19 Finance Director jobs in Nigeria

GVA is a telecom operator acting in the provision of very high-speed internet access. It builds, operates and markets its own fibre-to-the-home network under the CANALBOX brand. GVA launched its activities in 2017, and has since been operating in 9 countries (Gabon, Togo, Congo, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda) and 14 cities (Libreville, Port-Gentil, Lomé, Pointe-Noire, Brazzaville, Abidjan, Kigali, Rubavu, Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Kinshasa, Goma, Kampala, Cotonou).

As part of its expansion in Nigeria, GVA is looking for an Admnistrative and Finance Director based in Ibadan.

Job Summary

To launch our new entities and continue operating at our high standards, we are looking for our new Chief Financial Officer in this area. The CFO will have a major role in the strategic and operational management of the company's activities in finance, supply chain, human resources and procurement.

Leading a multidisciplinary team and reporting to the Group CFO and to the area General Manager, she/he is in charge of ensuring the financial health, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency of the area, as well as optimizing supply chain processes to support the company's growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of teams and service providers : accounting, treasury, controlling, human resources, logistics etc.
• Implement financial strategies to support the company's business objectives
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
• Accounting, controlling and reporting: guarantee the reliability of the company's accounts, supervising the consolidation of financial data, drawing up cost accounting and company performance indicators and the company's budget and plan
• Treasury, credit, debt collection and relations with the banks
• Manage financial reporting to the shareholder, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local regulations and international accounting standards
• Monitor and analyze the performance of the company in the area (sales, operations etc.) and identify areas for improvement
• Establish and maintain relationships with financial institutions, tax authorities, and banks.
• Oversee human resources functions, including recruitment, performance management and social relations
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and regulations, as well as company policies and procedures
• Develop and implement supply chain strategies in collaboration with the HQ to optimize procurement and logistics operations.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Proven experience as a Finance Director or in a similar executive role in Sub Saharan Africa.
• Strong analytical ability and excellent communication skills.
• Business oriented and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Problem-solving aptitude.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal skills and ability to manage a diverse team
• Hands-on leader with a "can do" attitude.
• Significant knowledge in the telecommunications sector or in the mass distribution of technology-based products and services is a strong asset.
• Fluency in English. Proficiency in a vernacular language is an asset.

Application Deadline:
18 September 2025

Department:
Finance

Location:
Nigeria

Description
Great People Work Here.
How would you like to be part of exciting innovation pipelines, working with incredible international teams all dedicated to the evolution of a proud 300-year-old brand?

TwiningsOvo, International Markets (IM), operate across 100 exciting global markets, coming together to create the next generation of exquisite tea & Ovaltine ranges. Our teams operate in highly entrepreneurial commercial environments, suited to those who love business challenges and want to have a significant impact.

Here in IM, you'll develop cross-cultural leadership skills quickly, leading projects across diverse, inclusive, and multi-cultural teams. If you're a team player, dedicated to your craft, you'll be sure to grow personally and professionally, taking advantage of the incredible career opportunities across our global TwiningsOvo network.

The Commercial Finance Director, Nigeria is a senior role responsible for strong commercial finance leadership in support of Nigeria market's ambitious growth plans.

The role will ensure delivery of financial targets and provide proactive commercial finance challenge and support across functions. The incumbent must work with high influence and collaboration to create and deliver plans that add real value. The role has accountability for challenging and supporting the development and delivery of sustainable growth plans, developing powerful data-driven insight, and driving out inefficiency.

This role will lead strategic business analysis and reporting for the Nigeria Commercial business. It is crucial that the FD-commercial manages financial resources with an appropriate balance of maximizing returns and minimizing risks in line with Nigeria's long term business strategy. The outcome of which enables effective management decision making to achieve business goals.

Key Responsibilities
Business Performance Management

• Ensures delivery of the Nigeria Market's annual financial targets. Maintains a solid grip on short-, medium-and long-term sales and profit delivery. Closely monitor business performance versus benchmarks (forecast/expectation) on a "live" basis
• Determine, measure and report the KPI's required to ensure Nigeria Market is on track to achieve strategic goals.
• Identifies mission-critical projects and ensures appropriate measurable KPIs and milestones, assesses performance against these, and engages the organisation in corrective action.
• Proactive management of in-year Risks and Opportunities to achieving financial targets: sales, profits & working capital. Identifies R&O, engages and drives the business to maximise opportunities and minimise risks. Devise and present options to mitigate projected variance to financial targets.
• Delivers excellent stakeholder management with a 'no surprises' approach.
• Accountable for financial budgeting and forecasting, working in conjunction with the Country GM, marketing and commercial leads to ensure financial forecasts are based on robust assumptions and revised as appropriate (and in a timely manner)
• Accountable for the timely preparation, reporting and analysis of financial performance each period:
• Insightful analytical reporting of performance across the full P&L
• Analysis of the key commercial drivers of performance including PVM, investigating and holding team accountable for P&L variances
• Manages FX and inflation impact, driving appropriate corrective action.

Commercial Finance Business Partnering

• Provide business partnering that helps the business make better informed decisions by carrying out fast and accurate analysis of, and commentary on, key business drivers and parameters that impact future profit and revenue.
• Be a business partner to the Country GM, providing analysis, advice, support, challenge, including validating of assumption, and providing 'what if"-type of analysis on expenditure and investment proposals.
• Enhance the quality of fact-based decision making, through insightful analysis of commercial and marketing data (E.g. IMS, Secondary sales, Nielsen, Kantar etc.) leading to actionable recommendations.
• Maintain a close understanding of the business drivers of financial performance and ensure clear, consistent and timely communication to both team and stakeholders to drive timely and accurate decision making.
• Partner with leadership teams in marketing, commercial to drive initiatives to transform the effectiveness of our sales and marketing programs.
• Provides proactive commercial finance challenge and support, requiring in-depth business understanding and strong grip on performance, and the development of collaborative, constructive relationships across the business, whilst maintaining independence and objectivity.
• Drives the efficiency and effectiveness of both marketing and trade spend. Champions best practice ROI process and behaviours. Evaluates opportunity through a variety of lenses, develops KPI's and mechanisms for measurement and leads pre- and post- ROI analysis.
• Plays a critical role in route to market projects. Provides robust financial analysis & evaluation, leads due diligence, supports decision making, liaises directly with partner on financial set up, plays the role of critical friend in negotiation.
• Proactively identifies 'value driver' opportunities (including pricing, brand value engineering, 3rd party product costing, overhead efficiency) and provides the appropriate financial analysis and support in their realisation. Looks across the full value chain (retailers, wholesaler, KBP, distributor, and supply chain) to develop opportunities for joint value creation.
• Leads financial analysis for NPD and other innovation, ensuring the full P&L impact is correctly understood, and identifies benefits from recent NPD activities (together with any implications for future projects)
• Provide insightful commercial analysis in all aspects of the markets' strategies, including:
• Pricing
• Market spend ROI and choices (trade, consumer promotions, advertising)
• New product development
• Cost engineering- product cost
• Distributor management & route to market models
• Build productive relationships with stakeholders based on credibility, trust, and integrity. Ensure clear and compelling communication of financial information of the BU to key stakeholder to ensure understanding and engagement.

Strategy

• Analyse the financial health of the business, assess its growth potential, and help develop strategies to mitigate risks and maximize profitability.
• Research and build business plans with the Nigeria Commercial market's leadership to unlock growth opportunities in the Nigerian market across regions and channels and create new commercial strategies.
• Support the Country General Manager in monitoring market and existing customers risk and opportunity trends with the aim to defining path to growth and identifying future revenue opportunities.
• Lead & develop the 5-year strategic plan along with Country General Manager
• Manage the production of the company's growth strategy including financial evaluation, recommendations and negotiation with potential collaborations.
• Proactively read and advice on economic situation in Nigeria to ensure management takes the right decision for the business real time.

Financial analysis, planning and reporting.

