Finance Operations Business Partner at Max Drive

Max Drive - We are a team of passionate people and a leading technology-enabled company driven by a vision to solve the mobility challenges in Africa. We want to get people and goods to their destinations hitch-free. It is personal for us because we understand the frustration of epileptic transportation. We are making mobility safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable through the deployment of high-performance technologies and operators.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Operations Business Partner

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: Finance

About the Role
Business Partnering:

• To act as a key interface between Finance and the Growth and Expansion team.
• Develop and maintain accurate knowledge and understanding of the current growth and expansion requirements – locally and internationally. Provide key updates and follow up with the deliverables.
• Sign off and supply correct information for internal and external publication, for which accuracy and auditability are key.
• Operate a Finance onboarding process for new delivery partners to ensure that adequate data provision is in place and operational records are kept.

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Agreement of cash flow forecasts and modelling assumptions with business owners, for submission to the Financial Lead for use in production of the monthly budget.
• Analyze the Budget Vs Actual for the prior month, check with the Finance lead and share with the Unit Leadership.
• Follow up with payment processing and approval for the unit and ensure proper upload unto the ERP.

Performance management:

• Review the unit’s Profit or Loss with finance and share with the unit’s Leadership for review.
• Provide advice and insight to the Financial Planning function in support of that function’s efforts to improve expansion and growth’s target.
• Understand the impact of variances on the unit’s financial position in its management accounts

Reporting:

• Production of regular management information for Finance, Senior Management Team and for other units as may be required.
• Production of ad hoc information and analysis on Growth and Expansion.

Qualifications and Experience

• A graduate degree from a recognised university, post graduate degree is an added advantage
• A chartered accountant with ACCA/ICAN or both
• A minimum of 4 years experience in accounting, finance, bookkeeping and budgeting
• Knowledge of ERP is compulsory, a knowledge of Odoo ERP is desirable
• Experienced in financial interpretation and analysis
• Presentation skills
• Teachable, willingness to learn.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.