operations and regulation.
• Proven experience in strategic financial planning and analysis.
• Very sound business acumen-financial and commercial knowledge.
• Working knowledge of ERPs (SAP will be an added benefit).
• Strong communication, interpersonal and networking skills.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity.

Application Closing Date
7th May, 2013

Method of Application
Interested candidates should send their CV’s to: corporaterecruitment@ng.kpmg.com with the relevant job title and code stated in the subject line of the email.

Each application must include:

• A cover letter indicating the applicant’s position of interest and detailed contact information.
• Applicant’s curriculum vitae.

All applications will be treated in confidence. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted