Job Title: Senior Finance Manager

Sector/Industry: Agro-Commodities / Trade
Location: Nigeria 
Work Structure: Hybrid

About the Client

Our client is a fast-growing, impact-driven organization operating within the agro-commodities value chain across West and Central Africa. The business focuses on sourcing, processing, and trading agricultural products, working closely with farmer networks across multiple locations.

With operations spanning Nigeria and Cameroon, the organization is building strong financial systems and governance structures to support scale, cross-border operations, and long-term sustainability.

Job Summary

You will be responsible for overseeing financial operations across Nigeria and Cameroon, ensuring strong financial controls, regulatory compliance, and accurate reporting across both entities.

The role requires a hands-on finance professional with experience in high-volume, low-margin environments, capable of managing cross-border transactions, treasury operations, and financial planning processes.

You will work closely with the Founder to build robust financial systems, manage farmer payment structures, and deliver timely financial insights to support strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Budgeting

• Support the operations team in developing weekly, monthly, and quarterly budgets across Nigeria and Cameroon.
• Monitor budget performance and ensure variance between budget and actual spend remains within acceptable thresholds.
• Provide financial insights to support operational and strategic decision-making.

Financial Reporting & Management Accounts

• Prepare and deliver weekly and monthly management accounts to the Founder.
• Produce consolidated Profit & Loss (P&L) statements for both countries within 5–7 business days of month-end.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all financial reports.

Cross-Border Finance & Compliance

• Manage and oversee cross-border transactions, ensuring proper documentation and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Ensure all inter-company transactions are well documented and compliant with relevant authorities.
• Complete statutory tax filings including VAT and corporate tax in line with regulatory deadlines.
• Ensure zero late filing penalties and maintain clean audit outcomes across entities.

Treasury & Cash Flow Management

• Manage cash flow across both countries to ensure business continuity, especially during peak operational periods.
• Monitor and minimize foreign exchange and translation losses.
• Optimize cash repatriation processes between entities.

Financial Controls & Governance

• Develop and implement strong financial controls, particularly around farmer payments across multiple locations.
• Ensure accountability, transparency, and audit readiness of all financial processes.
• Support internal and external audit processes to achieve unqualified audit opinions.

Operational Finance Support

• Provide financial support to operations teams across multiple locations.
• Ensure efficient financial processes in high-volume transaction environments.
• Collaborate with supply chain and procurement teams to align financial and operational activities.

Team Oversight & Development

• Provide oversight to junior finance support (where applicable), including performance monitoring and capacity building.
• Support future team structuring as the business scales across regions.

Reporting Structure

Reports To: Founder

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as ACCA, ICAN, or equivalent is strongly preferred.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA's)

Experience

• Minimum of 5+ years' experience in finance, accounting, or financial management roles.
• Prior experience in agro-commodities, agriculture, mining, or similar industries is essential.
• Experience working in high-volume, low-margin environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-border financial operations.

Knowledge

• Strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, and cash flow management
• Knowledge of cross-border compliance, tax regulations, and inter-company transactions
• Familiarity with financial controls and audit processes
• Understanding of currency management and treasury operations

Skills

• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational ability
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Proficiency in financial tools and openness to adopting new technologies

Abilities

• Ability to build financial systems from the ground up
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability
• High level of integrity and accountability
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new tools and processes
• Ability to operate effectively across multiple geographies