Accounting and Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide overall guidance, leadership support, and strategic direction in the execution of the finance functions.
  
• Coordinate timely preparation of financial statements and ensure the statements reflect the organization’s financial position and comply with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Acts as a key facilitator of growth leveraging on the financial on accurate financial information.
• Design and implement mechanisms to safeguard Company assets and maintain the integrity of financial reports.
• Act as the chief custodian of internal control policies and procedures of the group.
• Ensure effective utilization of the financial resources of the organization including achieving cost efficiency through exception reports in line with the organization’s objectives.
• Develop and implement cost management strategies to monitor and control costs.
• Ensure prompt and reconciliation of all bank accounts and speedy resolution of reconciling items.
• Prepare weekly cash flow statements to guide Senior Management.
• Ensure financial transaction processing delivers separate, accurate, and reliable financial statements for each component organization in the group.
• Develop and implement effective stock-taking programs across the group.
• Delegate tasks appropriately to subordinates and provide supervision to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Participate in setting SMART annual objectives for subordinates. 
• Coordinate the preparation of the corporate budget within the specified time frame.
• Track cooperate performance against budget across product lines component organization and expenditure codes.
• Coordinate the allocation/disbursement of funds 
• Manage the human and material resources of the finance department to optimize performance and enhance output.
• Prepare and submit to the GMD periodic assessment report of finance department achievement vis a vis its functional goals and objectives
• Ensure compliance of cooperating expenditure budget with the schedule of authority and limit.
• Ensure that financial processes comply with relevant tax laws on VAT, WHT, CIT, PAYE, and other relevant tax laws.

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Review postings on SAGE daily.
• Review monthly payroll, PAYE, and pensions
• Clear all locations' suspense accounts every 2 days
• Post FX transactions daily
• Accrue all transactions
• Maintain company’s fixed assets and ensure they are in good conditions
• Follow up on receivables weekly
• Follow up on all Tax related matters
• Review monthly bank reconciliation statements
• Review inventory movements weekly
• Process vendor payments and check requests
• Process employee reimbursements including managing employee credit card charges and reconciling credit card accounts

Requirements:

• BSc/MA degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or relevant degree.
• Professional qualifications such as ICAN, and ACCA will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 7 years of proven work experience in Accounting with at least 2 years as an Accounts Team lead or Manager.
• In-depth understanding of cash flow management, bank reconciliation, and bookkeeping.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Solid analytical and decision-making skills
• Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting models
• Experience in budgeting and risk management
• Proficiency in the use of accounting software
• Team player
• Forward-thinking
• Keen attention to detail
• Quick follow through
• A positive attitude
• Good interpersonal skills
• Fast learner

Remuneration: NGN 300,000 - 400,000 monthly