Finance and Account Manager (Indian Expatriate) at Global Profilers

Key Deliverables for the client:

• To be professional and fully compliant (with Nigeria’s tax and statutory requirements) finance & accounts division with clear visibility of transparency of all the company’s financial metrics
• enabling the management to make sound decisions to continue to grow profitably.Timely submission of accurate reports as per management requirements.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage the daily activities of financial transactions (sales, purchases, receipts, payments)
• Training departmental staff to complete all entries into Tally or other ERP in the future when required.
• Creating monthly MIS reports such as P&Ls, balance sheet and cashflow projections etc.
• Issuing weekly cashflows, debtors and sales reports.
• Tracking debtors and working with sales team to ensure debts do not become overdue for collection.
• Keeping a holistic view of the business to look for and engineer ways to reduce costs across functions and departments to maximize profits.
• Issuing delivery orders based on receipts and managing accounts payable.
• Maintain all financial SOPs and suggest innovations to management to increase accountability and efficiency in the department.
• Creation of budgets and comparison to actuals.
• Managing cashflow requirements and day to day payment of expenses based on pre-defined limits and procedures.
• Regular stock checks with Stores department to reconcile inventories
• Order planning based on sales rates and lead times.
• Internal auditing.
• Working with auditors for preparation of year-end financial accounts and statements.
• Handle all compliance requirements, i.e. VAT, PAYE tax returns etc.
• Create and maintain relationships with key bank officials
• Hedging FX risks.

Requirements & Skills:

• Bachelors in Accounting, Finance or similar discipline
• MBA or Maters in Accounting, Finance or similar discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in accounting function at a pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, FMCG or similar industry
• Advanced Tally ERP experience.
• High level of mathematical proficiency.
• Thorough grasp of accounting principles including a deep understanding of creating all financial statements such as P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow Statements etc.
• Be familiar with general finance concepts and tools such as cashflows, financial modelling, interest calculations, ROI, ROE, budgeting etc.
• High level of proficiency with Excel is essential to organize, maintain and manipulate data.
• Good IT skills especially with MS Office applications.
• Leadership skills to bring together employees and team members.
• Strong English language skills
• Organised
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure with both internal team members and externally
• Hardworking
• Passionate and committed to the company’s objectives
• Driven and dynamic
• Open-minded to differences in cultures and adaptable

Salary:

• $2,000 - $3000 (Monthly) based on experience and local allowance at $300 at local exchange rate.
• Benefits accrued to candidate: Housing, Local allowance (as above),
• Once yearly travel expenses back to India, Bonuses (based on individual performance and purely at Company’s discretion).