Hire Haven – Our client, Victoria Integrated Agro-Farms Limited is a leading integrated agribusiness operating a US$40 million feed mill and poultry enterprise in Ngor Okpalla, Imo State.

Our operations include a 10-metric-tonne-per-hour automated feed mill and a modern poultry facility with a total capacity of approximately 880,000 birds, producing an estimated 178 million eggs annually. We are committed to operational excellence, product quality, innovation, and sustainable growth across the poultry value chain.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Finance

Location: Ngor Okpala, Imo
Employment Type: Full-time
Level: Senior Management
Reports To: Managing Director/CEO

About the Role

• We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Head of Finance to lead and professionalise the company’s entire finance function.
• The successful candidate will serve as a key adviser to the Managing Director/CEO on financial performance, controls, liquidity, capital allocation, funding, and strategic business decisions across the company’s feed-milling, poultry, farm, commercial, and support operations.
• The role will also be responsible for building the finance function, strengthening existing processes, and establishing reliable financial reporting and control systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and professionalise the finance function, including finance policies, processes, reporting standards, and team structure.
• Oversee accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and performance analysis.
• Manage manufacturing costing, including raw materials, feed formulations, yield, wastage, inventory, and product profitability.
• Oversee treasury, cash flow, working capital, banking relationships, and financing activities.
• Ensure compliance with Nigerian tax and statutory requirements.
• Strengthen internal financial controls, reconciliations, audit processes, and financial records.
• Provide commercial and financial analysis to support pricing, capital expenditure, expansion, and other strategic decisions.
• Prepare financial reports and presentations for Management, the Board, lenders, and investors.
• Lead, coach, and develop the finance team while maintaining hands-on oversight of critical finance activities.

What Success Looks Like
Within the first 12 months, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Stabilise legacy financial records and clear priority reconciliation issues.
• Deliver clean and timely month-end financial closes.
• Establish a robust manufacturing costing model covering feed formulations, yield, wastage, and product profitability.
• Define Finance’s requirements for the ERP/integrated finance system.
• Build and onboard a strong core finance team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• ACA, ACCA, or an equivalent recognised chartered accounting qualification is essential.
• Minimum 10–12 years of progressive finance experience, including at least 4 years in a senior finance management, financial control, or full-function leadership role.
• Strong hands-on manufacturing or agribusiness costing experience is essential, including standard costing, raw-material consumption, yield, wastage, inventory valuation, variance analysis, and product profitability.
• Hands-on Nigerian tax and statutory compliance experience is essential.
• Demonstrable experience across financial reporting, budgeting, treasury, working capital, audit, controls, financing, financial modelling, and team leadership.
• Experience building or professionalising a finance function and improving financial records is strongly preferred.
• Experience with ERP or integrated finance-system implementation is an advantage.
• Experience in poultry, feed milling, food processing, or integrated farming will be an added advantage.
• Willingness to be based in Ngor Okpala, Imo State, and work regularly across mills, farms, and other operating locations.

Ideal Candidate:

• The ideal candidate is a commercially grounded chartered accountant with strong experience in manufacturing or agribusiness, preferably within feed milling, poultry, or food processing.
• We are particularly interested in high-performing Finance Managers or Financial Controllers who are ready to take on full functional leadership. The successful candidate must combine strong strategic judgement with hands-on expertise in financial reporting, costing, cash management, controls, tax, and operational finance.

Application Closing Date
8th September, 2026.