Management/Financial Accountant

Recruiter
Dangote Group
Location
Obajana, Nigeria
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
08 Jul 2021
Closes
07 Aug 2021
Ref
549E65EEE9
Job role
Accountant, Financial accountant
Sector
Accounting - Public practice
Experience level
Qualified accountant
Job Summary
  • Manage and coordinate budgeting and management reporting procedures at the plant and ensure availability of up-to-date and accurate information on budgeted and actual financial activities, to support informed decision-making by management.
  • Key Duties and Responsibilities
    • Circulate the annual business planning guidelines/ assumptions and provide guidance to budget holders during the planning process the plant.
    • Oversee collation of budget inputs across the plant and prepare consolidated annual budget for the plant.
    • Monitor approved budget allocations by obtaining information on revenue and expenditure, and reporting variances on a monthly basis.
    • Drive periodic budget forecasting and recommend budget review as required.
    • Develop periodic and other ad hoc budget reports, forecasts and analysis.
    • Generate monthly business performance statements, noting major deviations from planned budget and risk areas and prepare variance analysis for Head, Plant Finance.
    • Manage journal entries on SAP (or other system) and check with relevant documents (e.g. GRN/ SRN, invoices, etc.) to ensure uniformity of details and accuracy of postings/ reconciliations for month-end or periodic management reporting.
    • Approve vouchers and journals for posting and manage reconciliation to various ledgers.
    • Allocate costs for central or joint expenditure to relevant cost centres in line with DCP's cost allocation policies.
    • Proffer relevant recommendations to the Head, Plant Finance on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions at the plant.
    • Provide Plant Management with complete, valid, accurate and timely reports for effective decision making.
    • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Head, Plant Finance.


Requirements

    • Education and Work Experience
      • Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Economics or other related discipline.
      • Relevant professional certification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA).
      • Minimum of ten (10) years relevant experience.
      • Skills and Competencies
        • Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.
        • Proven experience in planning, budgeting and forecasting activities.
        • Very sound business acumen - financial and commercial knowledge.
        • Strong communication and presentation skills.
        • Good leadership and people management skills.
        • Strong problem solving skills.
        • High ethical standards and integrity.
        • Ability to manage multiple priorities.
        • Working knowledge/ experience in the use of financial systems including SAP.
        • Good understanding of micro and macroeconomic indices and their impact on the cement business.
        • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of IFRS, finance best practices and other applicable reporting and accounting standards.


Benefits

  • Private Health Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Training & Development