Chief Financial Officer at Adexen Recruitment Agency

Adexen Recruitment Agency - Our client, an international industrial Group, is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer - CFO

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Finance department activities
• Provide strategic financial leadership and ensure accuracy of business planning, financial analysis and forecasting, accounting and budgeting, cost and revenue management, fixed asset accounting, tax and risk management
• Ensure accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual management reports, financial forecasts, and ratio analysis
• Oversee the preparation of financial reports, ensuring compliance with DCP’s Accounting Policies and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Responsible for implementation of operational strategy, work plans, programs, controls, policies and procedures
• Ensure collaboration with other departments on financial assessment of projects, business models and business plans.
• Ensure the design of a robust business-decision-making framework, driving through process improvements and change initiatives that enable the budgeting, forecasting and reporting to be carried out in a consistent and effective manner
• Proactively identify risks and define and implement strategies to prevent revenue leakage
• Ensure compliance with the company's policies, procedures and local statutory regulations. Manage Statutory and Internal Auditors
• Update accounting Policies and procedures Manual
• Manage a large team of accounting, audit and financial professionals.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or any other related discipline
• MBA is a plus
• Minimum of 15 years relevant experience with at least 5 years in a senior managerial position (CFO, FD) within an international group
• Previous experience in Emerging markets/Africa is a plus
• Good understanding of micro and macroeconomic indices and their impact on the business.
• Proven experience in strategic financial planning and analysis
• Advanced financial and accounting knowledge, including understanding of finance best practices and IFRS/ international accounting and financial reporting standards
• Proven experience in foreign exchange operations and regulation.
• Working knowledge of SAP
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership and people management skills.
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.