Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic financial leadership across the Group and its business units.
- Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with the company’s growth objectives.
- Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance management.
- Prepare and present accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to management.
- Monitor cash flow, working capital, liquidity, receivables, payables, and overall financial position.
- Establish and maintain robust financial controls, accounting policies, and approval processes.
- Monitor revenue, margins, operating costs, profitability, and financial performance across branches and business units.
- Provide management with financial analysis and recommendations to support commercial and operational decisions.
- Lead the preparation and coordination of statutory audits and ensure timely resolution of audit findings.
- Ensure compliance with applicable tax, accounting, regulatory, and financial reporting requirements.
- Oversee treasury operations, banking relationships, payments, and financial risk management.
- Review major contracts, investments, capital expenditure, and other significant financial commitments.
- Strengthen controls around inventory, procurement, sales collections, credit, expenses, and branch operations.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, improved profitability, and operational efficiency.
- Lead, develop, and performance-manage the finance and accounting team.
- Collaborate with HR, Operations, Procurement, Pharmacy, Retail, F&B, IT, Audit, and other departments on financial matters.
- Provide financial insights and business intelligence to support expansion and strategic initiatives.
- Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of the Group’s financial records.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Professional accounting qualification such as ICAN, ACCA, or equivalent is required.
- Minimum 10 years’ progressive experience in finance and accounting, with significant experience in senior financial management.
- Proven experience in a CFO, Finance Director, Financial Controller, or equivalent senior leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, management accounting, budgeting, taxation, treasury, audit, and financial controls.
- Demonstrated experience managing finance teams and working with senior management.
- Strong commercial and business acumen, with the ability to connect financial performance to operational results.
- Experience in retail, FMCG, pharmaceutical distribution, manufacturing, hospitality, or other multi-location businesses will be an advantage.
- Strong knowledge of Nigerian financial, tax, and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial/accounting systems.
- Experience with ERP systems and business intelligence/reporting tools is an advantage.
- High level of integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and attention to detail.
Application Closing Date
5th November, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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