A Conglomerate with diverse business interests in Nigeria & outside Nigeria is seeking suitable candidates to drive her finance strategy and operations within the capacity below:
Job Title: Group Chief Financial Officer
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full time
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum of 20 years of relevant finance and accounting work experience and minimum of 10 years as CFO / Senior Management experience
- Experience within an Owner Managed business an advantage
- Qualified Accountant (recognized international qualification)
- MBA will be an added advantage
Skills and Competencies:
- Strategic focus and forward looking, experienced in partnering with CEOs to develop and deliver business strategies
- Previous experience in financing and debt structure and proven track record of raising capital
- Familiarity with the Mergers and Acquisition process
- Strong knowledge of accounting and internal control principles, operational risk evaluation and governance frameworks in financial institutions
- Proven cash flow management skills
- Strong knowledge of IFRS accounting principles
- Thorough knowledge of relevant legislation and regulatory requirements as well as the ability to translate these into appropriate policies and procedures
- Evidence of business partnering / creating value in diverse businesses and acting as a consultant to the business
- Change management experience and can adapt to changing technology landscape
- Able to develop, implement and review as at when due an ideal capital structure for each of the businesses
- Management of forex risks and exposure to high volume transactions in local and foreign currencies
- Ability to develop and oversee a qualitative and quantitative fit for purpose scorecard for each business
- Experience / networking of the Nigeria banking sector
- Evidence of growing people and developing organisationalcapability
- Strong background in bookkeeping, accounts, finance, MIS, taxation, controls and processes
- Adept at engaging supporting talents for operational issues while focusing on strategy
Other Qualities:
- Strong people management skills
- Experienced in building high performing finance functions or transforming finance functions
- Has executive presence, carriage and can transition into CEO role in the medium to long term
- Mature, pragmatic and flexible with strong commercial judgment
- Entrepreneurial mindset and commercial business acumen
- Data driven analytical thinking
- Team leadership able to manage and lead the team.
Deadline: 6th November, 2020.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: babatunde.ayoku@ng.kpmg.com using “Group CFO” as the subject of the email.
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