Job Location: Lekki
Industry: Investment
Monthly Salary: N800k net
Job Summary
The CFO will have primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities.
Essential Responsibilities
- Financial Planning
- Provides leadership in the development of strategy and continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives
- Develop finance organizational strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives
- Develop and support organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; analysing organization operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; capital sourcing for operation expansion.
- Monitor and direct the implementation of strategic business plans
- Evaluates and advises on the impact of long-range planning and the introduction of new programs/ strategies
- Provide executive management with advice on the financial implications of business activities as well as advice from the financial perspective.
- Develop financial and tax strategies
2. Financial Operations
- Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
- Preparation of Financial reports
- Ensure that the finance and account function support the business at a strategic and operational level
- Manage any third parties to which accounting or finance functions have been outsourced
- Engage and communicate effectively with colleagues, investors, customers, suppliers, regulators, and other internal and external stakeholders
3. Financial Management and Reporting
- Oversee the issuance of financial information and the completion of timely annual audited financial statements
- Report financial results to the board and provide financial and nonfinancial information, both historic and forward-looking to support the board’s decision making
- Reports financial status by developing forecasts; reporting results; analysing variances; developing improvements
- Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets, consolidation and reporting.
- Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities
- Monitors financial performance by measuring and analysing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances
- Maximizes return on invested funds by identifying investment opportunities; maintaining relationships with the investment community
Essential Skills Required
- Financial Planning & Strategy
- Managing Profitability
- Strategic Finance Planning & Vision
- Ensure Tax regularities are standardized
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in accounting, business, management, or finance
- Postgraduate degree in finance, management, business administration, or equivalent business experience
- ACA/ACCA/CFA or other recognised accounting/finance qualification
- 8+ years relevant professional experience in a similar role
- Demonstrated strong understanding of structured finance transactions and have had vast financial modelling experience, developing complex financial models
- Technologically adept and possess exceptionally good computer skills, being highly proficient in Ms. Excel, Ms. Office, Ms. Outlook, and PowerPoint
- A proven track record on interacting with Executive Management and Board of Directors
Job Category: Banking Finance Investment
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Lagos