Financial Controller

About this role

Accounting, MIS, Budget

• Responsible for cost estimation as per procurement plan and preparing the actual costing for each shipment.
• Daily reports monitoring to ensure all procurement, direct expenses are within budget.
• Ensure all the business accounts of WAF region are accurate and updated - account finalization, review, analysis, provisioning, tax planning and year end compliances.
• MIS reporting as per management requirement related to accounts, procurement, shipments, Customs clearing etc.
• Introduce and implement necessary formats where required.
• Budget preparation for all the WAF centers and ensuring budget control, variance analysis.
• Govern and report Annual Operating Plan (AOP) on weekly/monthly/quarterly basis.
• Present monthly financial summary, analysis insight in a crisp, meaningful manner through MIS/dashboards to the business with a detailed working.
• Assist in building financial decks & presentations for the purpose of the Board / Investor review.
• Develop & mentor team of able subordinates to enable achieving deliverables.

Banking & Treasury

• Fund raising from local banks- pre-sanction & post disbursement documentation & compliances.
• Weekly fund flow preparation. Ensure that adequate fund allocation & flow is available for smooth operations.

Local Compliances

• Tax planning basis budgets at start of each year, Handling & closing tax dept audits with optimization of Statutory Compliances & local Account finalization.
• Handling local Auditors.

Requirements

• Qualifications and Experience
• Willingness to travel to Senegal and across Ivory Coast as required during the trading season.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 3–5 years of finance experience in a commodities or trading business in Ivory Coast.
• Experience arranging financing with local banks and managing the related documentation and compliance requirements.
• Proficiency in ERP systems, accounting software and Microsoft Office, particularly advanced Excel.
• Knowledge of IFRS and GAAP. Familiarity with SYSCOHADA is an advantage.
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English, with working proficiency in spoken and written French.