Financial Controller at Ascentech Services Limited Full Time

Job Title: Financial Controller
Location: Ojota, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Our client is seeking to hire a qualified candidate with a solid finance and accounting experience in the manufacturing sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate month-end and year-end closing activities to ensure timely close and reporting.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of the company’s financial performance using relevant KPIs.
• Oversee preparation of the group consolidated management accounts every month.
• Review and validate general ledger entries on the ERP for accuracy and completeness.
• Review and validate all invoices (both customer and supplier) and accounting schedules (e.g., fixed asset register, payment schedules, receivables aging analysis).
• Oversee the reconciliation of intercompany accounts across the group.
• Monitor cashflow balances and debt obligations across the group.
• Supervise credit risk management process including supporting collection of receivables.
• Monitor FX risks and hedging instruments across the group.
• Coordinate all audit activities including statutory and tax audits to ensure timely completion.
• Supervise financial operations of subsidiary companies.
• Monitor tax compliance and ensure all tax obligations are paid and filed on time.
• Oversee the implementation of accounting policies and recommend improvements where necessary.
• Conduct frequent review of accounting processes and internal controls and advise management on risk areas and mitigating strategies.
• Monitor updates in financial laws and regulations and advise management on compliance.
• Provide technical advice on financial reporting issues.
• Supervise and coach Finance team members

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or other related disciplines
• Chartered accounting qualification (ICAN or ACCA) is required.
• Experience: Minimum of 15 years of work experience in accounting, finance, or audit, with a minimum of 10 years in a supervisory position.
• Not more than 45 years.

Application Closing Date
17th July, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.