Corporate Finance Manager at Alan & Grant

Alan & Grant - Our client is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Corporate Finance Manager

Locations: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Our client is seeking a Corporate Finance Manager to provide financial leadership in strategic planning.
• This role entails owning the long-term financial plan, serving as a finance partner for strategic departments, and ensuring strategic plans translate into operational outcomes.
• The ideal candidate must possess extensive expertise in corporate financial accounting, adaptability to a dynamic startup environment, and a proactive, hands-on approach when necessary.
• Responsibilities encompass overseeing budgeting, accounting, fiscal management, and financial reporting while ensuring compliance with organizational and governmental regulations.
• Moreover, the candidate will mentor direct reports, guide management in financial decision-making, utilize relevant financial tools, demonstrate effective communication and leadership skills, and maintain current knowledge of industry standards.
• Reporting directly to the CEO, this role is pivotal in ensuring the organization's financial health and ROI generation.

Key Responsibilities

• ​Develop and implement financial strategies to support the company's growth and profitability goals
• Lead the treasury function, managing cash flow and liquidity across multiple jurisdictions, and developing and implementing risk management strategies
• Develop and maintain relationships with investors and other external stakeholders, including banks and financial institutions across multiple jurisdictions
• Manage corporate financing, refinancing, and manage the relations with banks and other lending institutions
• Oversee the audit preparation
• Design and implement risk management policies, including financial, credit, and exchange risks
• Ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions, and manage the tax function
• Develop and implement internal controls and processes to ensure the integrity of financial information across multiple locations and entities
• Manage the financial due diligence process for potential acquisitions and other strategic initiatives across multiple jurisdictions
• Lead the finance team, providing guidance and support to ensure accurate financial reporting and analysis for multiple locations and entities
• Overseeing the reconciliation of income and expense reports
• Preparing and analyzing financial statements and profit and loss reports
• Designing financial models that will benefit different operating initiatives
• Manage and oversee operations of the finance department to meet set goals and objectives.
• Preparation of various accounting reports, financial statements, budgets, cost analyses, rate studies projections and interpreting financial information to managerial staff while recommending further courses of action.
• Prepare and review detailed financial analysis to illustrate key business drivers, and performance indicators, identify engagement risk and determine the appropriate financial strategies to get desired results.
• Analyse data and advise senior managers on profit-maximising strategies; help optimise company profits over time by making intelligent decisions for investments or spending funds to have the greatest return on investment.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with other departmental Heads/Leads, other departments, outside agencies, vendors and state and federal auditors.
• Manage and oversee operations of the finance department to meet set goals and objectives.
• Developing and effectively implementing internal systems, business processes, SOPs, and organisational policies and procedures that ensure efficient and effective operations in finance.
• Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities
• Develop trends and projections for the company’s finances
• Advise on investment activities and provide strategies that the company should take
• Manage and coach an accounting team that can exhibit a great depth of the organisation’s values, and culture and show continuous growth in personal, departmental and organisational development.
• Up-to-date knowledge of industry standards for corporate finance administration, budget preparation and management, financial reporting, forecasting and financial analysis.
• Display in-depth understanding and application of leading practices in governance concerning finance in the workplace.

Requirements

• MBA / M.Sc in Finance
• At least 2 years senior management level experience in a reputable organization with 6+ years experience as a Financial Manager
• Must have ACCA / ACA / CFA
• Deep knowledge and use of relevant finance and data reporting tools/software
• A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
• Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations
• Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Excel and other MS-word and G-suite tools.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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