Job Description
Job Summary
- The Finance & Operations Lead will be responsible for overseeing the company’s financial health and ensuring efficient day-to-day operations.
- This role combines strategic financial management with operational execution, ensuring compliance, cost efficiency, process improvement, and business scalability.
- The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, and capable of supporting leadership with data-driven insights.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and manage budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections.
- Oversee book-keeping, payroll, expense tracking and reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
- Monitor costs, margins and profitability, recommending improvement strategies.
- Support pricing decisions and financial planning.
- Oversee daily business operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
- Design, document, and improve operational processes and workflows.
- Manage procurement, inventory and vendor relationships.
- Coordinate cross-functional activities between finance, sales, logistics, and administration.
- Ensure compliance with Nigerian statutory requirements (PAYE, VAT, WHT, Pension).
- Communicate financial information clearly to non-finance teams.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree/ HND in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
- Professional certification (ICAN) is an added advantage.
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in finance and/or operations management.
- Experience in retail, fashion, logistics or e-commerce is a plus.
Requirements:
- Strong financial management and accounting skills.
- Solid understanding of operations management and process improvement.
- High proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Excellent communication and reporting skills.
- High level of integrity, attention to detail, and accountability.
- Preferably a male for gender balance.