Financial Controller

Mindfield Resources – Our client, a leading FMCG company within the manufacturing industry, operating with exceptional market coverage and insight supported by fantastic people.

We are recruiting suitably qualified candidates, to fill the position below:

Job Position: Financial Controller
Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-Time Regular

Your Role

• You would play a major role in supporting the General Manager in the creation and enhancement of shareholder value through the development and execution of business strategies.
• Managing a highly diverse team of finance professionals you would develop and monitor the capital expenditure, prepare the financial budgets for presenting to the leadership team.
• The need of the hour is an individual who has an entrepreneurial mind-set, has strategic content with excellent executional capabilities.
• Deep dive into the financial planning, due diligence for any major projects, acquisitions, launches, capacity enhancement etc.
• You need to have prior experience in the consumer goods industry, preferably should have worked on a revenue management role at some point of your career…developing a deep insight into the operational side of the business.

Managing Expectations:

• At Mindfield we are driven by mutually agreed KPIs and service levels.
• Exceptional results can only be delivered when we understand both our key stakeholders clients and candidates. Keeping this in mind we would request that when applying for a role do take cognizance of the “must haves” to avoid disappointment. Sometimes positions take time to close and there could be delay in us responding to you but respond we will.
• Look forward to a long term relationship.

Requirements
Must Have:

• 10-15 years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting/Business CPA/ CA desirable.
• Entrepreneurial mind-set, has strategic content with excellent executional capabilities.
• We need the person to hit the ground running as there is no time for a learning curve.
• Crisp and effective communicator with the ability to take unpopular decisions for the greater business objective and still carry the team with you.