Head of Finance at HR-EX Consulting

HR-EX Consulting partners with small businesses looking for affordable HR professional advisory and services. In practice, we operate as an outsourced HR department and provide professional HR services for small businesses for a fraction of the cost of hiring a full-time staff.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Finance

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Responsibilities

Work in conjunction with all department heads to ensure maximum profitability and strategize ways to minimize waste and control costs.
Provide critical assessment of all budgets and cost projections.
Ensure the Company’s compliance with relevant statutory law and financial regulations.
Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost reduction as well as monitoring actual versus budgeted expenses.
Addressing negative customer feedback relating to finance.
Preparing the payroll schedule and disbursement to staff.
Ensure Standard Operating procedures and internal control policies in place are strictly adhered to.
Developing strategies and plans for the long-term financial goals of the organization as well as directing budgets to meet these goals.
Monitor and control cash flow to enable the organization to meet its business and investment needs.
Setting credit rating criteria, determining credit ceilings, monitoring of receivables, aging, and following up with payment.
Review payment processes and procedures.
Give financial advice to management for decision-making.
Liaising with both internal and external auditors to ensure periodic monitoring is carried out.
Develop financial strategy, including risk minimization plans and opportunity forecasting.
Ensure the accuracy, reliability, completeness, and integrity of the Company’s financial statement in line with local and international statutory requirements (Local GAAP, IFRS, IAS, etc)
Produce and analyze periodic results and KPIs (Financial& Operations) in accordance with the company’s policies.
Coordinate the Company’s annual statutory audit and periodic review activities with independent auditors.
Supervision ofthe finance/account officers and assistants.
Prepare the Company’s annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
Any other duties assigned.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
5 - 7 years of proven experience as a head of finance or a similar position.
Solid understanding of financial management and accounting.
Proven ability to control cost and attention to detail.
Strong aptitude for math and analytical skills.
Professional and proactive work ethic.
The ability to create and maintain good relationships with customers.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Proficiency in accounting software and broad knowledge of accounting principles.
Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.
Strong leadership qualities, and managerial, and organizational skills.
Effective time management skills and the ability to multitask.