Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Peridot Forte Solutions Consulting Limited

Peridot Forte Solutions Consulting was birthed out of the passion to assist and help organization to create a structure and frame work for their businesses thereby achieving high rate of organizational performance and profit. Organization strives achieving high rate of organizational performance and profit.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Location: Kwara
Employment Type: Full-time

Summary

• The primary purpose of this role is to lead and direct the financial responsibilities of the company.
• The CFO owns the responsibility for managing financial sustainability, driving financial performance & maximizing return on investment.
• The CFO will provide strategic financial advice to the Managing Director and Board of Directors and play a pivotal role in formulating future financial strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with the company stakeholders on financial matters and maintain a strong working relationship with its bankers and other funding organizations.
• Oversee long-term budgetary planning, forecasting and cost management in alignment with the operating companies’ strategic plan.
• Ensure financial objectives are aligned across the respective companies.
• Cascade financial strategies into an effective business plan for all the operating companies and ensure maximum alignment between organizational objectives and operating companies’ activities.
• Lead the continual improvement of smarter information systems, provision of centralized information, increased financial and operational KPI information and trend analysis and benchmarking of the company performance against agreed measures.
• Defines the liquidity strategy, which outlines how liquidity challenges will be handled and reviews this annually.
• Reviews cash flow position for the ending period. Reviews ledger and income statements to assess the organization’s liquidity position.
• Ensuring that the business's financial risk and exposure is prudently managed, including management of tax liabilities.
• Evaluate the organization’s fundraising plans and capital structure and make recommendations to Senior Management and the Board
• Ensure that the company always has a rich pipeline of assets and projects ready for investment.
• Manage all finance functions with full authority over the treasury, tax, statutory and management accounting, financial accounts, financial control, and internal and external reporting.

Requirements

• First Degree in Accounting with 10+ years of relevant experience and at least 5 years in a Finance senior management role
• Professional Membership of ACCA/ICAN is required
• Professional Membership in CFA is desirable
• Possession of a postgraduate degree in Accounting/Business Administration or a related field is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
8th June, 2023.