Corporate Headhunters – Our client is a rapidly growing social enterprise, with a mission to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job creation engine for unemployed youths in Nigeria. They offer a suite of services to rural, smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance Associate (Deputy Head of Finance Operations)
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- We are currently looking for a Finance Associate for our client. She/he will also act as the Deputy Head Of Finance Operations.
Responsibilities
- Managing organizational planning and budget development, with the CEO.
- Develop schedule for investment transactions and analyze efficiency of same.
- Monitor effective reconciliation of all data and sales reports.
- Organizing operational data to determine costs of operations and establish standard costs.
- Analyze trends, revenues and financial commitment to project future revenues and expenses.
- Maintain cost analysis process, implement financial policies, provide forecast analysis to management.
- Provide creative solutions to reduce costs and improve financial performance.
- Conduct financial processes and procedures, prepare reports and supporting documents and provide regular updates to Finance Team.
- Consult with the finance team to guide and influence long term strategic thinking.
- Review monthly expenses to ensure that expenses are booked correctly and work with the finance team to make any necessary reclassification.
- Analyze data to ensure proper accounting procedures have been followed.
- Demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and apply them.
Qualification/Requirements
- Excellent communication skills: Fluent oral and written English.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking, Business or Economics (Master’s degree in finance and/or MBA preferred)
- At least 6 years of senior financial management role with accounting experience.
- Should have an understanding of IFRS Accounting Standards.
- Proficient in Excel Spreadsheets, MS Office and Financial Software applications.
- Bear strong analytical skills
- Positive attitude towards work and attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Ability to relate with people from different backgrounds
- Well informed on the Nigerian Agri-business environment
Remuneration
Salary and benefits are competitive, commensurate with experience.
Application Closing Date
Friday, 13th December 2019.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send an updated copy of their CV to: [email protected] with “Finance Associate” as subject of the email.
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