Financial Controller at Global Accelerex Limited

Global Accelerex Limited is a leading provider of payment and business management solutions incorporated and based in Nigeria. Our business solutions help organizations across economic sectors, to effectively and efficiently manage distribution, marketing, sales, and positioning of their products and services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Controller

Location: Lagos
Department: Finance
Reports to: Group Chief Financial Officer

Job Summary

• The Financial Controller will be responsible for managing and directing daily accounting activities; ensuring that proper accounting and recording of company transactions are performed in an accurate and timely manner;
• Producing financial and other key reports for management;
• Ensuring compliance with regulations; coordinating auditing processes; monitoring expenditure; and ensuring proper revenue assurance function

Responsibilities
Financial Controls:

• Take responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of the accounting and control information held in and reported from the Company’s accounting system
• Oversees month-end closing and year-end closing and coordinates and assigns duties to the accounting staff as needed
• Produce the monthly management accounts and other reports as required for senior management and the Board
• Prepare and analyse cash flow statements, income and expenditure accounts and balance sheet accounts
• Assist in the production of the draft year-end accounts, supporting schedules and liaison with the auditors
• Ensure all company assets are accurately accounted for and monitored
• Develop plans for financial growth in collaboration with relevant departments
• Evaluate and manage the various risks by adopting relevant mitigating strategies
• Ensure accuracy of financial and related information held outside the finance systems, such as HR, budgeting systems, etc
• Update, review and document the Company’s financial policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements

Finance Administration:

• Ensure the monthly reconciliation of all ledgers and sub-ledgers
• Suggest and where approved, implement cost management strategies
• Monthly monitoring and tracking of debtors and creditors to ensure they are consistent with contract conditions
• In conjunction with IT Team, coordinate and implement upgrades to finance systems
• Works closely with financial institutions concerning banking activity
• Supervise the activities of the team and take responsibility for their performance
• Provides training, guidance, and direction to direct reports to ensure work is performed in an efficient, timely, and knowledgeable manner
• Evaluates departmental performance and adjusts daily operations when needed to ensure the department meets overall goals and objectives
• Support the CFO in developing and delivering the Company’s financial and business strategy
• Continuously review of financial, control and management information systems and procedures, implementing improvements across the organization in consultation with the CFO

Revenue Assurance:

• Support and deliver in the execution of the revenue assurance for all products and services relating to all revenue streams
• Develop, improve and support automation and efficiency of all required business process and
• Revenue Assurance models for all products and services related to all revenue streams
• Work with all product owners to ensure controls are in place to support the lead to cash process for all revenue streams
• Provide comprehensive revenue risk analysis to drive internal improvements through prioritization of tasks or resolution activity to mitigate risks
• Provide feedback and analysis to the cost and commercial team regarding variance and potential impact to the P&L
• Champion revenue leakage issues across usage by influencing and engaging key stakeholders on activity and resource requirement necessary to drive revenue maximization
• Work with process control department to initiate and support process improvement programmes
• Actively participate in all go-to-market phase during product launch and changes to identify financial risk to the Company
• Support corporate security with fraud management control framework
• Actively seek areas to improve controls and reduce fraud opportunities

Audit Responsibilities:

• Coordinate year-end audit with external auditors and assists in the preparation of audit schedules, data, and information
• Work closely with the team to coordinate efforts to provide needed information for the auditors
• Ensure required information is readily available
• Directs the implementation of needed corrections as determined by Internal Audit Function

Qualification and Experience

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance or a related field
• ACA/ACCA or other recognised accounting qualification
• Minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience, with three years in a supervisory role
• Knowledge of taxation and statutory compliance

Competencies:

• Demonstrable understanding of advanced business finance and performance analysis
• Strong budget and management skills, including proven project and process management ability
• A creative and critical and independent thinker with high attention to detail
• Highly professional and ethical with the ability to maintain confidentiality
• A strong change agent and communicator
• Contributes to high performing teams - Supervision of staff to follow sound internal control practices
• Acts as a team player - Collaborate and supporting colleagues and peers across the organization, while still being able to work independently when needed
• Excellent people management and development skills
• Possess excellent analytical, leadership and business partnering skills to achieve results through organisational resources
• Possess sound knowledge and working experience of IFRS Accounting including group accounting
• Experience with ERP software (e.g. SAGE 300 ERP) and BI tools
• Demonstrated process improvement skills
• Familiarity with all Microsoft productivity tools with advance spreadsheet skills
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high-performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated track record as a relationship builder, team player, collaborator, coach, and facilitator
• Strong skills in negotiating, relationship building, problem-solving, and timely problem escalation
• A proven track record on interacting with Executive Management and Board of Directors
• Committed to self-development

Application Closing Date
8th November, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job title" as subject of the email.