Whytecleon Limited – Our client desires for immediate employment a highly skilled and dynamic professional for the position below:
Job Title: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
- As a key business partner, this hands-on role will lead the business to strong profitability and attractive returns on capital.
- The CFO reports to the CEO with the Head of Accounts as direct reports.
Requirements
Skills and background needed:
Skills and background needed:
- Minimum 10 years business experience
- Recent and relevant fundraising experience
- Cost accounting in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with small companies; works independently and takes initiative
- Strong financial modeling and analysis skills
- Knowledge of accounting and best practices
- Experience with manufacturing companies, MRP and ERP systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to make presentations to the Board of Directors
- Ability to work collaboratively with CEO and Leadership Team
- Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting, MBA a plus
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising (Equity and Debt):
- Optimize capital structure and cost of capital targeting with a focus on reducing cost and quantum of working capital and increasing intervention term funding
- Partner with CEO to raise equity as required to support growth.
Strategy:
- Strategic planning and financial analysis of various options and scenarios as company approaches important decisions in marketing, product development, procurement, manufacturing costs and capabilities.
- Use of market analysis and manufacturing information in business planning.
- Understand cost drivers to set product direction and manufacturing/sourcing strategy.
- Analyze unit economics for key product lines and estimate return on capital for proposed investments.
Operations:
- Drive development and review of operating budgets/plans
- Identify, establish, prepare and review appropriate internal controls
- Enterprise risk management including property/casualty insurance and data security
Reporting:
- Establish and review appropriate external reports including Board of Directors packages, tax returns, valuation reports, and audit package
- Identify, establish and review appropriate internal reports including monthly management reports, forecasts and cash flow projection
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: recruitment@whytecleon.com with this CFO as subject of the mail.
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