Group Finance Manager

Job Summary

• The Group Finance Manager will serve as the principal responsible for the financial management of the Group. The role requires a highly competent, hands-on finance professional who can personally manage the day-to-day accounting work while also providing strategic financial insight, commercial analysis, cash-flow control and decision support to management.
• The Group Finance Manager will establish and operate a disciplined, technology-enabled finance function capable of supporting two distinct businesses: The role holder must maintain separate books, bank reconciliations, budgets, management accounts and financial records for each business while also producing a consolidated management view for the Group.

Responsibilities
The Group Finance Manager will be expected to:

• Establish reliable and separate accounting records for the two businesses
• Give management an accurate and timely view of the financial position of each business and the Group.
• Maintain strict control over cash, expenditure, collections, payments and financial commitments.
• Build and maintain a rolling 13-week cash-flow forecast for both businesses.
• Ensure that revenue billed, collected and recorded is fully reconciled.
• Establish strong financial controls without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Ensure complete and timely tax, audit and statutory compliance.
• Provide the financial modelling and commercial analysis required to support growth, pricing, investment and funding decisions.
• Build a scalable finance operating system that can support rapid business growth and the eventual recruitment of additional finance personnel.

Key Responsibilities:

• Group Finance Ownership
• Accounting and Financial Reporting
• Treasury, Cash flow and working capital
• Revenue Assurance, Billing and Collections
• Financial management of the two business units
• Budgeting, forecasting and Cost control
• Commercial Finance and Decision support
• Payables and vendor Management
• Capital and Expenditure, Assets and Inventory Control
• Taxation, Audit and Regulatory Compliance
• Internal Controls, Risk and Fraud Prevention
• Finance Systems, Data and Automation
• Fundraising and Investment Readiness
• Payroll and Employee Related Finance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
• 8-10 years’ relevant finance/accounting experience, with at least 2–3 years in a supervisory or managerial position.
• Professional qualification such as ICAN, ACCA or equivalent is strongly preferred.
• Experience in telecommunications, ISP, technology, FMCG or another subscription-based business is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of Nigerian accounting and taxation requirements.
• Experience with accounting/ERP software.

Required Competencies:
The Group Finance Manager must demonstrate:

• Hands-on accounting capability.
• Strong financial-control discipline.
• Commercial and strategic financial thinking.
• Advanced financial modelling and spreadsheet skills.
• Strong understanding of recurring-revenue and subscription economics.
• Risk identification and fraud-prevention awareness.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritise competing responsibilities across two businesses.
• Ability to communicate complex financial matters clearly to non-finance managers.
• High personal accountability and attention to detail.
• Exceptional integrity, discretion and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Willingness to perform operational finance work personally.
• Ability to design systems and processes for future scale.

Remuneration and Other Benefits

• Attractive & Negotiable
• In accordance with the company’s approved employment terms and policies.

Application Closing Date
11th September, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cvs to: using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

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