Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Lagos - Nigeria

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Deputy CFO is a critical executive leadership role accountable for enterprise-wide financial assurance capital management and risk-based fiscal governance. The incumbent will act as a trusted advisor to the CFO and Senior Executives fostering financial transparency control integrity and compliance with Nigerian and international accounting standards (IFRS). This is a transformational role aimed at driving a forward-looking agile and digitally enabled finance function that supports the companys investment and growth agenda in the energy sector.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as a key advisor to the CFO and senior leadership on financial strategy capital allocation and internal control frameworks.

Monitor financial trends emerging economic risks and tax legislation to ensure the organization is always compliant with FIRS guidelines oil and gas fiscal regulations and other applicable financial laws.

Establish and maintain a comprehensive financial framework including budgeting policies treasury monitoring programs and financial reporting mechanisms.

Lead the development and enforcement of a strong fiscal discipline and ethics culture across the enterprise to safeguard company assets.

Collaborate with the Enterprise Risk Management team to ensure robust financial risk assessments are embedded in downstream and midstream trading activities.

Proactively identify liquidity gaps emerging financial threats and areas for cost optimization and operational improvement.

Develop effective testing monitoring and financial control systems to detect and prevent leakages fraud or reporting inefficiencies.

Qualifications :

Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Economics or a related quantitative field. An MBA or a relevant Masters degree (e.g. MSc in Finance or Financial Management) is highly preferred.

Professional certifications such as ICAN (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria) or ACCA are mandatory. Additional certifications like CFA CITN or CMA are strongly required.

Minimum of 1215 years of progressive experience in financial management treasury and corporate accounting with at least 5 years in a senior leadership capacityspecifically within the oil and gas downstream or midstream sectors.

Deep knowledge of the Nigerian financial and regulatory environment including IFRS reporting standards FIRS tax regulations Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange guidelines and the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

Strong experience in capital raising working capital management trade finance (Letters of Credit) and managing complex financial audits within a high-volume trading environment.

Leadership Attributes

Strategic and critical thinker with deep business insight into market volatility margin optimization and the financial complexities of the energy industry.

High ethical standards and a proven track record in organizational trust-building and maintaining rigorous internal controls.

Exceptional communication presentation and stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage relationships with banks regulators and the Board.

Ability to lead change and drive enterprise-wide culture shifts toward fiscal discipline cost reduction and financial transparency.

Digitally aware with a strong understanding of systems-based controls ERP systems (such as SAP Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics) and advanced financial modeling tools.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time