Job Title: Commercial Finance Manager
Location: Lagos (Headquarters)
Employer: PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc
Business Unit: Commercial
Department: Marketing
The successful candidate will be required to:
• Support Business Planning Process by providing financial reports and analysis, evaluating impacts and identify gaps, risks and opportunities concerning business decisions.
• Drive Budget, PFs and 5YP processes in line with group timeline.
• Monitor brand performance against plan and/or forecast and report on major variances with particular reference to margin%.
• Monitor Channel performance against plan and/or forecast and report on major variances.
• Organize monthly financial review meetings and follow through agreed action points.
• On a monthly basis conduct balance sheet reconciliation review to highlight all profit risks and opportunities.
• Drive regional performance through regional profitability report
• Drive the weekly financial reporting process and ensure effective weekly overhead.
• Ensure adequate and effective control in After Sales service operations
• Monitor After Sales Spares consumption and ensure that calculation of warranty provision accurate and well understood.
• Prepare accurate costing for all CAC projects and ensure that each project financials are prepared and shared on monthly basis.
• Ensure spending controls are in place.
The Person:
The Right candidate must
• Be ACA or ACCA qualified with at least two years post NYSC experience in a FMCG outfit.
• Have demonstrated experience in financial accounting, budget preparation as well as financial controls.
• Proven business partnership and influencing skills with sales and marketing
• Very high level of commercial acumen
• Experience in promotional and marketing investment analysis
• Have interpersonal skills and effective communication both verbal and written.
• Must be good on Microsoft Office €" Excel & Word
• Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values €" COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.
Only short listed candidates would be contacted.
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