Financial Controller

Job Title: Financial Controller
Industry: Healthcare
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Purpose/summary

The Financial Controller will have primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, Managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company. This will include direct responsibility for accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, job costing, legal, property management, deal analysis and negotiations, investor relationships and partnership compliance and private and institutional financing.

Key Functions/Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the development for the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives.
• Ensure credibility of Finance group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.
• Take hands-on lead position of developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive job cost system.
• Direct and oversee all aspects of the Finance & Accounting functions of the organization.
• Evaluates and advises on the impact of long-range planning, introduction of new programs/ strategies and regulatory action.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior executives to identify their needs and seek full range of business solutions.
• Provide executive management with advice on the financial implications of business activities.
• Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the Company.
• Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.

Education:

• B.Sc. in Accounting or Finance, MBA and/or CPA highly desirable
• ACCA certified.
• 12+ years in progressively responsible financial leadership roles. A minimum of four (4) years must be in a top consulting company.