Dreams Placement Hub – Our client, a Transport & Logistics organization based in Lagos, is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties and Responsibilities

• General coordination of the entire finance department to ensure efficient and effective use of resources and management.
• Preparation of annualbudget andprojected profit and loss account and balance sheet for the business.
• Preparation of monthly profit and loss account and balance sheet & comparison of the same with the budget and analyzing the reasons for variations.
• Monitor and analyze accounting data and timely provision of accurate financial reports or statements to management.
• Preparation of monthly & daily cash flows, monitoring of payments and managing of working capital
• Month and End-year Closing Process
• Co-ordination with relevant stakeholders for day to day accounting of transactions, data entries , Collections & cash flows.
• Managing and reviewing payroll
• Monitoring and managing Collections
• Ensuring that all statutory liabilities are paid on time and prioritizing payments towards other outstanding liabilities.
• Responsible for day to day accounting, preparation of annual profit and loss account balance sheet and liasoning with statutory auditors.
• Co-ordination with Internal and External auditors as regards various audit reports pertaining to the business.
• Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles
• Provide recommendations to Management on Ideal Accounting Practices by recommending, developing, and implementing policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability
• Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions
• Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy
• Meet Financial Accounting objectives
• Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions
• Manage others, develop exceptional talent, and encouragethe financeteam to challenge assumptions

Qualifications

• First Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or similar Degree
• 8+ years of relevant finance work experience.
• Chartered Accountant preferred
• Finance Leader / Manager or equivalent with experience leading a team.

Specific Skills:

• Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage financial models for business forecasting, variance analysis, and problem solving
• Strong ability to work with business leaders to deliver results, including the ability to persuade with data.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• An eye towards continuous process improvement, including the ability to innovate and simplify both finance and operational processes
• Ability to think at both the strategic and implementation level andto think big while also diving deep
• Experience in a business partnering role
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and other analytical tools.

Application Closing Date
26th September, 2022.