• Lead the provision of accurate, timely, high quality financial analysis, planning and reporting that supports Nigeria market's long term business plan and annual operating and capital budgeting.
• Partner, support, and challenge team leads on performance management, commercial & financial strategy and the creation and execution of strategic plans (5YP and Budget). Ensure robust assumptions and track actual delivery.
• Collate, monitor, analyse and educate on value drivers ("Metrics/KPIs") and other BU commercial and financial information to drive insight and action that can drive business growth (Must be curious
• Lead the generation of accurate monthly sales forecasts (S&OP) and quarterly sales forecasts (financial year re-forecasts) working smoothly with AAVA (distributor) and operations/production team.
• Oversee the detailed process of accruals and provisions (A&P, discounts, FX, Overheads) related to the Nigeria commercial market.
• Own the monitoring and analysis of variances vs plan: to create business understanding; to communicate and manage expectation and to form the basis of corrective action where required.
• Lead team to track and analyse distributor information and KPIs (in-market sales, stock levels, margins etc.)
• Liaise with the Africa finance hub to manage accurate day-to-day accounting, transaction processing and monthly reporting as required.
• Lead communication of planning and reporting to Africa and IM via required information submission (financial statements, required analysis, e.g. casuals) and insightful presentations to Country GM
• Ensure a set of analytical resources, reports and methodologies are in place to enhance decision making support in Nigeria commercial business.
• Generate management reports, analyse financial trends, calculate the monetary effects of potential business decision and advise Country GM

Stewardship (control and compliance)

• Ownership of Nigeria market P&L, including all budgets, forecasts and management reporting
• Lead Cost control and budget compliance - trade spend, A&P, overheads.
• Regularly review and create analytical assessments of various business aspects including evaluating return on investment. Ensure all commercial activities meet or improve on budget, cost, volume and efficiency targets for short and long-term plans of the market.
• Lead the development and maintenance of regular reporting packages, including monthly/quarterly forecast and customer/order information.
• Lead management rhythm with key stakeholders to review the status of the projects and to update the pipeline.
• Responsible for managing the financial risks and opportunities for the BU.
• Responsible for presentation of business and financial information simply and clearly to ensure stakeholders are adequately informed and engaged.
• Ensures Nigeria Commercial's transactions and contracts comply with all financial, tax and other regulatory policies and procedures, either as defined by ABF/TwO, by local legislation or best business practise.
• Responsible for compliance with the Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) agenda, ensuring appropriate process is followed and monitoring in the Nigeria Commercial Business
• Accountable for managing credit risk. Ensure that payable and receivable positions in the Nigeria commercial business are in line with agreed credit terms.
• Overseeing expense approval processes in BU; tracking expenses; understanding and communicating variances

Finance Leader and driver of continuous improvement

• Be an effective leader of the Nigeria commercial finance function as well as an effective organizational senior leader and a key member of TONL leadership team.
• Recruit and retain the right finance talent, take ownership of finance talent development.
• Increase financial capability of non-finance team members through ongoing coaching and influencing.
• Ensure finance professionals respond to the continually expectation of TONL organization through individual coaching and mentoring.
• Look outside for new ideas and best practices. Constantly look to understand potential gaps between our performance/processes and others.
• Ensure that best practices are commonly applied in the finance function.
• Supporting the Africa FD to establish the right culture and engagement in the Africa Finance Team
• Support the Nigeria Commercial Business's relationships with business partners and stakeholders.
• Proactively anticipate the changing dynamic of the financial shape of the country and business to enrich business planning.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum of 15 years experience working in multinational Fast Moving Consumer Goods ("FMCG") Company
• Minimum 3 years experience with one of the big 4 accounting firms.
• Fully Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Experience of managing and leading high performing teams
• Experience of working with stakeholders with different cultural backgrounds and managing key business advisors such as bankers, tax consultants and auditors.
• Very well organised and pro-active – acute sense of time management and prioritisation
• Adaptable, flexible approach and can thrive and problem solve in an ambiguous environment.
• Vision and strength of character to change things for the better
• Tenacious, perseverance in the face of obstacles, seeking imaginative ways to overcome.
• Highly self-aware, understanding clearly their own strengths and development areas.
• Impeccable honesty and Integrity
• Demonstrable technical ability both in finance and IT (Excel and MIS systems)
• Collaborative and adaptive of style to be able to engage, influence and persuade. Be able to work with and engage many different cultures and personalities and interests to deliver the best output for the business.
• Be able to step back from the detail to appreciate a wider situation and the implications that may occur.

Benefits

• Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
• Yearly Salary Review
• Housing Allowance
• 25 days annual leave, increasing when you reach 3 years of service
• Birthday day off
• Health & Medical Insurance
• Onsite canteen with subsided lunches
• Monthly Team Recognition Awards
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.

Great People Work Here.

How would you like to be part of exciting innovation pipelines, working with incredible international teams all dedicated to the evolution of a proud 300-year-old brand?

TwiningsOvo, International Markets (IM), operate across 100 exciting global markets, coming together to create the next generation of exquisite tea & Ovaltine ranges. Our teams operate in highly entrepreneurial commercial environments, suited to those who love business challenges and want to have a significant impact.

