Finance Associate (Deputy Head of Finance Operations) Job at Corporate Headhunters

Corporate Headhunters - Our client is a rapidly growing social enterprise, with a mission to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job creation engine for unemployed youths in Nigeria. They offer a suite of services to rural, smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Finance Associate (Deputy Head of Finance Operations)
Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• We are currently looking for a Finance Associate for our client. She/he will also act as the Deputy Head Of Finance Operations.

Responsibilities

• Managing organizational planning and budget development, with the CEO.
• Develop schedule for investment transactions and analyze efficiency of same.
• Monitor effective reconciliation of all data and sales reports.
• Organizing operational data to determine costs of operations and establish standard costs.
• Analyze trends, revenues and financial commitment to project future revenues and expenses.
• Maintain cost analysis process, implement financial policies, provide forecast analysis to management.
• Provide creative solutions to reduce costs and improve financial performance.
• Conduct financial processes and procedures, prepare reports and supporting documents and provide regular updates to Finance Team.
• Consult with the finance team to guide and influence long term strategic thinking.
• Review monthly expenses to ensure that expenses are booked correctly and work with the finance team to make any necessary reclassification.
• Analyze data to ensure proper accounting procedures have been followed.
• Demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and apply them.

Qualification/Requirements

• Excellent communication skills: Fluent oral and written English.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking, Business or Economics (Master’s degree in finance and/or MBA preferred)
• At least 6 years of senior financial management role with accounting experience.
• Should have an understanding of IFRS Accounting Standards.
• Proficient in Excel Spreadsheets, MS Office and Financial Software applications.
• Bear strong analytical skills
• Positive attitude towards work and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to relate with people from different backgrounds
• Well informed on the Nigerian Agri-business environment

Remuneration
Salary and benefits are competitive, commensurate with experience.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send an updated copy of their CV to: recruitment@chhng.com with "Finance Associate" as subject of the email.