Financial Controller Job in Lagos at Novo Nordisk

Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. The company also has leading positions within haemophilia care, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy.
Novo Nordisk employs approximately 40,700 employees in 75 countries, and markets its products in more than 180 countries.

Are you ready to re-define your career in a challenging and rewarding affiliate spanning 49 countries?

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Controller

Location: Lagos

The Job

• Financial Controller for Nigeria Region is based out of Nigeria (Lagos) and reports to Finance Manager in Dubai.
• As financial controller, your responsibilities will include driving all accounting responsibilities for Nigeria Region, such as booking entries, preparing financial statements, running monthly payroll, computing corporate and individual taxes, filing corporate taxes with local authorities, and ensuring that Nigeria Region is in line local laws and regulations.

• You hold a relevant B.Sc Degree (e.g. in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration).
• You should hold ICAN/ACCA or certified from other accredited accounting organization.
• You are problem-solving, result-oriented, and multi-tasking, who can work under pressure.
• You should present a strong business ethics understanding.
• You are flexible to work with different origins and cultures in difficult and changing environments.
• You have minimum 5 years of experience with an excellent knowledge of Nigeria accounting principles, tax laws and regulations, and payroll requirements.
• Experience with working on SAP is a plus.