• Application Deadline:
• Position: Purchase to Pay Lead, Nigeria


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• City Oregun


• Job Field Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain 
  

Job Requisition ID: R-62945

Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job

• As a member of the Finance Function, you are responsible to the Financial Controller for the efficient management of local suppliers.


• Responsible for payments to suppliers as stipulated in the contracts signed by Unilever   and the Supplier.


• Exploit IT systems (Fourth Shift Excel etc) to track suppliers invoices up to payment/filing stage.


• Reconciliation of suppliers’ accounts.

Main Accountabilities

• Payments to suppliers


• Ensure suppliers are paid within agreed credit terms.


• Identify and address any weakness in the creditor management and accounts payable process


• Reconciliation of suppliers accounts


• Ensure suppliers accounts are reconciled monthly   


• Issues arising are cleared by end of following month.


• Ensure the dividend account is reconciled monthly and issues resolved promptly.

Results:

• Make sure all major expenditures are captured in the month in which they occur.


• Ensure accruals are made for services rendered without invoices at month ends.


• Provide credible OCF forecast for creditors.


• Ensure a follow up on stale and unpresented cheques.


• Oversee the reconciliation and clearing of long outstanding of IOU’s on the advance account.


• Ensure that the unvouchered account is reconciled at month end.

Functional Skills

Decision Support:

• Identify and Frame the Issue


• Structure & Integrate Information


• Model & Analyse Data


• Recommend, Communicate and Act on Findings


• Employ Effective Partnering Skills

Steering Business Performance:

• Set Goals


• Create Plans


• Manage Forecasting Process


• Allocate Resources


• Measure Business Performance


• Align Rewards

Information Management:

• Engage with Businesses to create pull for information


• Create and manage common information management platforms


• Manage Information Operations

Financial Transaction Processing:

• Implement Transaction Processing Systems


• Operate Accounting system


• Generate Routine Accounting Records and Financial Reports


• Manage in-house and Outsourced Financial Shared Services (FSS)


• Provide Financial Shared Services

Financial Accounting:

• Determine and apply correct accounting treatments


• Manage Financial Reporting


• Manage external reporting and audit

Corporate Governance:

• Uphold Fiduciary Responsibilities


• Establish Financial/Holding Structures and Policies

Risk Management & Internal Controls:

• Identify & Mitigate Operational, Financial and Business Risks


• Manage Financial Internal Control Systems and Policies


• Manage Operational Internal Control Systems and Policies


• Conduct Audits

Treasury Management:

• Establish Optimal Financial Structures


• Manage Cash


• Manage Financial Risks


• Maintain Banking Relations


• Manage Pensions Investments


• Manage Insurance and Risk Control Programme

Taxation:

• Execute Tax Strategy


• Manage Tax Risk and Tax Reporting


• Manage Fiscal Relations


• Uphold Integrity in Tax Matters

Acquisitions, Alliances and Divestments:

• Identify Opportunities & Candidates


• Evaluate Options


• Execute A&D


• Manage Completion and Post Completion Activities


• Build Alliances

Investor Relations:

• Understand Financial Markets: trends, organization and operations


• Analyse Unilever, Industry and Competitors


• Manage Communication effectively.


• Manage Relationships & Programs

General Skills

• Business Strategy and Formulation


• Business Planning and Implementation


• Project Management


• Change Management


• Business Process Design and Management


• Information Management


• Application and Exploitation of Information Technology


• Negotiation