Senior Finance Officer Dangote Group

Job Summary

• Assist in the reconciliation of all Departmental GL accounts and ensuring that appropriate procedures and controls have been followed.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the coordination of all activities leading to the preparation of month-end financial and management report for the department.
• Assist in the preparation of month-end financial statements and analysis of expenditures for assigned functional area.
• Review all Departmental costs to ensure that the right amount and cost centres have been used.
• Ensure that all costs for the month under review have been captured.
• Reconcile all expenditure vouchers and Store Issue Reservations against GL balances and explain discrepancies.
• Provide assistance in resolving queries.
• Ensure that general ledger accounts are properly maintained, reconciled and discrepancies are promptly addressed.
• Identify control issues such as undefined balances, un-posted entries etc. and raising queries for resolution of these issues.
• Investigate budget variances and provide explanation to management.
• Ensure compliance with DCC finance and accounting policies and procedures.

• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Head of Finance and Admin.

Requirements

Key Requirements

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Accounting or other related discipline.
• Five (05) years of relevant work experience with prior management exposure
• Professional certification not required, but will be an advantage

Skills and Competencies

• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.

• Good knowledge and understanding of finance best practices, IFRS and other applicable accounting standards.
• Sound business acumen.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity.

• Working knowledge of accounting packages and systems, including SAP.

• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.

Benefits

Private Health Insurance

Paid time off

Training & Developmment