Vacancy At Erisco Foods

Job Title: Finance Manager Description

• To ensure that the financial policies/procedures of the company are implemented efficiently in line with generally accepted Financial/Accounting practices and statutory requirements.
• To ensure the ongoing financial health (the ability to fulfil financial obligations) of The company and act as safeguard of the company’s financial assets.
• To manage the Finance & Accounting Unit, and to develop and implement a modern cost effective accounting system that will meet the challenges and objectives the company

Responsibilities
Strategy definition & Business Planning:

• Participate in the development of corporate strategy and plan
• Define overall operational strategy and budget for the Finance & Accounting process unit

Financial Advisory:

• Define and communicate corporate accounting guidelines, including chart of accounts, periodic closing schedules as well as reporting requirements
• Overseeing and managing all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with the Company’s Finance policy and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), regulatory requirements, and internal control/audit requirements that the company is not open to risk in that area
• Set authorization standards and approve payments within own limits.
• Ensure required financial reports are provided to relevant depatments on a timely basis.

Budget Controlling:

• Define and communicate budgeting guidelines, processes, methods, roles and schedules
• Prepare and manage organizational budgets, and make amendments based on approvals.

Treasurer/Risk Management:

• Develop, communicate and implement corporate treasury & risk management policies and guidelines in accordance with The company’s business strategy
• Monitor organisational cash flow and liquidity to ensure the availability of funds required to finance The company’s operations, business plans and budgets.

People Management & Coaching:

• Approve training programs for staff within units.
• Provide leadership, guidance and support to the process unit
• Ensure appropriate staff are recruited, developed and appraised in a timeous fashion
• Facilitation of a healthy happy productive working environment for the department

Skills

• Budgeting
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Management & Corporate
• Finance
• Management Accounting
• Tax Management
• IT System Skills
• Coaching
• Performance Management
• Strategic Perspective
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership

Qualifications

• At least 8 years post-qualification experience, 6 of which must have been spent in a managerial role in a formal business organisation preferably manufacturing of FMCG
• A good university degree or its equivalent plus a recognised professional accounting qualification (i.e., ACA, ACCA or Equivalent).

Location: Lagos
Closing Date
15th January, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: [email protected] using the job title as email subject.