Head of Finance Job at Paraquick

Paraquick is a financial services provider in Lagos. Our Personal Loans and Micro-Business Loans are designed to conveniently meet your financial needs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Head of Finance
Job Location: Lagos
Reports to: Managing Director

Job Summary

• Financial Controls and Reporting
• Treasury
• Financial Management
• Tax Management
• Investment Management.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversees the company's overall finance function.
• Develops/supervises the development of strong and effective business strategies and plans.
• Prepares the Company's annual budget and communicates approved performance targets to all stakeholders.
• Advises the MD on major financial decisions and ensures the proper execution of/compliance with the Company's laid down financial policies, guidelines and processes.
• Periodically assess the Company's financial management needs and current capabilities; determines proactively gaps and develops plans to bridge/meet financial needs.
• Develops effective financial systems to facilitate management decision-making.
• Oversees budgeting, budgetary review, financial controls, reporting and other financial management processes.
• Organizes the finance function as may be required from time to time to ensure close alignment to business needs and changes in processes.
• Oversees the design and implementation of processes that provide business managers the necessary financial data to make decisions and monitor performance.
• Ensures the effective management of the Company's financial resources.
• Ensures all periodic external reporting obligations are met on timely basis.
• Ensures the continued integrity of the Company's cash, receivables, and payables management activities.
• Handles and in some cases will lead, major financial negotiations, review and advise on large contracts, strategic alliances and preferred vendor arrangements to ensure Company interests are adequately protected, and objectives achieved within budget provisions.
• Monitors Company's operating performance and overall financial health using established corporate business performance metrics.
• Enforces financial discipline/guidelines and controls across the company, and especially amongst management.
• Ensure the development of strong finance capability (an ability to translate business decisions into numbers/financial metrics and to understand the implications for financial performance) across the Company.
• Provides leadership in the development of staff policies, training and performance measurement.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume and Cover Letter to: contact@paraquickng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted for further discussions.