Head of Finance (Group) at Hamilton Lloyd and Associates

Hamilton Lloyd and Associates - Our client is a hospitality firm with a chain of quick service restaurants with interest in industrial catering. Due to internal expansion, they are looking to fill in the role of:

Job Title: Head of Finance (Group)

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The Head of Finance position is accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the company, to include the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results.

Main Responsibilities
Planning:

• Assist in formulating the company’s future direction and supporting tactical initiatives
• Monitor and direct the implementation of strategic business plans
• Develop financial and tax strategies
• Manage the capital request and budgeting processes
• Develop performance measures that support the company’s strategic direction.

Operations:

• Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
• Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team
• Manage the accounting, human resources, investor relations, legal, tax, and treasury departments
• Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies and foreign operations
• Manage any third parties to which accounting or finance functions have been outsourced
• Oversee the company's transaction processing systems
• Implement operational best practices
• Oversee employee benefit plans, with particular emphasis on maximizing a cost-effective benefits package
• Supervise acquisition due diligence and negotiate acquisitions.

Financial Information:

• Oversee the issuance of financial information
• Personally review and approve all filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (if the company is publicly held)
• Report financial results to the board of directors as per monthly schedule
• Risk Management
• Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile
• Monitor all open legal issues involving the company, and legal issues affecting the industry
• Construct and monitor reliable control systems
• Maintain appropriate insurance coverage
• Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
• Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies
• Report risk issues to the audit committee of the board of directors
• Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations.

Funding:

• Monitor cash balances and cash forecasts
• Arrange for debt and equity financing
• Invest funds
• Invest pension funds.

Third Parties:

• Participate in conference calls with the investment community
• Maintain banking relationships
• Represent the company with investment bankers and investors
• Maintain Key Account Management function with Financial Heads of the company’s clients.

Qualifications

• A Master's degree in Accounting or Business Administration or any other equivalent.
• Minimum of 10 years business experience.
• High level of written and oral communication skills.
• An MBA in Finance and the Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations would be an added advantage.
• 2 years Hospitality or QSR experience an advantage.

Application Closing Date
19th March, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: preye@hamiltonlloydandassociates.com with the title of the role as the subject of the mail.

Note

• The body of the mail should outline Total years of relevant experience to the role, Location and Age.
• Please read Role necessities very carefully and apply if qualified. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
• If after 2 weeks of application you do not hear from us, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

For More Info: Contact - Success Nwsou via success@hamiltonlloydandassociates.com