Financial Controller
On-site Lagos Full-time Mid-level Accounting
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at Lextorah LDS. Lagos · full-time.
Pay not stated Accounting salary
RoleAccounting
SeniorityMid-level
LocationLagos
WorkplaceOn-site
EmploymentFull-time
PostedMay 17, 2013
Role brief
financeroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Lead the finance team and keep its daily work organized, efficient and accurate
- Build budgets, forecasts and cash-flow plans, and manage treasury and cash activity
- Maintain accounting records and processes, then produce monthly consolidated profit-and-loss and balance-sheet reports
- Deliver statutory and internal reports on time while maintaining financial controls and systems
- Oversee payroll and handle tax and regulatory compliance across the finance function
What you bring
- More than ten years in a comparable financial-control role
- A full ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification, with financial control and management-reporting experience
- Experience leading an accounting team and strong Excel skills
Who this fits
This onsite Lagos role suits an experienced finance professional who is comfortable leading an accounting team and taking a hands-on approach. You should be confident making logical decisions and working with relevant accounting software.
From the employer
Our client a prominent company in the aerospace industry is seeking the right candidates to fill in the following positions.
- The financial controller oversees the day to day activities of the finance team and ensures the company finance function if organized and efficient and produces accurate financial and management accounts.
- Management of the finance function and overseeing the finance team.
- Preparation of budgets, forecasts and cash flows.
- Maintenance of financial ledgers and accounting processes
- Preparation of monthly consolidated Pand L and balance sheet.
- Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports.
- Implementation and maintenance of all financial controls and systems within the business.
- Cash management and treasury duties.
- Ensuring that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained.
- Overseeing the payroll process.
- Overseeing all tax regulatory compliance issues.
- More than 10 years experience in similar position
- Fully qualified ACA/ACCA (or equivalent) with previous financial control and management reporting experience.
- Experience in aviation industry would be advantageous
- You will be able to demonstrate your experience of managing an accounting team.
- The candidate should be a confident self-starter, with the ability to operate in a dynamic environment.
- You must be able to demonstrate good attention to detail, good judgment showing logical decision making, and a hands on approach.
- Computer literate with excellent excel skills and solid understanding of relevant accounting software principles.