Job Description
Job Purpose
- Plan and direct financial activities of the Nigeria ICM operations (Sales and Service) to ensure achievement of financial objectives and targets through optimum use of the company's financial resources.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the annual financial and operating plan, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting management, ensuring financial accuracy and integrity of reports in accordance with company policies.
- Facilitate decision making and financial performance appraisal, by producing management reports of actual performance, forecasts and variance analyses and by identifying trends per business units and drill down financial performances.
- Ensure accounting meets customer service standards providing compliance with Frigoglass policy and appropriate regulatory country requirements.
- Ensure accurate analysis of tax legislation and resolve all taxation issues that may arise.
- Ensure the Credit Control policy and the approval process of the Credit limits to customers.
- Coordinate, develop and maintain relationship with banks, fiscal consultants, lawyers (including company authorizations follow-up); external auditors and local tax authorities
- Manage the receivables collection process in collaboration with concerned departments.
- Manage the financial activities of the company to ensure conformity with stipulated guidelines, national & international legal regulations and accounting standards.
- Prepare monthly reports including profitability analysis, KPI reports, consolidated Profit &Loss.
- Analyze financial performance against key business metrics and document pertinent financial highlights that will enable management to determine progress against budgets.
- Manage and approve the cash-flow projections and prepare proposals for the minimization of financial risk.
- Monitor the financial agreements with customers and suppliers to ensure compliance with the existing contracts and group policies.
- Ensure the provision, proper operation & maintenance of IT system solutions to offer the necessary operating tools to the organization.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting or any other related discipline
- 7-10 years’ experience
- Member of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN)
- Tax expertise – Full knowledge of local tax regulations
- Good report writing skills – evaluation or situation analysis and recommendation
- Good knowledge and application of accounting and financial management
- Budgeting and financial reporting skills.