Finance Manager at Workforce Group

Workforce Group is a Management Consulting and Outsourcing Professional Services Firm. Following its inception in July 2004, Workforce Management Centre Limited (Workforce) has built an enviable reputation as the leading indigenous management and professional services consulting firm in Nigeria. Drawing from its Deep Domain Expertise, in the area of organizational effectiveness and employee performance, the Company is positioned to assist businesses across diverse sectors of the economy in their quest to create sustainable value for their stakeholders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Role Summary

• The Finance Manager will be responsible for the overall financial health of the organization, produce financial reports, develop strategies and plans for the long-term financial goals of the organization, prepare financial documents and business reports, ensure financial transactions adhere to legal regulations, and look for investment opportunities and ways to maximize profits while using insights to make financial recommendations to management.

Role Competencies

• Plan, organize and execute financial tasks and projects for the organisation.
• Provide financial insight and identify new metrics to drive business performance relative to strategic priorities while minimizing risk.
• Guide financial decisions involving portfolio management, investment planning, tax minimization, risk management and budgeting.
• Drive value within the business through margin enhancement, lowering costs and driving operational efficiencies
• Evaluate financial performance of the organization and measure returns on investment.
• Execute accurate reporting and make financial recommendations
• Provide insight into business performance against competitor and industry trends
• Manage relationships with bankers, auditors, and tax authorities
• Comply with federal, state, and local financial requirements by studying existing and new legislation, and maintaining compliance
• Ensure that all financial transactions are processed accurately, in a timely manner and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Develop, implement, and maintain processes and controls that are current best practices related to transaction processing.
• Manage, oversee, process (as appropriate), and act as backup for processing all of the following transactions: accounts payable, revenue and expense, fixed assets, cash, bank reconciliations, and allocations.
• Manage a team of financial analysts
• Prepare and analyze accurate monthly financial and management reports, including income statement, balance sheet, budget and variance, projections and forecast, and cash flow and financial forecasts. 
• Investigate ways to improve profitability and analyze markets for business opportunities such as expansion, mergers or acquisition.

 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related field
• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ICAN, CPA)
• 4-6 years financial or accounting experience.
• Solid experience in coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger and accounting for investments.
• Numeracy Skill, Written Communication, Time Management, Management Skill, Budgeting.

Application Closing Date
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