Alan & Grant is a firm of consultants creating innovative HR & Enterprise Solutions. We focus on enabling performance improvements around our clients’ people, product and project concerns. We work with different organizations to conceptualize, build and deploy bespoke solutions aimed at improving overall performance and align workforce to long-term corporate objectives ensuring sustained growth and profitability in the process.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Chief Finance Officer
Location: Jos
Job Type: Full time
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide oversight for the company’s budget process, issue guidelines for preparation of annual budgets, and ensure budgets align with statutory requirements and company financials strategic goals.
- Develop and maintain budgeting and financial forecasting tools.
- Coordinate the preparation and consolidation of the company’s budget and business plan including periodic monitoring and reporting of the same.
- Develop and maintain budgeting and financial forecasting tools.
- Provide oversight for the processing of all revenues and ensure accountability of all revenues earned and received.
- Provide leadership to the finance team.
- Direct and lead the preparation of financial reports including weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reports to internal and external stakeholders.
- Oversee the implementation of effective financial management systems and controls to ensure the company’s assets are adequately safeguarded and accurate and reliable financial reporting is produced;
- Ensure accurate and up to date books of accounts are maintained in accordance with relevant national and international standards and requirements.
- Supervise cash management activities and closely monitor daily liquidity, ensuring all financial obligations are fully and timely settled.
- Manage the investment of funds, and ensure funding is available to support approved expenditure including employee salaries/allowances and contractor fees.
- Monitor and track utilization of capital and operational expenditures against approved procurement plans and ensure allocations are not exceeded without justifiable cause.
- Ensures all procurement process complies with laid down procurement and financial procedures.
- Ensure that all expenditure, fund disbursements, investments etc. are properly and adequately authorized and accounted for
- Ensure adequate accounting controls are embedded within accounting processes to protect the integrity of the company’s financial transactions and reporting.
- Ensure that proper accounting practices are followed in all transactions, and adequate financial records are maintained.
- Maintain adequate, complete and reliable records of all financial transactions (earnings, receipts and payments), and provide accurate reports of all such transactions.
- Monitor the preparation of Management and Statutory Accounts, and ensure all financial reports and statements provide a true and fair reflection of the state of the company’s affairs.
- Liaise with External Auditors and ensure the company’s annual accounts are certified and clean.
- Provide support to the Executives on developing a fundraising strategy and conducting fundraising for the, mid-term financial planning and longer-term growth strategy.
- Lead and chair the Financial Reporting Committee.
- Advice the board on all matters related to the company’s finances.
Requirements
Education, Experience and Skills:
- Minimum of B.Sc./HND in Business Administration, Accounting or any other related field of study
- Relevant professional certification such as ICAN, ACCA etc.
- MBA or MSc. in Finance, Accounting or any related discipline is compulsory
- Minimum of 12+ years' experience with 8years' professional management experience in Finance, Accounting or Investment Management
- Relevant experience in audit is required.
- Excellent strategic planning skills and able to interact with all levels.
- Able to work independently and highly meticulous.
- Ability to lead and manage a team.
- Good knowledge of IFRS process and procedure
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of Oracle Financials or other financial software.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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