Head, Finance and Accounts at a Leading Healthcare Manufacturing Company

A leading Healthcare Manufacturing company seeks to hire competent professionals to fill the vacancy below as it scales up its operations across Nigeria:

Job Title: Head, Finance and Accounts

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Lead the financial accounting team in managing and controlling the company’s book keeping from the point of raising tickets up to finalizing the GL and Trials balance on a daily and monthly basis.
• Oversee financial transaction processing and reconciliation while maintain the accuracy of all book keeping functions and general ledger integrity. Managing the financial accounting and reporting systems of the organization. This includes monthly financial reporting, budgetary controls and forecast, 5 year financial plans and all monthly data submission for statutory requirements.
• Overseeing accounts payables, accounts receivable, credit control systems, tax planning and administration, accurate computation and prompt remittance of Payee, VAT and WHT due to regulators.
• Managing all statutory audit and tax stakeholder relationship and ensuring the Organization is compliant with IFRS, driving zero tolerance to financial reporting errors.
• Managing and overseeing the company’s financial system, data integrity of the accounting software adequacy by working closely with IT Department.
• Co-ordinate timely month-end closure activities, journal entries, accrual and prepayment booking and amortization/depreciation including monthly, quarterly and year-end stock count exercise across the Head Office and depots.
• Carry out monthly balance sheet reconciliation and submit supporting schedules/proof of account to ED-Finance on all salient balance sheet ledgers.

Required Skills / Qualifications

• First Degree in Accounting or other Managerial Science + qualified membership of any of the following professional accountancy bodies including ICAN-ACA, ACCA, ACMA, minimum 7 years relevant experience in core retail business, FMCG, Pharmaceutical or Manufacturing Industry.
• Experience working in fast paced and dynamic business environment is a plus. Familiarity with SAP ERP or any other ERP application environment. Advance Microsoft Excel skills, PowerPoint presentation, executive report writing.
• Ability to think strategically, communicate vision, good inter-personal skills in interfacing with all Senior management, time management skills, report writing, problem solving, presentation and analytical skills.
• MBA will be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
3rd March, 2020.