Maersk Nigeria Recruiting Finance Manager

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At Maersk, we take pride in hiring the best person for the job - irrespective of gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation or religious belief. Diversity is our great strength and our continued goal, evidenced in our current work to significantly boost the number of women in senior management positions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Manager - APM Terminals, Onne, Rivers State, Nigeria

Finance Manager - West Africa Container Terminal Nigeria Limited (WACT Nigeria)
Manager Level - local/expat position

The position reports to the Managing Director.
WACT Nigeria offers you a position with the opportunity to have a direct impact on business decisions and results.
The desired candidate should provide overall direction and leadership to the finance and administration functions/staff. This candidate should be able to work well independently and also as a team member.

Key Competencies/Skills:

The ideal candidate possesses following skills:

• Extensive knowledge of setting of budgets, reporting in HFM/ZIMPL, inventory control systems and accounting, knowledge of ERP systems, IFS financials software is an advantage. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com
• Extensive knowledge of APM Terminals operational practices preferred.
• Experience in the operation of APM Terminals container facilities preferred.
• Analyzes performance statistics and trends in order to identify areas for improvements and cost savings i.e. cost saving potentials
• Good communication, negotiation and networking skills
• Ability to provide leadership, obtain cooperation and assistance to meet objectives
• Sense of urgency and result orientation.
• Business and financial acumen
• The position will require you to perform as a Leader of Others.

Experience and knowledge required:

Education:  Master Degree in Finance/ACCA/CA preferred.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of demonstrated financial management experience

Key Responsibilities:

• To drive and lead finance and accounting, provide accurate and timely financial information and allowing Managing Director and the board to make informed and financially backed decisions.
• Take ownership of WACT Nigeria financial information to influence Commercial decisions Facilitate performance tracking in line with KPI Scorecards and business plans.
• Achieve the Company’s and its customer’s expectations with regard to operational efficiency, productivity and reliability.
• Develop the local finance organization. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com
• Ensure all corporate accounting is done accurately, systematically and timely.
• Supervise the job of manager accounting, manager receivables and admin manager.
• Measure and monitor performance against critical criteria, Finance/ Accounting policy and guidelines established by APM Terminals.
• Help to achieve the set financial budgets for the Operations Division.
• Manage employee performance issues including training, appraisals, discipline and grievances.
• Coach, train and delegate responsibilities to subordinates with the long-term objective of having them take over roles that are more senior.
• Drive identification of local opportunities to improve profitability

Application Deadline
17th February, 2012

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Contact information:
For further information, interested candidates may contact:
Manager Human Resources
Ms. Homa Amadi-Nna;
 Email: Homa.Amadi-Nna@apmterminals.com