Vacancies: Group Chief Financial Officer, Group Head Commercial Operations
Our Client is an emerging conglomerate with strong presence in the oil and gas sector and a strategic focus on growing a diversified business portfolio spanning all critical sectors (manufacturing, agriculture, mining and distributive trade etc.). The Group is transitioning from largely entrepreneurial to a more institutional governance mode, to enable effectiveness in managing an expanding business portfolio and the challenge of implementing an ambitious growth strategy. These developments have combined to create exciting career opportunities at executive leadership, operational management and professional level positions.
Position: Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO) Ref: EX – 05
The role has primary- responsibility for providing financial management leadership and decision support advice to the Group’s business operations. The focus is to ensure cost effectiveness in business operations and value for money deployment and utilization of corporate resource while, minimizing risks to the achievement of bottom-line corporate objectives.
Key Accountabilities:
- Provides strategic advice and guidance on the implementation of financial and operational plans focused on the achievement of corporate goals.
- Coordinates the development and implementation of financial strategies, plans and annual budgets for all Unite that would support the achievement of the corporate strategy,
- Manages key banking relationships to facilitate proper, timely and cost-effective funding of business operations
- Plans, prioritizes allocation and coordinates the disbursement of funds for business operations
- Develops and maintains effective liaison with relevant external bodies e.g. auditors, solicitors, banks and regulatory bodies.
- Manages the Group Finance Function, budgets and programmes and ensures prompt preparation of Consolidated Financial reports
- Supports the Heads of Business Units in the deployment and execution of Group financial management strategies, policies and systems ensuring uniformity in standards
- Recommends and coordinates the implementation of strategies for investing the Group’s surplus funds.
- Develops and implements strategies for accessing and securing funds at cost effective rates
- Manage foreign exchange risks and interest rate exposures and escalates issues to executive management.
- Presents monthly financial performance reports of the Group to the Vice-Chairman and executive management team.
Skills /Competencies
- The job demands good business knowledge and the ability to diagnose and solve financial problems. The ideal person must have well developed skills in corporate finance, International financial reporting standards (IFRS), computer and financial applications (ERP platform). The person must also be competent in the use of computers to enhance work performance, self-motivated, diligent, and enthusiastic with a strong business orientation. The person must demonstrate strong analytical skills, leadership and the ability to communicate effectively.
Education and Experience:
- First Degree in Finance/ Accounting / Social Sciences with professional certificate (ACA, ACCA)
- Post graduate degree (including MBA) is essential
- Minimum of 15 years post graduate work experience in the Finance/Treasury/Accounts function in a manufacturing/ trading industry; with at least 10 years in a Senior Management Position.
Position: Group Head Commercial Operations (Ref: EX – 06)
The focus of this role is to promote and deliver sound marketing and customer engagement strategies to achieve sustainable growth in sales, profits, customer base and market share for the Group’s business (product and services)
Key Accountabilities:
- Develops and coordinates the implementation of commercial and sales/marketing strategies to achieve competitive performance position in key markets
- Builds and maintains strong internal and external relationships with key stakeholders to ensure cross-functional action planning and involvement in driving the Group’s commercial and sales management operations
- Provides leadership and direction of the Group’s commercial and sales/marketing operations and leads business development, opportunity assessment and investment initiatives
- Coordinates and maintains consolidated records of all commercial/sales transactions for the Group
- Liaises with the Product Procurement function to ensure timely and cost effective sourcing of petroleum products
- Liaises with Port Operations to ensure that timely receipt and availability of products to meet customer needs
- Initiates and champions discussions on product pricing and defines bases for price movements or fixing of discount rates for customers
- Generates Group-wide sales performance reports and drives performance improvement initiatives
- Ensures strict adherence to industry and the Group’s business code of ethics and practice standards by monitoring and reporting on compliance.
Skills and Competencies:
The right person for this role must have deep knowledge customer psychology and oil and Gas market/industry dynamics, strong relationship building and market engagement competence, excellent negotiations and interpersonal skills. The job also demands strong customer service and multi-task capacity, project management and the ability to analyze and take advantage of business opportunities.
Education and Experience:
- First degree in Engineering, Marketing or Business Administration and MBA.
- Membership of relevant professional body in Sales, Marketing e.g. Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
- Minimum of 12 years experience in the Sales, Marketing or Distribution unit of a similar organization with at least 5 years in a management role.
How to Apply:
If you meet the requirements above please forward your application and a copy of your resume electronically to clientrecruit@ng.pwc.com quoting the relevant reference code for the position applied for at the top right-hand corner.
Application closes on 21st July 2011.
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
