Finance Control & Reporting Manager Job at Sabi
Sabi, founded with a solutions oriented approach to solving commercial challenges, has grown to become a significant player in global supply chain services, focusing on the processes involved in the sourcing and distribution of physical goods and commodities across diverse global markets. We blend innovative technology with intuition to create solutions to support supply chain management, sustainability and compliance, and financial services.
It goes beyond conventional service provision, serving as a dynamic tool for the growth of retail merchants, exporters, aggregators, distributors, importers, and manufacturers. Through Sabi's technology rails, businesses not only navigate challenges but expand their capabilities and reach on a global scale.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Position: Finance Control & Reporting Manager
Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full time
Job Summary
- As the Finance Controls & Reporting Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring the financial health and regulatory compliance to accounting standards and processes.
- In this role, you will provide guidance for all areas relating to financial reporting, including developing and maintaining accounting principles and best practices to ensure accurate and timely financial statements.
- The incumbent should have specific exposure/experience in Fintech and export related operations from a finance stance.
What you will be doing
Internal Controls:
- Design, implement, and monitor internal control systems, especially in areas with high transaction volumes like Sabi Market, exports operations and/or Financial services.
- Lead the identification and mitigation of risks, ensuring compliance with SOX, AML, US GAAP or similar financial regulations. Lead the implementation and maintenance of financial controls to ensure compliance with internal financial policies and external regulations (e.g., Sarbanes-Oxley, AML)
- Conduct regular audits of financial processes, ensuring adherence to internal controls and procedures.
- Ensure efficient cash flow management, particularly for export transactions and payment cycles
- Integrate controls into tech-driven finance systems, automating where possible to increase accuracy and efficiency.
Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate closely with business unit leaders, supply chain teams, and other related teams to align financial reporting with operational performance.
- Provide financial insights and guidance to for strategic decision-making.
- Lead cross-functional teams to resolve financial control issues, including inventory management, logistics, and cash flow.
Technology & Process Improvement:
- Partner with IT teams to leverage financial software and ERP systems for improved automation and accuracy in reporting.
- Lead initiatives to streamline financial processes across the Sabi Market, export operations, Fintech improving efficiency and reducing manual errors.
- Stay updated on emerging financial technologies relevant to Sabi Market, export financial services industries, implementing best practices for reporting and controls.
Financial Reporting:
- Oversee the preparation and review of financial statements, ensuring adherence to IFRS/GAAP standards.
- Collaborate with accounting teams to consolidate reports across Sabi Market, export and financial services divisions.
- Ensure timely and accurate submission of financial reports to management, auditors, and regulatory authorities.
- Analyze financial performance and provide insights and recommendations for improving profitability and financial health.
Requirements
Special Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field with ACA or ACCA & CISA certification is preferred.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in financial reporting, controlling, or audit roles, preferably in a fintech or financial services company.
- Strong understanding of IFRS, GAAP and other relevant accounting standards.
- Experience with consolidation and multi-entity financial reporting.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software with reconciliation processes.
- Strong understanding of internal controls, risk management, and regulatory compliance is essential.
- Self-motivated and strong analytical skills.
- Attention to detail, prioritization skill and time management.
- Proficiency in financial analysis, including the ability to interpret complex financial data and communicate insights effectively.
- Solid understanding of internal controls and compliance requirements.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire team members.
- Must be highly organized and able to deal with a high volume of data.
- ?Able to work proactively and independently with a team in a fast-paced environment.
Candidate Specification:
- Motivated by the mission of Sabi
- Pragmatic with quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail
- Driven, independent thinker and leader who can juggle multiple projects simultaneously with fast-changing priorities
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency.
- A focus on execution. Willing and able to get hands dirty.
- Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise, where you will need to set out a clear structure, method and outcomes yourself.
Our Process:
- Prescreening with the Talent team
- Interviews and Case Assessments with the Hiring team.
- Follow up interviews with Sabi Leadership team.
- Hiring Decision.
Benefits
- Rapid Career Growth
- Annual Training Budget
- Robust Health Coverage, including
- Optical Cover, and
- Dental Cover
- Wellness Programs, including
- Free Gym Cover
- Free Spa Cover
- Competitive Pension Plan
- Opportunity to work in other global office.
- Life Cover
- Performance Bonus
- Paid Vacation Days
- Fully-funded Team Bonding Activities.
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