Here in IM, you'll develop cross-cultural leadership skills quickly, leading projects across diverse, inclusive, and multi-cultural teams. If you're a team player, dedicated to your craft, you'll be sure to grow personally and professionally, taking advantage of the incredible career opportunities across our global TwiningsOvo network.

The Commercial Finance Director, Nigeria is a senior role responsible for strong commercial finance leadership in support of Nigeria market's ambitious growth plans.

The role will ensure delivery of financial targets and provide proactive commercial finance challenge and support across functions. The incumbent must work with high influence and collaboration to create and deliver plans that add real value. The role has accountability for challenging and supporting the development and delivery of sustainable growth plans, developing powerful data-driven insight, and driving out inefficiency.

This role will lead strategic business analysis and reporting for the Nigeria Commercial business. It is crucial that the FD-commercial manages financial resources with an appropriate balance of maximizing returns and minimizing risks in line with Nigeria's long term business strategy. The outcome of which enables effective management decision making to achieve business goals.

Business Performance Management

• Ensures delivery of the Nigeria Market's annual financial targets. Maintains a solid grip on short-, medium-and long-term sales and profit delivery. Closely monitor business performance versus benchmarks (forecast/expectation) on a "live" basis
• Determine, measure and report the KPI's required to ensure Nigeria Market is on track to achieve strategic goals.
• Identifies mission-critical projects and ensures appropriate measurable KPIs and milestones, assesses performance against these, and engages the organisation in corrective action.
• Proactive management of in-year Risks and Opportunities to achieving financial targets: sales, profits & working capital. Identifies R&O, engages and drives the business to maximise opportunities and minimise risks. Devise and present options to mitigate projected variance to financial targets.
• Delivers excellent stakeholder management with a 'no surprises' approach.
• Accountable for financial budgeting and forecasting, working in conjunction with the Country GM, marketing and commercial leads to ensure financial forecasts are based on robust assumptions and revised as appropriate (and in a timely manner)
• Accountable for the timely preparation, reporting and analysis of financial performance each period:
• Insightful analytical reporting of performance across the full P&L
• Analysis of the key commercial drivers of performance including PVM, investigating and holding team accountable for P&L variances
• Manages FX and inflation impact, driving appropriate corrective action.

Commercial Finance Business Partnering

• Provide business partnering that helps the business make better informed decisions by carrying out fast and accurate analysis of, and commentary on, key business drivers and parameters that impact future profit and revenue.
• Be a business partner to the Country GM, providing analysis, advice, support, challenge, including validating of assumption, and providing 'what if"-type of analysis on expenditure and investment proposals.
• Enhance the quality of fact-based decision making, through insightful analysis of commercial and marketing data (E.g. IMS, Secondary sales, Nielsen, Kantar etc.) leading to actionable recommendations.
• Maintain a close understanding of the business drivers of financial performance and ensure clear, consistent and timely communication to both team and stakeholders to drive timely and accurate decision making.
• Partner with leadership teams in marketing, commercial to drive initiatives to transform the effectiveness of our sales and marketing programs.
• Provides proactive commercial finance challenge and support, requiring in-depth business understanding and strong grip on performance, and the development of collaborative, constructive relationships across the business, whilst maintaining independence and objectivity.
• Drives the efficiency and effectiveness of both marketing and trade spend. Champions best practice ROI process and behaviours. Evaluates opportunity through a variety of lenses, develops KPI's and mechanisms for measurement and leads pre- and post- ROI analysis.
• Plays a critical role in route to market projects. Provides robust financial analysis & evaluation, leads due diligence, supports decision making, liaises directly with partner on financial set up, plays the role of critical friend in negotiation.
• Proactively identifies 'value driver' opportunities (including pricing, brand value engineering, 3rd party product costing, overhead efficiency) and provides the appropriate financial analysis and support in their realisation. Looks across the full value chain (retailers, wholesaler, KBP, distributor, and supply chain) to develop opportunities for joint value creation.
• Leads financial analysis for NPD and other innovation, ensuring the full P&L impact is correctly understood, and identifies benefits from recent NPD activities (together with any implications for future projects)
• Provide insightful commercial analysis in all aspects of the markets' strategies, including:
• Pricing
• Market spend ROI and choices (trade, consumer promotions, advertising)
• New product development
• Cost engineering- product cost
• Distributor management & route to market models
• Build productive relationships with stakeholders based on credibility, trust, and integrity. Ensure clear and compelling communication of financial information of the BU to key stakeholder to ensure understanding and engagement.

