Financial Officer at Human Leadership Resources Limited
Employment Nigeria
03-Jun-2017
LAGOS ,
Health
Accounting
POSITION : Chief Financial Officer
DESCRIPTION
Accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the company, to include the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results.
Responsibilities
- Assist in formulating the company's future direction and supporting tactical initiatives
- Monitor and direct the implementation of strategic business plans
- Develop financial and tax strategies
- Manage the capital request and budgeting processes
- Develop performance measures that support the company's strategic direction
- Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
- Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team
- Manage the accounting, human resources, investor relations, legal, tax, and treasury departments
- Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies and foreign operations
- Manage any third parties to which functions have been outsourced
- Oversee the company's transaction processing systems
- Implement operational best practices.
- Oversee employee benefit plans, with particular emphasis on maximizing a cost-effective benefits package.
- Supervise acquisition due diligence and negotiate acquisitions.
- Oversee the issuance of financial information
- Report financial results to the board of directors.
- Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile
- Monitor all open legal issues involving the company, and legal issues affecting the industry
- Monitor reliable control systems
- Maintain appropriate insurance coverage
- Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
- Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies
- Report risk issues to the audit committee of the board of directors
- Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations
- Monitor cash balances and cash forecasts
- Arrange for debt and equity financing
- Invest funds.
- Maintain relationships with the investment community
- Maintain banking relationships
- Represent the company with investment bankers and investors.
Qualifications
- Candidate must be a qualified/certified Accountant (ACA/ACCA)
- Degree or HND in Accounting/Economics/Banking and Finance or related field from a reputable institution.
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration is an advantage.
- Experience in the retail industry or in a fast growing company is an advantage
- 15 years relevant work experience
- Understanding of advanced business finance and performance analysis
- Budget and management skills, including proven project and process management ability
Skills:
- Provide financial leadership in determining strategic business direction and align financial strategies.
- Stimulate behaviors across the organization to achieve strategic and financial objectives.
- Broad and in-depth enterprise-wide knowledge and capabilities to support the business.
- See the big picture and provide useful and strategic advice and input across the company and on the executive team
- Creative and critical thinker with high attention to detail
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Professional and ethical with ability to maintain confidentiality
- Strong change agent and communicator
- People management and development skills
- Excellent leadership and business partnering skills to achieve results through organisational resources
- Sound knowledge and working experience of IFRS Accounting
- Experience with EPR softwares and BI tools
- Knowledge of the financial systems and procedures
- Process improvement skills
- Familiarity with all Microsoft packages with advance spreadsheet skills
Compensation
- N18m -N24m (Gross Annual Income)
- Official car
- Medical Insurance
- Pension Contribution
- Group Life Insurance
- Telephone Allowance
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