Head of Finance at Wells Accounting and Tax Services

Wells Accounting and Tax Services is specialized in accounting, tax advisory, bookkeeping, financial planning, and accounting and business consultancy services to help your businesses achieve it's goals and make your organization stand out.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Finance

Location: Victoria Island,  Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Head of Finance will provide strategic financial leadership for the organization, ensuring strong financial controls, accurate reporting, and effective cost management across all manufacturing operations.
• This role is responsible for driving profitability, optimizing working capital, and supporting the MD with data-driven insights for decision-making.
• The ideal candidate must have solid experience in a manufacturing environment and a strong understanding of production costing, inventory management, and operational finance.
• This role is ideal for a commercially minded finance leader who understands manufacturing operations and can translate numbers into actionable business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the company’s financial strategy in line with business goals.
• Lead all finance functions including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, tax, audit, and treasury.
• Oversee manufacturing cost accounting, including BOMs, standard costing, variance analysis, and yield monitoring.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly management accounts and statutory financial statements.
• Drive cost control initiatives across production, procurement, logistics, and overheads.
• Manage cash flow, working capital, and funding requirements.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls and financial policies.
• Ensure full compliance with tax laws, regulatory requirements, and statutory filings.
• Partner with Operations to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance margins.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support pricing, capital investment, and expansion decisions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team.
• Liaise with auditors, banks, regulators, and external advisers.

Key Deliverables

• Accurate monthly management reports with performance analysis.
• Annual budgets and rolling forecasts aligned with business strategy.
• Costing models and variance reports for all product lines.
• Improved gross margins through effective cost management.
• Clean audit reports and full regulatory compliance.
• Strong cash flow position and optimized working capital.
• Finance policies, SOPs, and control frameworks.

Performance Expectations

• Timely and error-free financial reporting.
• Measurable reduction in production and operating costs.
• Improved profitability and margin performance.
• Effective cash flow management with minimal funding gaps.
• High-performing, well-structured finance team.
• Proactive financial insights that support MD’s decisions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, ICAN or equivalent) is required.
• 7–10 years’ experience in finance, with at least 3–5 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting, inventory management, and ERP systems.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and strategic thinking abilities.

Application Closing Date
30th January, 2026.