Workforce Management Centre (WFMC) - Our client, a reputable Real Estate Company, is currently recruiting candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Chief Finance Officer
Location: Lagos
Job Description
Summary:
H/She will be responsible for all accounting functions of the company including budgeting, forecasting, day-to-day accounting tasks, bookkeeping, and accounting policies. Additional responsibilities include tax planning, project financing, and assistance with tax filing.
Responsibilities
Timely and accurately prepare financial statements for all subsidiary companies as well as consolidated statements.
Timely and accurately prepare monthly financial management reports, P & L forecasts, and corporate cashflow projections together with an analysis of monthly and YTD variances to the business plan and explain budget to actual variances.
Provide support and work with external accountants to facilitate annual audits for the company and its affiliates, as applicable.
Manage the companies’ cash flow, cash management, and transfer activities. Develop hedging strategies when appropriate.
Manage to completion the annual business planning process, working with all department managers.
Document all accounting and finance policies and procedures and ensure compliance through such accounting policies and procedures, checks and audits. Make recommendations to management on changes and improvements to systems.
Provide financial analysis and planning, budget control, and profit and loss reporting.
Prepare and present a standard financing package to be utilized for all financing and refinancing.
Source, evaluate, and direct debt and equity transactions.
Relationship management with all financial partners.
Direct, manage and coordinate, as applicable, all accounting functions (G/L, A/P, A/R, P/R, taxes, fixed assets, budgeting) including all aspects of the monthly, quarterly and annual closes.
Ensure that the company is complying with tax and regulatory reporting requirements including state and local tax reporting while optimizing tax planning.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 10 or more years of progressive responsibility in finance roles with at least 3 years of experience working as a CFO for real estate development firm(s) preferred.
Experience in budgetary controls in a real estate development.
Familiarity with multiple accounting software systems.
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
Well-versed in GAAP and pertinent tax principles.
Demonstrated abilities to implement a treasury management solution.
Train and energize a cohesive accounting and finance staff.
Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-moving, demanding and dynamic environment.
Creative and forward thinker with a strong intellect, and the ability to make decisions in a timely and effective manner.
Persuasive and confident communication skills, attention to detail, self-direction/ability to exercise independent, sound judgment and decision making
Personal/professional integrity and proven discretion in handling confidential information
Ability to work effectively within a rapidly changing, highly decentralized organization by influencing others without direct authority for them.
Application Closing Date
3rd February, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CVs to: [email protected]
Note: Kindly indicate “GM, Finance” as subject of the mail.