Deloitte Nigeria – Our client in the financial sector is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The successful candidate will drive strategic planning, implementation, managing and running of all finance activities of our client including business planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk, tax and investor relations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic recommendations to the MD, Board and members of the executive management team.
• Evaluation of strategic acquisition and new business ventures set-up.
• Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budget and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting in compliance and regulatory guidelines and IFRS.
• Financial reporting and analysis of subsidiaries’ performance covering performance management, budgeting, and tax planning.
• Advising on long term business and financial planning.
• Provide commercial insight and leadership across the business in order to exceed business plan tarets.
• Providing coordination and direction for strategy formulation and continuous appraisal, monitoring and review of subsidiaries’ strategy implementation and achievement levels.
• Provide oversight function over the administrative function covering procurement and general services and administration for the company.
• Environmental analysis of competition and regulatory policies.
• Provide leadership, direction, and management of the finnace team.
• External stakeholder management- regulators, tax authorities, industry experts.

Requirements

• Minimum of Master’s Degree in a Finance related discipline
• Proven record of success in the financial services sector at a senior management level.
• Minimum of ten years postgraduation experience in finance & performance management within the financial services industry, of which 5 must have been at a senior management level.
• Professional certification (e.g CIBN) is required.
• Proficiency in the workings of the Financial Service Sector and related regulatory environment.
• An understanding of fiscal management and wider management principles and techniques.
• Developing and implementing strategic and business plans.
• A good understanding of Corporate Governance.
• Other requirements are excellent communication skills, negotiation skills, stakeholder management, e.t.c

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.