Latest Job Openings In A Renowned FMCG Company

CornerStone Staffing - Our client, a big player in the FMCG Industry, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:     Job Title: Junior Project Manager Location: Lagos Job Description

• We are looking for candidates that have various levels of project management experience that can support and manage the execution of projects that develop new capabilities, products and services.
• This is an exciting opportunity to work within a high growth team, with progression opportunities for high performers.

• Support wide range of projects of varying size
• Assist with creating/updating project plans and business process documents
• Manage/monitor actions to ensure that timeframes are being met
• Ensure that projects are operating within agreed budgets
• Identify and evaluate project risks/issues and advise on mitigation strategies
• Creation and management of appropriate project governance, framework and reporting
• Evaluate and provide recommendations for opportunities to provide business value
• Proven track record at building and leveraging long lasting relationships

• You posses working experience of 3+ years in project management
• Previous experience of Project Management or Junior Project Support roles.
• Undergraduate degree (e.g., BA, B.Sc) preferred or equivalent experience
• Exposure to project management within a corporate function
• Involvement with complex project environments
• Significant technical understanding of project management frameworks and methodologies
• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Any other relevant professional qualifications would be advantageous (e.g. PRINCE2).

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to apply a logical and analytical approach to work
• Ability to manage time, prioritise tasks and work under tight deadlines
• Highly analytical and ability to develop solutions to technical problems
• Proven ability to be a team player, while retaining ability to work independently with little supervision
• Professionally sceptical mind-set

• This role is responsible for the delivery of the financial and business processes and systems in line with corporate standards; the post holder will undertake specific work within Finance and contribute to improving functional efficiency.

• Ensure all relevant Cash Journals are balanced within 48 hours of banking being completed.
• Ensure all delegated banking activities are diligently carried out.
• To ensure all over the counter cash is banked in line with relevant policy and parked on SAP Cash Journals.
• To ensure appropriate procedures are adhered to when cash is received and to bank all cash and other instrument within ‎2 ‎days of receipt or immediately threshold of ‎cash holding‎ is attained.

• Ensure all invoices are checked within 24 hours of receipt and scanned within 48 hours; thus contributing to significant reduction of Open Purchase Orders and late payment to vendors.
• Ensure that scanned invoices are backed up on the Finance shared drive.

• Ensure documents and files for newly created vendors are properly filed and alphabetically for easy referencing
• Update the Vendor and Customer Master Database with every new creation/amendment of vendor and customer respectively.

• Ensure that all FI journal documents are filed according to their numbers and the month of posting.
• Participate in the preparation for internal audit and tax audit exercises; ensuring that all relevant files and documents are in place for smooth running of these audits.
• Ensure that Trip envelopes are properly logged in the Trip Register, backed up on the G-Drive and properly filed in the assigned shelf.

• Timely provision of assistance and support to other colleagues to enable them manage their delegated finances and comply with audit standards.

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting or related field
• 3-5 years' work experience in an FMCG
• Minimum of PE1 of ICAN/ACCA
• Advance proficiency in Microsoft Word processing and spreadsheet applications; ability to utilize database application
• Advanced level of Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, Vlookups, and nestedifs formulas)
• Ability to interpret Financial Data from various systems and in various formats

• Ability to learn new processes quickly
• Ability to manage multiple decision processes while working in a fast-paced paperless environment using multiple systems and databases
• Ability to resolve problems
• Excellent analytical and quick-decision making skills
• Strong attention to detail with highly organized, advanced office skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills