We re recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Financial Controller
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Summary
- The financial controller performs effective risk management and plans the organisation’s financial strategy.
- The ideal candidate must be well-versed in all aspects of financial systems, controls and management ranging from accounting to broad investment and banking operations.
- The candidate will be an excellent leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills. He or she must be a highly motivated, result-oriented manager able to work under pressure.
Key Functions
- Participating in executive management and making decisions on the running of the company;
- Setting up and managing the financial and accounting functions of the airline;
- Driving the company’s financial planning; Maintaining systems and controls
- Performing risk management by analysing the organization’s liabilities and investments;
- Raising and managing funds from various local and international sources to meet the capital and investment needs of the airline
- Managing cash and liquidity risks;
- Ensuring regulatory financial, tax and reporting
Duties / Responsiblities
- Drive the company’s financial planning, budgeting, controls and company growth
- Perform risk management by analyzing the organization’s liabilities and investments
- Decide on investment strategies by considering cash and liquidity risks
- Ensure cash flow is appropriate for the organization’s operations
- Overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Financial and Management Accounting functions.
- Supervise all finance personnel (controllers, treasurers, accounting officers, analysts )
- Manage vendor relationships and procurements
- Prepare reliable current and forecasting reports
- Set up and oversee the company’s finance IT systems
- Ensure compliance with the law and company’s policies
- Develop and manage relationships with investors and financiers
- Ensure efficiency of the company’s operations including advising on best practices to increase the bottom line
- Overseeing commercial decision-making from tender analysis, margin analysis, pricing analysis etc
- Ensure compliance with tax laws and other regulatory financial requirements including auditing
- Ensure full and timely financial reporting by international financial reporting standards
- Recruitment, training, mentoring and development of staff in the department and company on financial-related matters.
Experience & Qualifications
- BSc / BA in Accounting, Finance or relevant field; MSc/MBA is a plus.
- 10+ Proven experience as finance officer/chief account or relevant role in a senior financial managerial position with a proven record of success
- In-depth knowledge of corporate financial law and risk management practices
- Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods
- Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods
- Proficiency in the use of MS Office and accounting software
- Ability to strategize and solve problems
- Strong leadership and organizational skills
- Extensive relationships in the financial system
- Knowledge of the aviation industry
- Excellent communication and people skills
- An analytical mind, comfortable with numbers
- CPA/ACCA/ACA is required
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs with Cover Letters to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the email.
Deadline: June 30, 2024
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