Corporate Finance Controller
Corporate Finance Controller
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Job Description
Contract Type: Permanent (Full Time)
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
About Company: Our client is a leading agricultural investment platform committed to enhancing Africa s agricultural value chain through strategic financing and development initiatives.
The Company is looking to hire a highly skilled and experienced Corporate Finance Controller to oversee the financial operations and support strategic investment initiatives of the organization. S/he must have a strong foundation in finance or audit coupled with handson investment experience in a dynamic and fastpaced environment.
Job Objectives:
Ensure Financial Integrity:
Oversee accurate financial reporting compliance and internal controls to safeguard the company s assets and support informed decisionmaking.
Drive Investment Strategy:
Support evaluation structuring and execution of investment opportunities aligned with the companys strategic goals across the agricultural value chain.
Enhance Financial Performance:
Monitor and optimize financial performance across the organization and portfolio companies to ensure sustainable growth and profitability.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee the finance function of the company including finance operations financial planning and financial reporting.
Build financial models in Excel based on historical information and other available industryspecific operating metrics.
Determine appropriate valuations of investment projects through detailed analysis using ROI IRR and payback period.
Manage the company s finances including capital raising investment risk management and capital allocation.
Provide executives with clear insights on drivers of business growth risks opportunities and investment strategies.
Prepare financial statements business activity reports and forecasts.
Oversee the staffing and management of the finance division.
Prepare and maintain annual budget and forecast; provide detailed analysis of variances.
Ensure the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations including statutory accounting and tax issues.
Manage all relationships with bankers and providers of capital.
Responsible for the preparation of all management reports forecasts budgets analyses and making recommendations to executive management.
Monitor and provide advice on key indicators of revenue expense liquidity and profit.
Analyze funding needs to ensure that adequate funds are available to meet daily operational expenses and emergencies.
Manage liquidity and ensure that yields on financial assets are maximized.
Oversee bank account management and payment transactions to ensure compliance with the appropriate procedures and approval authority.
Facilitate and maintain relevant relationships with financial service providers such as banks payment service providers lenders and investors.
Review bank statements daily to ascertain the correctness of charges commissions and posted transactions.
Manage and maintain proper controls over treasury accounts bank accounts banking processes and other treasury systems to allow easy disbursement reconciliation and replenishment.
Requirements
Minimum of a university degree or equivalent in Accounting Finance Economics or a related field
Minimum of 8 years working experience in the investment finance and audit industry
Needs to be a certified Accountant (either ICAN CIMA or ACCA membership)
Advanced proficiency with MS Excel experience with datasets VBA Power Query Power Pivot or Power BI
Familiarity with the Scrum method
Excellent communication and leadership abilities
Strong analytical strategic thinking and problemsolving skills
Benefits
Compensation: Base Pay is BTW N1m 1.2m monthly net plus other interesting benefits
Employment Type
Full Time
