Group Head, Financial Planning & Reporting at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has been a part of the lives of Nigerians at home and abroad. Our global vision is to be a leading foods company in Africa providing high quality and affordable products in the most convenient ways to consumers through world class brands like Golden Penny Flour, Golden Penny Semovita, Goldenvita, Golden Pasta and Golden Noodles. The Company's flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Group Head, Financial Planning & Reporting

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Provide strategic direction for Group-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting processes.
• Drive data-informed decision-making through timely, insightful, and accurate management and financial reporting.
• Lead transformation in enterprise-wide planning and reporting capabilities to support short- and long-term business goals.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Forecasting:

• Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes across all Verticals
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment of financial plans with strategic objectives.
• Drive scenario planning and financial modelling for business decision support.
• Establish Group-wide FP&A frameworks, tools, and reporting standards.

Group Performance Reporting:

• Oversee preparation and presentation of monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports to the Group Executive Committee and Board.
• Monitor and analyse financial and operational performance metrics across the Group, providing actionable insights.
• Enhance the quality and timeliness of internal reporting to drive a performance management culture.

Financial directorship:

• Play the role of Finance Director for Golden Transport Business.
• Oversight monthly close.
• Do investment analysis and ensure all controls are in place in the Business.

People and Leadership:

• Provide leadership and coaching to the FP&A, Reporting, and Data Analytics teams.
• Promote continuous capability building and best practices across BU Finance teams.
• Drive a culture of high performance and analytical excellence.

Strategic Insight and Decision Support:

• Partner with Vertical Finance Directors and Strategy Teams to develop business cases and investment evaluations.
• Support Group Corporate Finance Director and the GCEO in long-range financial planning and strategic business reviews.
• Lead finance input into business transformation and capital allocation initiatives.

Systems, Tools & Process Improvement:

• Champion automation and digitization of planning and reporting processes.
• Improve reporting systems and dashboards to enhance real-time visibility and control.
• Ensure integration of financial planning with ERP and other business intelligence tools.

Required Skillset:

• Timely submission of budget and forecast cycles.
• Improvement in reporting efficiency and automation.
• Deep knowledge of IFRS and other regulatory frameworks.
• Accuracy of performance variance analyses.
• Adoption of standardized FP&A frameworks across Bus.

Qualifications & Experience

• First Degree / HND in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related fields.
• MBA or M.Sc. in Finance/Strategy/Analytics.
• Exposure to enterprise budgeting systems (e.g., Hyperion, ERP).
• 12 – 15 years relevant experience in FP&A, reporting, or business performance analysis in a large or multinational company.
• ICAN, ACCA, or CPA certification,
• An added advantage; CFA, CIMA.

How to Apply
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