Chief Corporate Officer at IT Horizons Limited

IT Horizons is Africa’s partner of choice in all things relating to Information Communication Technology, (ICT). With a staff strength rich in knowledge, skill and expertise, we have all it takes to attend to all your technology needs. Our ultimate goal as a brand is to drive a world-class transformation through your business using technology. Over the years, we have successfully addressed some of our clients’ most complex business challenges through strategic planning, development, implementation, and integration of highly innovative, flexible and customizable IT services and solutions.

Our focal point is technology-enabled solutions and professional services for today’s businesses and innovation that shapes tomorrow’s business world. We continue to prove time and again, our attention to detail and commitment in delivering excellent results on all projects and services. We have carved a name for ourselves as the ICT Company committed to your business’ growth and passionate about bringing your dreams to fruition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Corporate Officer

Location: Gbagada, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• To achieve cost-effective Utilization of IT Horizons’ financial resources, through the definition of financial standards, policies and procedures.

Job Duties

• Engages Executive Management and the appropriate Board Committee to develop short, medium, and long-term financial plans and projections.
• Develops and utilise financial models and activity-based financial analysis to provide a basis for investment decisions and business planning.
• Manages key banking relationships to facilitate proper, timely and cost-effective funding of business operations.
• Develops and maintain a system of appropriate financial policies, procedures and controls to ensure efficient financial management.
• Monitors all third-party payments to ensure that such payments are justified by the value of work successfully completed and are in alignment with the approved budget.
• Oversees the preparation and communication of timely, accurate, and useful financial and management reports for investors or lending institutions and IT Horizons’ management on a periodic and /or ad-hoc basis.
• Raise funds as approved by the Board of Directors to finance IT Horizons’ activities.
• Implement a sound accounting framework in compliance with statutory provisions.
• Develops and implement a robust and reliable financial reporting system in compliance with statutory requirements.
• Ensures that adequate controls are in place to facilitate seamless payment system.
• Establish measures or controls to ensure that all financial transactions are accurately captured and reported.
• Approve accruals and adjustments on erroneously posted financial transactions into the financial system.
• Liaise with statutory auditors to discuss and resolve queries as they arise to ensure seamless audit exercise.
• Develops and manage relationships with relevant external bodies e.g. regulatory organisations, auditors, solicitors, banks etc.
• Respond to relevant requests from financial institutions.
• Approves payroll along with Head, Human Resources & Admin to facilitate payment to staff.
• Advise executive management on changes in financial regulations, legislation and government tariffs.
• Manage IT Horizons’ treasury assets to achieve optimal sourcing, application and growth of funds.
• Provide technical training, guidance and advise on financial accounting issues, developments and trends to other business or departmental heads.
• Manage day-to-day accounting transactions and provide leadership to company’s Finance Department.
• Manage the performance of staff in Finance Department.
• Review weekly financial reports submitted by relevant departments or units and presents timely reports to the Board of Directors.
• Coordinates the preparation of the company’s financial reports and statutory reporting process.
• Oversees the preparation of regular financial and management accounts.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by the MD/CEO.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related discipline.
• MBA or Master’s Degree in a related discipline is an advantage
• Relevant professional certifications from the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Association of Certified and Chartered Accountants (ACCA) or it sequivalent.

Experience:

• Minimum of 12 years relevant experience, 5 years of which must have been in an Executive Management position of an organisation, interfacing with the Executive team and financial partners.
• Experience of statutory financial reporting and knowledge of GAAP, IFRS.

Application Closing Date
8th June, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward CV to: [email protected] and copy: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.