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Senior Accountant Job Vacancy at ARM Capital Partners

Sep 2, 2015, 11:22 AM

ARM Capital Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asset & Resource Management Company (ARM) Limited, is an institutional manager of PE funds.

Currently, the Company is advising ARM PE Fund, a mid-market private equity fund, pursuing growth and expansion opportunities in Nigeria and, to a lesser extent, the rest of West Africa.
ARM was established in 1994, and has evolved into a leading asset management firm in Nigeria with a focus on asset management across a broad asset class.

At ARM, our people are our main asset, and the quality of advice and solutions that they provide is the underlying reason that we are able to build and sustain lasting relationships. The quality and breadth of our client base speaks to the quality of our people.

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Job description

Based in Ibadan, the company is a state-of-the-art manufacturer of non-alcoholic drinks and condiments
This role is responsible for preparing and analysing financial information as well as developing reporting tools and routines to ensure that the management makes well-informed decisions to ensure future stability, growth and profitability.
Summary of Duties:

Prepare statutory accounts, accurately and on time
Manage proactively the Management Accounting activity
Create and implement financial models to aid decision making
Develop and implement relevant KPIs and performance drivers and track them systematically
Provide regular cash management reports and forecasting
Ensure proper costing (factory accounting) and cost control measures
Other ad-hoc duties as requested
Prepare schedules and support annual audits
Prepare periodic financial analyses and business intelligence reports
Drive the annual forecasting and budget process
Create and implement a robust management reporting framework in order to facilitate fact-based decision making by management
Provide monthly variance analysis with commentaries
Commercial support and analysis to all functions across the organisation

Qualifications and Experience:

ACA or equivalent
Advanced Excel and business modelling skills
Proactive with making sense of available financial data with a view of improving operational efficiency
Able to interpret data swiftly and interested in understanding the business in-depth
Experience of working with an ERP system would be advantageous
4-10 years of relevant experience (accounting/ finance roles) in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the FMCG sub-sector
Demonstrable understanding of costing, budgeting and forecasting
Sound knowledge of IFRS