Finance Business Partner at GBfoods Africa

GBfoods Africa - Our history begins with our brand, Gallina Blanca, founded in Barcelona in 1937.  But this is only the beginning of a long and exciting journey. Today, with turnover of around €1,3 Billion and a staff of around 3,600 employees, GBfoods is present in more than 50 countries in Europe and Africa. They include Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria and Senegal, among others.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Location: Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi
Department: BU Nigeria
Sector: Consumer goods
Discipline: Finance
Work modality: On site

Job Description
Cost Accounting:

• Assist with the costing process and ensure that standard costs for current and new products reflect the true picture and that any changes are pro-actively reconciled and communicated.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities, control factory overheads and ensure cost efficiencies are maintained
• Assist with coordination of timely closing of production orders and calculation of Costs of Good Sold including allocation of production overheads

Management Accounting:

• Periodic tracking of business performance against target with explanations for the variances between actual and target.
• Control and analyze cost center expenses, obtain explanation for deviations from budget holders
• Generate timely and accurate reports for management, auditors and other stakeholders

Financial Analysis & Budgeting:

• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, issues and opportunities for the management to make informed decisions
• Develop budgets, and budgetary control measures towards achieving planned profits

Audit & Control:

• Periodic physical count of inventories and reconciliation of system balances
• Analyze material usage variance report, co-ordinate annual budget formulation, monitoring, and Implementation

Month End Closing:

• Assist with month end closing activities including production declaration, industrial activities, and factory overheads
• Coordinate the periodic reconciliation of inventories of raw and packaging materials, spares, and diesel consumption

Site Finance:

• Actively monitor site transactions in the system for accomplishments of month end and year-end reporting deadlines.
• Assist with financial aspects of site projects to ensure the project’s objectives are achieved

Requirements

• Ability to work independently
• Good Project Management Skills 
• Hausa Language speaker is an added advantage
• FMCG experience is a plus

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online