Strategy

• Analyse the financial health of the business, assess its growth potential, and help develop strategies to mitigate risks and maximize profitability.
• Research and build business plans with the Nigeria Commercial market's leadership to unlock growth opportunities in the Nigerian market across regions and channels and create new commercial strategies.
• Support the Country General Manager in monitoring market and existing customers risk and opportunity trends with the aim to defining path to growth and identifying future revenue opportunities.
• Lead & develop the 5-year strategic plan along with Country General Manager
• Manage the production of the company's growth strategy including financial evaluation, recommendations and negotiation with potential collaborations.
• Proactively read and advice on economic situation in Nigeria to ensure management takes the right decision for the business real time.

Financial analysis, planning and reporting.

• Lead the provision of accurate, timely, high quality financial analysis, planning and reporting that supports Nigeria market's long term business plan and annual operating and capital budgeting.
• Partner, support, and challenge team leads on performance management, commercial & financial strategy and the creation and execution of strategic plans (5YP and Budget). Ensure robust assumptions and track actual delivery.
• Collate, monitor, analyse and educate on value drivers ("Metrics/KPIs") and other BU commercial and financial information to drive insight and action that can drive business growth (Must be curious
• Lead the generation of accurate monthly sales forecasts (S&OP) and quarterly sales forecasts (financial year re-forecasts) working smoothly with AAVA (distributor) and operations/production team.
• Oversee the detailed process of accruals and provisions (A&P, discounts, FX, Overheads) related to the Nigeria commercial market.
• Own the monitoring and analysis of variances vs plan: to create business understanding; to communicate and manage expectation and to form the basis of corrective action where required.
• Lead team to track and analyse distributor information and KPIs (in-market sales, stock levels, margins etc.)
• Liaise with the Africa finance hub to manage accurate day-to-day accounting, transaction processing and monthly reporting as required.
• Lead communication of planning and reporting to Africa and IM via required information submission (financial statements, required analysis, e.g. casuals) and insightful presentations to Country GM
• Ensure a set of analytical resources, reports and methodologies are in place to enhance decision making support in Nigeria commercial business.
• Generate management reports, analyse financial trends, calculate the monetary effects of potential business decision and advise Country GM

Stewardship (control and compliance)

• Ownership of Nigeria market P&L, including all budgets, forecasts and management reporting
• Lead Cost control and budget compliance - trade spend, A&P, overheads.
• Regularly review and create analytical assessments of various business aspects including evaluating return on investment. Ensure all commercial activities meet or improve on budget, cost, volume and efficiency targets for short and long-term plans of the market.
• Lead the development and maintenance of regular reporting packages, including monthly/quarterly forecast and customer/order information.
• Lead management rhythm with key stakeholders to review the status of the projects and to update the pipeline.
• Responsible for managing the financial risks and opportunities for the BU.
• Responsible for presentation of business and financial information simply and clearly to ensure stakeholders are adequately informed and engaged.
• Ensures Nigeria Commercial's transactions and contracts comply with all financial, tax and other regulatory policies and procedures, either as defined by ABF/TwO, by local legislation or best business practise.
• Responsible for compliance with the Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) agenda, ensuring appropriate process is followed and monitoring in the Nigeria Commercial Business
• Accountable for managing credit risk. Ensure that payable and receivable positions in the Nigeria commercial business are in line with agreed credit terms.
• Overseeing expense approval processes in BU; tracking expenses; understanding and communicating variances

Finance Leader and driver of continuous improvement

• Be an effective leader of the Nigeria commercial finance function as well as an effective organizational senior leader and a key member of TONL leadership team.
• Recruit and retain the right finance talent, take ownership of finance talent development.
• Increase financial capability of non-finance team members through ongoing coaching and influencing.
• Ensure finance professionals respond to the continually expectation of TONL organization through individual coaching and mentoring.
• Look outside for new ideas and best practices. Constantly look to understand potential gaps between our performance/processes and others.
• Ensure that best practices are commonly applied in the finance function.
• Supporting the Africa FD to establish the right culture and engagement in the Africa Finance Team
• Support the Nigeria Commercial Business's relationships with business partners and stakeholders.
• Proactively anticipate the changing dynamic of the financial shape of the country and business to enrich business planning.

• Minimum of 15 years experience working in multinational Fast Moving Consumer Goods ("FMCG") Company
• Minimum 3 years experience with one of the big 4 accounting firms.
• Fully Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Experience of managing and leading high performing teams
• Experience of working with stakeholders with different cultural backgrounds and managing key business advisors such as bankers, tax consultants and auditors.
• Very well organised and pro-active – acute sense of time management and prioritisation
• Adaptable, flexible approach and can thrive and problem solve in an ambiguous environment.
• Vision and strength of character to change things for the better
• Tenacious, perseverance in the face of obstacles, seeking imaginative ways to overcome.
• Highly self-aware, understanding clearly their own strengths and development areas.
• Impeccable honesty and Integrity
• Demonstrable technical ability both in finance and IT (Excel and MIS systems)
• Collaborative and adaptive of style to be able to engage, influence and persuade. Be able to work with and engage many different cultures and personalities and interests to deliver the best output for the business.
• Be able to step back from the detail to appreciate a wider situation and the implications that may occur.

• Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
• Yearly Salary Review
• Housing Allowance
• 25 days annual leave, increasing when you reach 3 years of service
• Birthday day off
• Health & Medical Insurance
• Onsite canteen with subsided lunches
• Monthly Team Recognition Awards
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.

Twinings has become one of the world's most renowned tea companies over its 300-year history because we never stop learning, never stop experimenting and never stop inventing. We take pride in our tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century.

More than 300 years later, the love of tea is still here - and so are we We still sell tea from Thomas's shop, and we still work hard to bring the most innovative new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world. Our expert master blenders taste more than 3,000 cups of tea every week. So you can be sure the next cup you taste will be every bit as good as the one yesterday or the day before.

Our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At TwiningsOvo, we believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and meaningful work. We are committed to building a workplace where people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences feel safe, valued, have a sense of belonging and are empowered to thrive. Inclusion is more than a goal, it's how we work together every day. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against an applicant on the basis of their ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, neurodiversity, age, socioeconomic background or any other status protected by law and are committed to promoting diversity across our workplace.

Applicants may be entitled to reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act. A reasonable adjustment is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity.

Please inform our Talent Acquisition or HR Shared Services team if you need any assistance completing your application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Company Description

Heroes Help
is the Armed Forces charity committed to supporting the welfare, rehabilitation, and well-being of our military heroes and their families. We provide tangible support and impactful programs as a way to honor their service. Join us in our mission to serve those who served.

Role Description

This is a volunteer role for a Director of Finance & Resources. The individual will be responsible for overseeing financial planning, managing financial statements, and ensuring accurate financial reporting. Additional duties include conducting financial analysis and supporting the organization's financial strategy. This is a hybrid role based in Abuja, allowing for flexibility with some work from home.

Qualifications

• Financial Planning and Finance skills
• Proficiency in creating and managing Financial Statements and Financial Reporting
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Experience in nonprofit or charity finance management is a plus
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills

Benefits of Volunteering with Heroes Help

• Play a critical role in shaping financial stewardship of a national Armed Forces charity.

• Gain leadership experience in nonprofit governance and finance.

• Flexible remote volunteering with opportunities for national impact.

• Build professional networks with trustees, partners, and donors.

• Certificate of Service and reference available upon request.

To apply, please send your CV to:

Subject: Director of Finance & Resources – Volunteer

GVA is a telecom operator acting in the provision of very high-speed internet access. It builds, operates and markets its own fibre-to-the-home network under the CANALBOX brand. GVA launched its activities in 2017, and has since been operating in 9 countries (Gabon, Togo, Congo, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda) and 14 cities (Libreville, Port-Gentil, Lomé, Pointe-Noire, Brazzaville, Abidjan, Kigali, Rubavu, Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Kinshasa, Goma, Kampala, Cotonou).

As part of its expansion in Nigeria, GVA is looking for an Admnistrative and Finance Director based in Ibadan.

To launch our new entities and continue operating at our high standards, we are looking for our new Chief Financial Officer in this area. The CFO will have a major role in the strategic and operational management of the company's activities in finance, supply chain, human resources and procurement.

