• Application Deadline:
• Position: General Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 10 - 12 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Job Purpose

• Responsible for providing quality control and oversight of the company’s budget estimates and spending projections for completeness and accuracy

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning


• Oversee the overall monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the Company's financial performance


• Prepare and maintain metric-driven financial models used to forecast and evaluate the Company’s profitability


• Develop and manage financial analysis procedures, in addition to identifying remedial actions


• Conduct financial analysis, modeling, forecasting, and reporting for efficient financial operations


• Manage the company’s annual planning and budgeting process


• Formulate accurate and reliable predictive forecast models with the use of financial reporting and cash flow information


• Assess historical data, forecast future results, analyze and explain budget variances


• Review analysis results, provide investment, and lead strategic business decisions


• Identify cost-savings opportunities for the business operations


• Coordinate the periodic preparation and analysis of forecast


•  Establish a budget and operating benchmarks, to assist in the preparation of periodic forecasts


• Lead the process to forecast all direct spending and align indirect/overhead resource allocations in the company


• Advise the leadership team on direct spending trends

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 – 12 years of proven work experience with prior experience managing the Financial Planning & Analysis function.


• Minimum of 7 years in senior finance role


• Proficient knowledge of Accounting reporting standards


• Sound knowledge of the Microsoft Office suites


• Knowledge of the SAP ERP system


• ICAN/ACCA is required


• Proficient knowledge of Accounting reporting standards


• Sound knowledge of the Microsoft Office suites


• Knowledge of the SAP ERP system