Finance Controller (LAGRIDE)
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Job Summary
- The Finance Controller will oversee the company’s accounting, financial reporting, compliance, and internal control activities.
- The role is responsible for ensuring accurate financial records, timely reporting, effective financial controls, and compliance with applicable regulatory and company requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and inventory accounting, including timely reconciliation of supporting schedules.
- Supervise the preparation and review of monthly financial statements and management reports, ensuring timely submission to management and relevant stakeholders.
- Monitor the company’s financial performance, cash flow, working capital, and key financial indicators.
- Ensure compliance with applicable IFRS, tax, statutory, and internal control requirements.
- Identify financial risks, control gaps, and discrepancies, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
- Coordinate monthly inventory counts and ensure proper reconciliation of physical and accounting records.
- Review and approve payment vouchers, sales invoices, journals, and other financial documents in line with approved policies.
- Coordinate and support internal and external audits, including preparation of required schedules and documentation.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and variance reporting.
- Supervise and provide guidance to the finance and accounting team, ensuring accuracy and timely completion of deliverables.
- Liaise with auditors, banks, tax authorities, suppliers, and other relevant stakeholders on finance-related matters.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree/MBA is an advantage.
- ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent professional accounting certification is an advantage.
- 5–10 years of relevant experience in accounting, auditing, or finance, with experience in a managerial or supervisory role. Experience in FMCG, manufacturing, automotive, retail, or other inventory-driven industries is an advantage.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP & IFRS, financial reporting, taxation, budgeting, financial analysis, internal controls, and accounting/ERP systems.
Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Strong leadership and people-management skills.
- Ability to manage financial operations.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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