Contract Job for a Management Accountant in a multinational logistics and distribution company

Best Search Recruitment Limited - Our client is a multinational logistics and distribution company, is recruiting to fill the position of:


Job Title: Management Accountant (10 Months Contract)
Location: Lagos
Summary
This role is responsible to prepare, develop and analyze financial information to ensure that the management makes well-informed decisions to ensure future stability, growth and profitability.

Summary of Duties

• Manage Management Accounting activity on a daily basis
• Prepare statutory accounts, accurately and on time
• Prepare periodic financial analyses and business intelligence reports
• Develop and implement relevant KPIs and performance drivers and track them systematically
• Provide regular cash management reports and forecasting
• Ensure proper costing (factory accounting) and cost control measures
• Other ad-hoc duties as requested
• Prepare schedules and support annual audits
• Create and implement a robust management reporting framework in order to facilitate fact-based decision making by management
• Drive the annual forecasting and budget process
• Provide monthly variance analysis with commentaries
• Commercial support and analysis to all functions across the organization
• Create and implement financial models to aid decision making

• A Degree in accounting or business is essential, preferably with a Masters degree
• Associate member of CIMA, ICAN or ACCA
• Advance Excel and business modelling skills
• Proactive with making sense of available financial data with a view of improving operational efficiency
• Able to interpret data swiftly and interested in understanding the business in-depth
• Experience of working with an ERP system would be advantageous
• 2-5 years experience in the FMCG industry accounting/ finance roles
• Demonstrates understanding of costing, budgeting and forecasting
• Have a sound knowledge of IFRS
• Good knowledge of relevant accounting package