Leading a multidisciplinary team and reporting to the Group CFO and to the area General Manager, she/he is in charge of ensuring the financial health, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency of the area, as well as optimizing supply chain processes to support the company's growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of teams and service providers : accounting, treasury, controlling, human resources, logistics etc.
• Implement financial strategies to support the company's business objectives
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
• Accounting, controlling and reporting: guarantee the reliability of the company's accounts, supervising the consolidation of financial data, drawing up cost accounting and company performance indicators and the company's budget and plan
• Treasury, credit, debt collection and relations with the banks
• Manage financial reporting to the shareholder, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local regulations and international accounting standards
• Monitor and analyze the performance of the company in the area (sales, operations etc.) and identify areas for improvement
• Establish and maintain relationships with financial institutions, tax authorities, and banks.
• Oversee human resources functions, including recruitment, performance management and social relations
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and regulations, as well as company policies and procedures
• Develop and implement supply chain strategies in collaboration with the HQ to optimize procurement and logistics operations.

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• Minimum Qualification :
• Experience Level : Executive level
• Experience Length : 15 years

About the Job

We are seeking a Managing Director who will provide overall strategic leadership for Interswitch Microfinance Bank, working with the Board of Directors and Group Executive Management to define, implement, and achieve the Interswitch Group vision, goals, and strategies. The role is accountable for driving sustainable growth, ensuring regulatory compliance, fostering a high-performance culture, and delivering long-term shareholder value.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Corporate Strategy & Performance

• Collaborate with the Board to define and implement long-term strategy, aligned to the company's vision and Group objectives.
• Lead execution of strategy, ensuring alignment across business units, shared services, and the Group's portfolio companies.
  Drive corporate performance against key parameters: profitability, revenue growth, deposits, loan portfolio quality, customer acquisition, and Portfolio at Risk (PAR).

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Establish and maintain robust governance structures, systems, and operational processes.
• Ensure full compliance with CBN and other regulatory requirements, meeting all "fit and proper" criteria.
• Lead enterprise-wide risk management practices, proactively assessing systemic risks and monitoring mitigation effectiveness.
• Provide regular, transparent reporting to the Board and regulators Stakeholder & Regulatory Engagement
• Proactively build and sustain strong relationships with the Board, regulators, customers, partners, vendors, and the wider community.
• Serve as the Bank's representative with regulators, industry bodies, and external stakeholders, ensuring trust, cooperation, and license to operate.

Digital & Innovation Strategy

• Drive digital transformation and leverage technology to expand financial inclusion, improve operational efficiency, and enhance customer experience.
• Champion innovation initiatives that strengthen competitiveness and sustain growth.

Leadership & Culture

• Provide strategic oversight of daily operations through the executive team.
• Build and maintain a high-performance, ethical, and customer-centric culture.
• Ensure optimal talent resourcing, capability development, succession planning, and employee engagement.
  Lead, mentor, and inspire management staff to deliver on organizational objectives.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

General Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university (minimum)
  Advanced degree in Finance, Economics, or Business (MBA/M.Sc. preferred).

EXPERIENCE

General Experience

• Must meet CBN's Fit and Proper requirements for MD/CEO of a Microfinance Bank.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant financial services experience, including at least 5 years in Executive Management in Microfinance, Fintech, or Commercial Banking.
  Participation in recognized executive leadership programs (e.g., LBS, INSEAD, Harvard) is an added advantage

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About the Job

We are seeking a Managing Director who will provide overall strategic leadership for Interswitch Microfinance Bank, working with the Board of Directors and Group Executive Management to define, implement, and achieve the Interswitch Group vision, goals, and strategies. The role is accountable for driving sustainable growth, ensuring regulatory compliance, fostering a high-performance culture, and delivering long-term shareholder value.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Corporate Strategy & Performance

• Collaborate with the Board to define and implement long-term strategy, aligned to the company's vision and Group objectives.
• Lead execution of strategy, ensuring alignment across business units, shared services, and the Group's portfolio companies.
• Drive corporate performance against key parameters: profitability, revenue growth, deposits, loan portfolio quality, customer acquisition, and Portfolio at Risk (PAR).

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Establish and maintain robust governance structures, systems, and operational processes.
• Ensure full compliance with CBN and other regulatory requirements, meeting all "fit and proper" criteria.
• Lead enterprise-wide risk management practices, proactively assessing systemic risks and monitoring mitigation effectiveness.
• Provide regular, transparent reporting to the Board and regulators Stakeholder & Regulatory Engagement
• Proactively build and sustain strong relationships with the Board, regulators, customers, partners, vendors, and the wider community.
• Serve as the Bank's representative with regulators, industry bodies, and external stakeholders, ensuring trust, cooperation, and license to operate.

