Finance Manager
Job summary
This role is ideal for a finance professional who wants to do more than manage reporting and compliance. The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO and leadership team to strengthen financial operations, improve decision-making, drive profitability, and support strategic growth initiatives. You will have the opportunity to contribute across the entire business value chain, from production and procurement to inventory, logistics, sales, expansion projects, and capital planning. This is a high-impact role for an individual who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment and is motivated by the opportunity to grow alongside a rapidly expanding organization.
Job descriptions & requirements
Responsibilities:
Financial Management & Reporting:
- Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
- Ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial information.
- Develop and maintain sound accounting policies, controls, and procedures.
- Manage statutory reporting, audits, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Business Planning & Analysis:
- Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
- Provide insightful analysis of revenue, costs, margins, and operational performance.
- Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
- Produce management reports and key performance indicators for executive decision-making.
Treasury & Working Capital Management:
- Manage cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning.
- Optimise working capital across inventory, receivables, and payables.
- Build relationships with banks, investors, and other financial stakeholders.
- Support fundraising, financing, and capital allocation initiatives.
Commercial Finance:
- Partner with operational teams to improve profitability and efficiency.
- Evaluate pricing strategies, customer profitability, and supply chain economics.
- Monitor inventory performance and cost optimisation opportunities.
- Support new business ventures, expansion projects, and strategic partnerships.
Governance, Risk & Controls:
- Strengthen internal control frameworks and financial governance processes.
- Identify and mitigate financial and operational risks.
- Ensure compliance with tax, regulatory, and corporate reporting obligations.
- Drive a culture of accountability, transparency, and data-driven decision-making.
Leadership & Capability Building:
- Mentor and develop members of the finance team.
- Foster collaboration across finance, operations, procurement, logistics, and commercial teams.
- Help establish scalable systems, structures, and processes to support long-term growth.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related discipline.
- Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent.
- Minimum of 4-5 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or financial management roles.
- Strong financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis skills.
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling capabilities.
- Experience working with ERP or accounting systems.
- Strong understanding of internal controls, tax, and regulatory compliance.
Preferred:
- Experience within agribusiness, FMCG, food processing, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, or supply chain-intensive industries.
- Exposure to fundraising, investor reporting, or corporate finance activities.
- Experience supporting high-growth businesses or entrepreneurial organisations.
What Success Looks Like:
- Established robust financial reporting and management information processes. Improved visibility into profitability and operational performance.
- Strengthened cash flow management and financial controls.
- Enabled faster and more informed business decisions through financial insights.
- Supported the company's growth through strategic planning and financial discipline.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Thinks like a business partner, not just an accountant.
- Possesses strong commercial awareness and analytical rigour.
- Is proactive, resourceful, and comfortable operating in a fast-growing environment.
- Demonstrates integrity, ownership, and accountability.
- Is passionate about building something meaningful and creating lasting impact.
- Has the ambition and capacity to develop into a senior finance leader as the business evolves.
Why Join 5ivers?
- Opportunity to play a pivotal role in a high-growth agribusiness and food ecosystem.
- Direct exposure to executive leadership and strategic decision-making.
- Broad responsibility across finance, operations, growth, and performance management.
- The chance to help shape the future of a business, creating measurable impact across the agricultural value chain.
- A platform for significant professional growth and long-term career development
Location: Lagos
Remuneration: NGN 600,000 Monthly
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