Finance and Accounts Manager

Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting & Management Information:

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts.
• Ensure financial reports accurately reflect the organisation's performance and financial position.
• Prepare management dashboards and financial analysis for decision-making.
• Provide management with insights on revenue, costs, margins, working capital, and profitability.
• Analyse financial performance against budgets and forecasts and explain significant variances.
• Support management with financial modeling and business-performance analysis.

Budgeting & Financial Planning:

• Coordinate the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Work with department heads to develop realistic operational budgets.
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets.
• Identify financial risks, cost pressures, and opportunities for improved profitability.
• Support business planning and investment decisions with appropriate financial analysis.

Cash Flow & Working Capital:

• Monitor and manage organizational cash flow.
• Prepare cash-flow forecasts and advise management on liquidity requirements.
• Maintain oversight of accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Drive timely invoicing and collection of outstanding receivables.
• Monitor customer balances, ageing reports and credit exposure.
• Manage vendor-payment schedules while protecting organisational cash flow.
• Maintain effective banking relationships and oversee bank reconciliations.

Financial Controls:

• Establish and maintain strong internal financial controls.
• Review financial transactions and ensure appropriate approvals and supporting documentation.
• Strengthen controls around expenditure, procurement, payments, and revenue recognition.
• Maintain accurate general ledger records.
• Ensure reconciliations are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Maintain appropriate controls over fixed assets and other company resources.
• Investigate financial discrepancies and implement corrective actions.

Tax, Audit & Statutory Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with applicable Nigerian tax and financial-reporting requirements.
• Coordinate VAT, PAYE, withholding tax and other statutory obligations.
• Liaise with external auditors, tax consultants, banks and relevant regulatory bodies.
• Coordinate annual audit requirements and ensure requested schedules and documentation are available.
• Maintain appropriate financial records and documentation for statutory and audit purpose.

Commercial & Business Partnership

• Partner with management and operational teams on the financial implications of business decisions.
• Analyse customer, service, contract, and operational profitability.
• Identify cost leakages and opportunities for improved financial efficiency.
• Provide commercial insight on pricing, margins, and operating costs.
• Challenge expenditure or business decisions where financial value is unclear.
• Support management in building stronger financial discipline across the organization.

Team Leadership:

• Supervise and develop members of the Finance and Accounts team.
• Establish clear responsibilities, controls, and performance expectations.
• Improve the accuracy and efficiency of finance processes.
• Promote accountability, confidentiality, and professional standards within the function.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with meaningful supervisory or management responsibility.
• Professional qualifications such as ACA, ICAN, or equivalent are strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting and management accounting.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow-management capability.
• Demonstrable experience managing receivables, payables, and working capital.
• Sound understanding of Nigerian tax and statutory requirements.
• Strong Excel and accounting/ERP-system proficiency.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High level of financial integrity and attention to detail.
• Experience within logistics, freight, supply chain, oil & gas services, or another transaction-intensive business would be a significant advantage.

Critical Competencies:

• Financial Reporting
• Management Accounting
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Cash Flow Management
• Working Capital
• Financial Controls
• Tax Compliance
• Zoho books
• Commercial Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Business Partnering
• Team Leadership