Finance Manager at MacTay Consulting

MacTay Consulting is one of the first and leading management consulting firms in Nigeria, providing HR services to our clients in Africa since 1982. We focus on adding value to organisations through customized solutions that meet our clients’ needs. We have a proven track record of providing excellent services that impact our clients’ businesses.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: FMCG

Job Summary

• The Finance and Operations Manager is a trusted partner to the General Manager (GM), tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the organization’s financial health by managing, controlling, and planning financial processes like budgeting, financial reporting, risk management, and advising senior management on financial strategy. And ensure compliance with financial regulations and contribute to the overall financial stability and success of the company.

Responsibilities
Finance Control:

• Ensure that local Legal Entity’s business transactions are recorded in accordance with both local and international financial and tax standards – as well as the organization’s policies and guidelines.
• Ensure timely production of local Financial Statements and Tax Returns in accordance with prevailing standards.
• Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders (banks, insurance companies, government bodies, auditors, advisers, lawyers, business services providers).
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of Group reporting in accordance with IFRS.
• Cash Management – Review, Processing, Payment of local accounts payables.

Risk Management and Controls:

• Monitor operating procedures and controls to protect the company’s physical and financial assets, people, and reputation.
• Provide full transparency over control designs and effectiveness (“Erica”).
• Timely report issues, if any, to GM & MEA FD. Design and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate internal and external audits / reviews.
• Warrant the effective and timely implementation of action plans arising from audits and internal control reviews.

A&P + Funds to the Trads:

• Prepare monthly reporting file to analyze and control invoices received from distributors.
• Follow up A&P budgets vs Actual and organize monthly meetings to empower marketing and market managers in building brand value and business growth.
• Coordinate POSM follow-up on budget side as well as supply chain.
• Identify risks & opportunities to optimize spending and forecasting.
• Prepare monthly and end-of-year accruals and manage invoices in coordination with accounting department of the group.

Overhead Costs:

• Lead OVH forecast processes (initial budget, revisions & landings) in coordination with HR, Market Managers and GM according the organization’s guidelines.
• Build monthly analyses by nature and cost center to ensure full understanding of variances in labor cost, travel expense and other overheads.
• Prepare quarterly and annual OVH report by department and nature.
• Provide monthly follow-up of T&E to be shared with each employee.
• Prepare monthly and end-of-year accruals in coordination with the accounting department of the group.
• Identify risks & opportunities to optimize spending and forecasting.

Administration:

• NAFDAC: Manage and Maintain Repository of all NAFDAC Certificates and work closely with external Agency for prompt renewal or registration of new certificates were required.
• IT Application: Manage and Maintain Repository of IT Tools working with Global, Regional and Local IT Consultants.
• Work With Local Distributor to ensure adequate records of POSM and FoC inventories.
• Maintain Repository of Contracts with all Partners and Stakeholders.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in business controlling and/or finance, preferably in FMCG industry.
• Strong financial planning and analysis skills.
• Experience in generating process documentation and reports.
• Fluency in French language is a plus
• Good business understanding and experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Strong knowledge of Excel (macro, programming), PowerPoint, multi-dimensional tools (ESSBASE, EOS, Microsoft database type) are necessary.

Salary
Negotiable.

Application Closing Date
22nd July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@mactay.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.