Job Vacancy for Finance Manager at a Fast-growing Logistics Company - Dreams Skills Placement Agency

Company Description:

Dreams Skills Placement Agency - Our client, a fast-growing Logistics Company is recruiting for the role of:

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Lagos

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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 encourage your team to challenge assumptions
• Create a “learn by doing” environment by engaging managers to promote and encourage continued customer focus.
• Preparation of annual revenue, capital expenditure and working capital budget.
• Preparation of projected 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.

Qualifications

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

Specific 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 – to think big while also diving deep
• Experience in a business partnering role
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and other analytical tools.
• 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

Application Closing Date
15th May, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV and Application Letter to: dsagencyng@gmail.com using the Position as subject of the email.