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Job Title: Assistant Manager, Finance & Accounting
APM Terminals B.V – Lagos -Nigeria
At APM Terminals, the results you deliver matter. We will give you lots of responsibility right from the start and plenty of opportunities to achieve your full potential. For all of our employees, we offer fair, competitive compensation and rewards which include continuous development opportunities. Since our talented employees are the foundation of our company culture and our success, we reward performance in a way that promotes continued achievement.
We Offer
Value and team-based leadership.
•An open and engaging working environment.
•A wide range of international career opportunities.
•Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a dynamic environment.
•Competitive compensation packages
Key Responsibilities
Provide timely and accurate financial information / analysis of Maersk Line performance to Cluster Management
Overall responsible to ensure accurate General Ledger is maintained for all accounts including statutory.
Ensure timely preparation of monthly financials, schedules, reconciliation for Senior Finance Management review
Ensure Hermes is correctly and timely updated and signed-off
Prepare quarterly forecast for management review and upload the data in Hermes4cast.
Prepare/Assist Management in annual budget
Ensure monthly reconciliation and internal control files are timely updated for Senior Finance Management review
To co-ordinate with GSC and ensure that off-shored tasks are carried out timely, accurately and completely
To oversee the operations of the Payables function to ensure vendors are paid accurately and efficiently
To oversee the performance of Receivables function to ensure customer invoices are correctly and timely issued.
Drive identification of local opportunities to improve profitability
To be responsible for risk management surrounding payments and receipts
Outstanding receivables management
Ensure that local finance and controls are complete, accurate and timely in line with global guidelines and local laws and regulations
Ad hoc reporting
Who we are looking for
Requires a university degree in business or accounting. Qualification as a Chartered Accountant or Certified Public Accountant, or equivalent is preferable.
Requires at least th five years of progressively more responsible general accounting and finance experience preferably in the private sector, and in transportation or related industry.
Must have a working knowledge of Management Accounting fundamentals and its applications.
Must be familiar with best practices in the professional field of accounting and financial analysis.
Must be familiar with finance and banking concepts and the tools for analyzing financial decisions, based on modern financial theory, including such things as discounted cash flow techniques, capital budgeting and valuation; investment decisions, analysis of corporate financial policy, including capital structure, cost of capital, financial markets, and merger and acquisition activities.
Must be familiar with commercial law, credit agreements, concession and management agreements, and other related legislation, decrees, and legal opinions.
Must have thorough understanding and working knowledge of accounting specific software. Requires proficiency in various software applications and programs, specifically EXCEL spreadsheets.
Requires excellent analytical skills, including the ability to extract, compile and analyze data.
How to Apply
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