Head - Financial Control at a Pan-African Group

We are proudly pan-African focused diversified services group operating in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and the USA with service footprints across the entire West Africa sub-region.

In order to meet increasing demands for our services, vacancy now exists for the below senior management position in our Head Office located in Lagos, Nigeria:

Job Title: Head - Financial Control

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Develop plans for financial growth and provide strategic financial control support to all subsidiaries
• Provides financial reports to management for planning and decision making
• Coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget, financial forecasts and report variances.
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Manage and comply with local, state and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Maintain the integrity of the financial reporting system in order to comply with all financial reporting, regulatory and tax requirements besides meeting the corporate goals/objectives of the organization.

General Qualification, Experience, Attributes and Skills Required

• A minimum of Bachelor's degree in Accountancy or other related disciplines and professional accountancy qualification (ICAN, ACCA, ANAN) With MBA / MSc will be an added advantage
• A minimum of 10-year post qualification experience with at least 5 years as Financial Controller of a large company (as defined by SMEDAN)
• Auditing experience and proficiency in accounting software
• Sound financial strategies and financial modelling for planning and decision making
• Strong analytical, computational and numerical proficiency, and presentation skills
• Highly organized with strong sense of professional ethics
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Ideal candidates will be dynamic, growth-oriented and ready to take advantage of emerging market opportunities.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.