Finance Officer

Job title : Finance Officer

Location: Ring Road, Oyo

Role Overview

• We are recruiting for the Finance leadership development role at FoodCo Nigeria Limited, a leading multichannel retail company in Nigeria.
• Interested applicants must have a basic understanding of accounting principles, strong numerical and analytical skills, and possess excellent communication, time management and problem solving skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Learning the bookkeeping & accounting, and audit processes within the organization.
• Learning how to carry out financial analysis to determine product/branch viability
• Learning how to determine risks and its maturity
• Learning how to develop an effective internal audit strategy
• Learning how to conduct independent and risk- based audits
• Understudying managers/supervisors in the accounting/finance/audit cadre, to acquire a good understanding of both technical and soft skills.
• Assisting in the preparation of management accounting reports, for ease of decision making by managers
• Assisting with research, filing, data entry, recording and maintaining accurate and complete financial records.
• Learning how to work as part of the accounting/finance team to compile and analyze data, track information, for ease of internal and external audits.
• Assisting with the preparation of departmental budgets.
• Learning how to use relevant software.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree/ Higher National Diploma in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum graduating GPA of second class lower
• 0-2 years post NYSC experience
• Age limit- 27 years
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Great organizational skills and deadline oriented
• Strong academic record
• Strong quantitative skills
• Self-starter, highly organized, and detail-oriented
• Ability to be a collaborative team player
• Ability to adapt to new challenges in a dynamic environment while handling multiple projects
• A strong work ethic, personal and professional integrity, a positive attitude, and genuine passion for excellence
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills
• Critical-thinking skills and ability to draw conclusions based on data.
• Proficient in spreadsheets, databases, MS Office and financial software applications
• Student Membership of ICAN, ACCA, CFA, is an added advantage.