Financial Controller Job at African Management Services Company (AMSCO), Lagos

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A leading expert on the unique and extreme challenges that scarcity of human capital in Africa poses, African Management Services Company (AMSCO) has been providing human capital solutions to African industries for more than 25 years. We work with a wide variety of clients ranging from private and public investors, SMEs and large companies through to industry associations and governmental organizations with a vision to grow African businesses - assist them to become globally competitive, profitable and sustainable. AMSCO grew out of the African Training and Management Services Project (ATMS), a joint initiative of International Finance Corporation (IFC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and African Development Bank (AfDB). Job Title:  Financial Controller

  Agriculture/Forestry, Nigeria Lagos TBA - TBA The position requires a highly motivated, professional, qualified and experienced Financial Controller to join the growing company team. The Position The position requires a highly motivated, professional, qualified and experienced Financial Controller to join the growing company team. The position will be filled with an experienced, holistic while hands-on minded individual with strong senior accounting department and administrative management experience a similar manufacturing company. The candidate will be required to manage the accounts, finance and administrative activities of the company, including but not limited to building and managing the department, working on product costing, cost allocations, analysis and monitoring, overhead and reoccurring costs forecasting and analysis, comparing such to budgets, investigating anomalies, assessing funding options and discussions with financial institutions, fulfilling regulatory requirements, managing company business permits and licenses etc. The position is expected to provide regular reports to the managing director and other senior management. Job Roles/Responsibilities: Provide Financial Leadership within the company Contribute to Financial Strategy decisions Take broad visionary responsibility as well as hands on management of the company’s department Keeping financial accounts of the Company in accordance with appropriate accounting standards; Follow-up and interactions with the external and internal auditors; All accounting activities Internal control and monitoring Financial planning and reporting Financial Analysis. Responsibility for best practice governance standards and documentary support for all transactions. Key Skills/Experience: 5 years experience in a similar role Experience in a similar role in a manufacturing environment Experience managing and leading a team Experience sourcing and negotiating finance with lending institutions Quickbooks or similar accounting software experience essential Other Benefits: TBA Closing date: 1 December 2015 Ref: AWA000010/IB How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here to Apply

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