Financial Controller
- HR Mind
- 8 - 12 years
- South Africa
- 22 days ago
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Job Description
Job Title: Finance Controller Agri Commodities (Expat Role | Nigeria)
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-Time | Family-Status Expat Assignment
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Finance Controller to lead financial governance, reporting, costing, treasury, compliance, and operational finance for our agri-commodities business in Nigeria. The role closely partners with procurement, sales, operations, warehousing, and logistics teams to drive profitability, financial discipline, transparency, and business performance.
This is a family-status expat role with excellent benefits.
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Reporting & Controls
- Prepare daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual MIS and management accounts.
- Lead month-end closing activities including bank, debtor, creditor, and stock reconciliations.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial statements as per internal and statutory requirements.
- Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.
2. Costing, Margins & Profitability
- Analyse procurement costs, landed costs, and cost structures across commodities.
- Support pricing decisions and margin strategy for trading & processing.
- Reconcile cost accounts with financial accounts.
- Conduct contribution analysis and scenario modelling for business decisions.
3. Treasury, Cashflow & FX Management
- Manage liquidity, banking relationships, credit facilities, and working capital cycles.
- Prepare rolling cashflow forecasts and weekly/monthly cash planning.
- Supervise receivables, payables, and credit control processes.
- Manage FX exposure, hedging strategies, and currency risk mitigation.
4. Statutory Compliance & Audit
- Ensure compliance with FIRS and state/local tax authorities.
- Lead statutory audits, internal audits, and annual returns.
- Strengthen internal controls, financial governance, and policy adherence.
5. Inventory & Operations Finance
- Oversee stock valuation for RM/PM/WIP/FG.
- Conduct physical stock counts and reconcile variances.
- Analyze supply chain, warehousing, and logistics costs.
- Build better visibility into procurement-to-sale cost drivers.
6. Business Partnering & Leadership
- Work closely with procurement, sales, operations & logistics teams.
- Present actionable insights and financial recommendations to management.
- Drive process improvements, cost optimization, and performance discipline.
- Mentor, train, and uplift finance team capabilities.
Candidate Profile
Qualifications & Experience
- CA / ACCA / CPA (mandatory).
- 810 years of experience in agri-commodities, commodity trading, food/agro processing, or export/import.
- Prior exposure to Africa or frontier markets is preferred.
- ERP knowledge: Tally, Navision, Pastel or similar systems.
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of commodity pricing, landed cost structures, and margin analytics.
- Expertise in treasury, cashflow planning, banking, credit control & FX management.
- Solid grounding in audit, compliance, taxation, and internal controls.
- Advanced Excel, MIS reporting, and financial modelling.
Behavioural Skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to simplify financial concepts for non-finance teams.
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and solution-driven mindset.
- Good stakeholder management and team leadership ability.
Expat & Family-Status Benefits
- Family-status employment contract (spouse + kids).
- Housing or furnished accommodation.
- Medical insurance for employee and dependents.
- Annual home-leave air tickets.
- Vehicle / transport facility.
- Performance-based bonus.
- Schooling and relocation support (if applicable).
How to Apply
Interested candidates with relevant agri-commodity finance experience may apply with their updated CV.
Job Classification
Industry: Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing (Agri-tech)Functional Area / Department: Finance & AccountingRole Category: FinanceRole: Financial ControllerEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: HR MindLocation(s): South Africa
Keyskills: Finance Control Financial Controllership Financial Planning Financial Planning And Analysis Financial Management
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