Finance & Operations Manager at Deloitte Nigeria

Deloitte is the largest private professional services network in the world. Everyday, approximately 286,200 professionals in more than 150 countries demonstrate their commitment to making an impact that matters. Our West Africa practice serves multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises and the public sector across Nigeria and Ghana.

In Nigeria, Deloitte is one of the leading professional services firms, specializing in providing Audit, Tax, Consulting, Risk Advisory and Financial Advisory services. We serve clients in a variety of industries from financial services, consumer, telecommunications, media & technology, energy resources & Industrial and government and public services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance & Operations Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Job Description
The Finance & Operations Manager (Consulting, West Africa) will have overall accountability and responsibility in the Practice’s Finance & Operations matters. These include but not limited to:

• Forecasting, budgeting, assisting with weekly and monthly Leadership Committee monthly results meetings, modelling of internal KPIs, resource management, utilization measurement, deal pricing, business development support and WIP & debtors’ management.
• Have the opportunity to work closely with the leadership, finance team and risk team to ensure that all reporting and insight is delivered to the relevant parties in the business.
• Have the opportunity to contribute to running and driving initiatives across the Consulting BU broader Finance function, acting as a conduit to Finance.

Qualifications

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree / Higher National Diploma in any discipline with a minimum of second class lowe r /Lower credit.
• Have a minimum of five (5) O' level credits (including Mathematics and English Language) in one sitting.
• A post-graduate/master’s degree in any business course will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience of accounting/analysis experience in a consulting/advisory environment.
• Experience in financial performance management roles.

Technical Competencies:

• Ability to influence across multiple levels and multiple functional teams.
• Strong commercial mind-set and a proven ability to impact commercial and profitable decisions.
• A good understanding of the critical drivers and business issues which impact on the Firm.
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to manage and motivate a team, instilling a culture of responsibility, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Experience with Excel models, formula, packaged solutions (e.g., SAP, customized applications), tools for resource management, etc.
• Highly advanced understanding of costing and pricing
• Strong analytical skills, experience in supporting business case development, forecasting, and variance analysis required.
• Reliable quality and risk management exposure
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced MS Office Suite skills; required proficiency in Excel. Proficiency in Power BI is an added advantage.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Personal credibility and ethical values
• Good team management skills
• Ability to quickly build strong relationships at all levels and across the workplace.
• Enthusiasm for change and receptive to new ideas
• Ability to think creatively, work independently and part of a team to solve problems given limited resources and time, have a strong work ethic and adhere to deadlines.
• Ability to teach and develop talent.

Leadership / Behavioural Capabilities:

• Living our Purpose - Identifies and embraces our and values and puts these into practice in their professional lives.
• Influence - Builds relationships and communicates effectively in order to positively influence peers and other stakeholders.
• Performance drive - Seek opportunities to drive self, teams with others to deliver and takes accountability for own and team results.
• Strategic direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns own work to objectives and sets personal priorities.
• Talent development - Develops self by actively seeking opportunities for growth, shares knowledge and experiences with others and acts as a strong brand ambassador.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.