Unilever Nigeria Plc - Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies.
We are recruiting to fill the below position:
Job Title: Financial Controller
Job Number: 150006WX
Schedule: Full-time
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- The responsibilities are cross sites and cover every aspect of the balance sheet, profit & loss account and control environment.
- Leading a team of Finance people and provide coaching and support to an ambitious management team.
- Leading the Corporate Risk management process of the business and act as the conscience of the business, both from a risk and from a “Financial Fitness” perspective.
- The Financial Controller is a key member of the Operational Finance Leadership Team and co-leader of the Financial Controllers Group.
Main Accountabilities
- Financial accounting and reporting of the legal entity, which comprises the Organisation, the Sourcing Units, the factory sites.
- Full ownership of the Balance Sheet and P&L.
- Risk management and the control environment, in line with the Sarbanes- Oxley legislation.
- Lead the Accounts Receivables, General Ledger & Reporting, expenses, NPI and Asset Management functions.
- Cash Flow forecast and management, Forex exposure, Overhead budget management, Eurocost reporting, statutory reporting and tax.
- A variety of ad hoc projects including brand disposal & below the line activities.
- Part of the team establishing the Finance Excellence Centre.
Short term Key Deliverables
- Change management, as the Accounts Payable function is in the process of being transferred to the Finance Excellence Centre.
- Ensuring the control environment is at re-performance standards, in line with Sarbanes-Oxley.
- Process improvements to ensure each and every finance process will become World Class (e.g. driving further improvements/changes within the European SAP design; sharing best practice with Unilever global process owners)
- Establish relationships with External Audit partners (i.e. PwC)
Application Closing Date
4th June, 2015
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online