Head of Finance Vacancy in a leading Travel and Tours Agency in Nigeria

⏲ Nov 2, 2015, 11:22 AM
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At RS Hunter, we believe our clients have the resources, what we do is to galvanise, advice, and partner with our clients to understand the peculiarities of their businesses and then offer the best HR solutions and strategies that work.

Our objective is to focus on creating an overall people driven value through training, expert HR advisory services and value enhancement to our clientsin small business medium sector range while providing support to larger organisations in the areas of recruitment and executive selection

Job Title: Head of Finance

A leading Travel and Tours Agency in Nigeria, currently seeks for a professional, analytical and highly innovative individual, to fill the position of Head of Finance.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Directly supporting the Managing Director with respect to the execution of engagements/ transactions within Finance function, which will include preparation of financial information and data for review by the Managing Director
Taking ownership of the company’s business plan to ensure that budgets submitted from departments/units are consistent with corporate objectives
Understanding the organization’s 5-Year business plan and strategy
Strong grasp of Excel and the ability to build, monitor, review and update complex financial models and analyses
Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting techniques, as well as proficiency with financial statement analysis and projection
Participating in various marketing and recruiting activities of the Company
Working closely with various departments/units to ensure that appropriate accounting methodology is used in their budgeting process and to monitor, review and validate the assumptions supporting their business models / plans
Organizing and leading a (weekly / monthly) meeting with the finance team, where key financial information can be shared and disseminated
Responsible for driving key discussion topics and the agenda for each meeting
Attending monthly budget sessions with the management team ensuring:
Validity of budget assumptions;
Financial metrics and targets are consistent with the company’s strategy

Skills and Requirements

Strong leadership and management experience
Strong attention to detail and strong analytical ability
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Candidates will be extremely smart, with particularly strong quantitative, writing and interpersonal skills
Candidates will be very comfortable working in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Strong academic record (or equivalent), with a demonstrably high degree of numerical, verbal and analytical competence
He/she will be able to demonstrate an enthusiasm & interest for working in the travel sector
Personable team player, with the ability to gain the confidence and trust of both colleagues
Prepared to travel locally
Must be able to multi task and work closely with individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds
Must have a good understanding of the travel sector, including business strategy and operations, processes, revenue and cost components and drivers of the measures of profitability and return on investment, for modeling purposes.