Chief Financial Officer (Anambra) needed at Proten

Job Description

• Develop and implement financial strategies to support the company’s growth and profitability goals
• Lead the finance team, providing guidance and support to ensure accurate financial reporting and analysis for multiple entities
• Manage the financial planning and analysis function, including forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis for multiple entities
• Oversee the accounting function, ensuring compliance with local and international accounting standards and regulations
• Develop and maintain relationships with investors and other external stakeholders, including banks and financial institutions
• Lead the treasury function, managing cash flow and liquidity
• Oversee the audit preparation in a timely fashion
• Develop and implement internal controls and processes to ensure the integrity of financial information across multiple entities
• Participate in strategic planning and decision making as a member of the executive leadership team
• Monitor and analyse industry trends, and provide insights and recommendations to senior leadership
• Ensure financial systems are up to date and properly used
• Manage corporate financing, refinancing, and manage the relations with banks and other lending institutions
• Design and implement risk management policies, including financial, credit, and exchange risks

Qualifications

• Proven experience as CFO, financial controller or senior member of the finance team. (Minimum of 5 years working in a senior finance role)
• Experience with fund raising, investor management and corporate finance activities
• Experience with setting up/ utilizing a leading financial management software
• Relevant undergraduate degree and professional certification; Master’s degree in a relevant field is desirable
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, comfortable with numbers
• Ability to strategize and solve problems
• Excellent interpersonal, networking and communication skills
• Strong leadership and organizational skills