Financial Controller at Deloitte Nigeria

Deloitte - Our client is one of the leading Freight and Logistics organisations in Nigeria. The organisation offers career development, career enhancement and equal opportunity in the workplace. In view of the foregoing, the client seeks to attract, motivate and retain qualified staff in respect of the following positions:

Job Title: Financial Controller

The individual will work closely with the Managing Director and Senior Management Team to perform the following responsibilities:

• Ensuring information provided by the financial and management accountants are relevant and timely
• Ensuring systems and processes are optimised in the most cost efficient ways to maximise reporting quality, integrity and turnaround times
• Providing strategic support to management to ensure fulfilment of business goals and objectives as well as viability of future plans and direction
• Ensuring compliance with all current direct and indirect tax legislation through systems evaluation, review, implementation, monitoring and liaison with external advisors
• Providing commercial and financial reporting services through the branches and various divisions to ensure reliable information is produced, evaluated and communicated to facilitate planning, control and decision, making
• Providing, input and guidance in investment decisions as well as other aspects of the business
• Ensuring the smooth and shrewd management of the company’s cash flow to maintain adequate working capital needed to fund growth
• Managing the treasury function of the company and administration of company bank accounts
• Maintaining client relationships and also ensuring that credit limits are not exceeded
• Directing the establishment of financial/accounting principles, procedures and practices in line with legal and corporate requirements

Requirements for the position include:

• A Bachelors degree preferably in Accounting, Finance or any Business Administrative discipline
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in preferably in the logistics industry with at least 4 in a similar role within a multi- divisional organisation
• ICAN or ACCA qualification
• Ambitious and self-driven with proven commercial track record
• Strong team management skills

Application Closing Date
3rd September, 2013

Method of Application
Interested applicants should please forward their CV’s to deloitte@deloitte.com. The position being applied for should be clearly stated in the subject of the email.

Only applicants with the minimum requirements for the listed jobs should apply. Please note that applicants with multiple applications will be disqualified.