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

1. 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

1. Financial Planning & Strategy
2. Managing Profitability
3. Strategic Finance Planning & Vision
4. 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