Digital & Innovation Strategy

• Drive digital transformation and leverage technology to expand financial inclusion, improve operational efficiency, and enhance customer experience.
• Champion innovation initiatives that strengthen competitiveness and sustain growth.

Leadership & Culture

• Provide strategic oversight of daily operations through the executive team.
• Build and maintain a high-performance, ethical, and customer-centric culture.
• Ensure optimal talent resourcing, capability development, succession planning, and employee engagement.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire management staff to deliver on organizational objectives.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

General Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university (minimum)
• Advanced degree in Finance, Economics, or Business (MBA/M.Sc. preferred).

EXPERIENCE

General Experience

• Must meet CBN's Fit and Proper requirements for MD/CEO of a Microfinance Bank.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant financial services experience, including at least 5 years in Executive Management in Microfinance, Fintech, or Commercial Banking.
• Participation in recognized executive leadership programs (e.g., LBS, INSEAD, Harvard) is an added advantage

The Finance Executive is responsible for reconciliation of accounts and processing of payments to vendors and employees as well as statutory remittances. She/he ensures that all payments areprocessed accurately and in accordance with stipulated timelines.

Responsibilities

• Support the company in optimizing its financial transactions and systems by ensuring high standard of financial stewardship and ensuring that all banking transactions are done on time with very minimum risk and in line with organizational policies.

• Processing of payments to vendors and employees as well as remittance of statutorydeductions (EC, NHF & Pension etc.)

• Preparation & posting of payment vouchers and journals

• Maintain cordial relationship with banks, statutory agencies and internal and external clients

• Posting of customer invoices

• Monthly reconciliation of bank accounts

• Issuance of Receipts for collection from clients

• Reconcile payments from clients with invoices

• Reconciliation of Accounts Receivables & Payables

• Other duties as assigned by manager/HOD

Requirements

• Bachelor's or equivalent degree in accounting.

• At least 2 years work experience in a similar role

• ICAN/ACCA Certification is an added advantage.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• High numeracy and problem-solving skills.

• Very good Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word etc)

• Able to handle confidential information appropriately.

• Able to work under stress to meet tight deadlines and handle multiple tasks.

• Self-motivated, independent and ability to demonstrate initiative.

• Strong attention to details and ability to work with little supervision.

Phillips Outsourcing Limited has been in existence for over 16 years. We have a vast experience in the outsourcing business as we currently manage resources for major clients in all sectors of the Nigerian economy. In addition, our prolific manpower cuts across the 36 states in Nigeria. After successfully gaining ground in all the 36 states of the federation, we are gradually spreading our tentacles to other African Nations. We are currently registered to also do business in Ghana. Our framework is developed to fully support the businesses of our clients, ensuring continuous improvement of the outsourced services. This ultimately thrusts our clients to achieve their business objectives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Finance Executive

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Finance Executive is responsible for reconciliation of accounts and processing of payments to vendors and employees as well as statutory remittances.
• She / he ensures that all payments are processed accurately and in accordance with stipulated timelines.

Responsibilities

• Support the company in optimizing its financial transactions and systems by ensuring highstandard of financial stewardship and ensuring that all banking transactions are done ontime with very minimum risk and in line with organizational policies.
• Processing of payments to vendors and employees as well as remittance of statutory deductions (EC, NHF & Pension etc)
• Preparation & posting of payment vouchers and journals
• Maintain cordial relationship with banks, statutory agencies and internal and externalclients
• Posting of customer invoices
• Monthly reconciliation of bank accounts
• Issuance of Receipts for collection from clients
• Reconcile payments from clients with invoices
• Reconciliation of Accounts Receivables & Payables
• Other duties as assigned by manager / HOD

Requirements

• Bachelor's or equivalent Degree in Accounting
• At least 2 years of work experience in a similar role
• ICAN/ACCA Certification is an added advantage.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• High numeracy and problem-solving skills.Very good
• Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word etc)
• Able to handle confidential information appropriately.
• Able to work under stress to meet tight deadlines and handle multiple tasks.
• Self-motivated, independent and ability to demonstrate initiative.
• Strong attention attention to details and ability to work with little or no supervision