Job Summary

The Finance Manager will record all financial records, ensuring compliance with company policies, and preparing monthly management accounts with detailed analysis.

Your work also involves providing insightful financial analysis to guide strategic decisions, ensuring compliance with financial and tax regulations, leading a team of financial and administrative assistants, and developing daily financial operations within the company.

Additionally, as the Finance Manager you will consult with the Group Finance on funding options and recommendations for cost-reducing solutions, participate in project analysis and ad-hoc requests, and validate plans.

You will report to the Head of Finance – West Africa

Responsibilities

• Record all financial records and ensure they are following company policies.
• Monthly general ledger reconciliation.
• Prepare monthly management accounts including detailed analysis of movements in main line items.
• Provide insightful commercial information and financial analysis to guide strategic and operational decisions across the company.
• Ensure all accounting activities and internal audits comply with financial and tax regulations
• Lead a team of financial and administrative assistants and provide feedback to improve performance.
• Consult Group finance about funding options and recommend cost-reducing solutions
• Participate in project analysis, validation of plans, and ad-hoc requests
• Develop, document, and implement daily financial operations within the company (payroll, invoicing, tax remittance, and other transactions).

Experience, Skills And Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or any related field required
• Master’s degree in business, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Five (5) years experience in a finance role, including managing a team of financial analysts or associates.
• Experience leading the financial reporting for your department, company, or functional area
• Excellent team member management skills to coordinate across our teams