Finance Lead - Operation

Job Summary

The primary purpose of the Finance Lead is to ensure accurate, timely and complete end-to-end accounting records in the region in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards and other management guidelines. Provide a strong support for the OFM on Financial Closure Process, Periodic Reporting and Critical Analysis.

Job Details

• Approve all journal entries on the ERP, mindful of key parameters including appropriate Cost Center and General Ledger.
• Coordinate monthly Financial Closure Process to ensure all monthly accruals and provisions are properly booked.
• Support the OFM in the consolidation of monthly Financial Reports as prepared by various members of the Finance team.
• Review all supporting documents (invoices, waybill, certificate of job completion) presented for vendors’ payment purposes.
• Provides initial review for all Bank Reconciliations in the region.
• Liaise with Head Office (HO) and other regions on pending balances in the Region’s current account.
• Work closely with the OFM on partnering with other Functions/Units within the region with a view to optimizing operational costs and enhance the control environment.
• Participate actively in the month end stock count activities.
• Provides supporting documents and schedules to external auditors during statutory audit

Requirements

• BSc/HND degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Professional Level Qualification in Accounting and Finance – ACCA, ACA, CIMA
• At least 4 - 5 Years post qualification experience in MNC Manufacturing Environment Sound financial and accounting knowledge and exceptional business understanding, Management Accountancy, Business Planning and Analysis
• Working knowledge of business intelligence applications like Power BI, etc. is advantageous
• Hands on experience on ERP (Navision / Microsoft GP, SAP, Oracle Financials), Advanced Microsoft Office Expertise (Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

About Company

Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited

https://sevenup.seamlesshiring.com

Just like Nigeria, the entity SevenUp Bottling Company was conceived in 1959 by a great visionary named Mohammed El-Khalil and began operations as a soft drink bottling company. As a company, we have since achieved great success in the soft drink and bottling industries since beginning operations on October 1st of, 1960. As one of the longest-standing businesses in Nigeria, we have proudly contributed to job creation and partnered with many Nigerian suppliers and establishments. We also currently have nine plants across the country. SBC has a wide offering of sugar-sweetened and sugar-free non-alcoholic beverages. We can also boast of having Nigerian favourites like Pepsi, Seven-Up, Mirinda, Mountain Dew, and Teem in several variants and line extensions in our portfolio. Our history also contains iconic marketing campaigns such as ‘Fido Dido,’ ‘The Three Orange Men,’ and ‘The Pepsi Long Throat’ campaign. We are fueled by the need to ‘refresh and inspire a youthful lifestyle’ and our mission is guided by principles like hard work, determination, integrity, honesty, sustainability, fun, and refreshment. That’s why our brands champion and complement the music scene, sports, and the all-around ‘good life.’