Finance Lead

About the role

Stag And Fletcher is seeking a Finance Lead to take ownership of its finance function in Lagos. You will transition from outsourced accountants, implement robust finance processes, and provide strategic insight to senior leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the handover from outsourced accountants, covering prior‑year records, tax positions and audit files.
• Run finance operations in Zoho Books, integrate with the quoting platform, and ensure seamless invoicing and project costing.
• Develop and enforce finance policies on approvals, purchasing, expense claims, petty cash and document retention.
• Maintain IFRS‑for‑SMEs compliant books, execute disciplined month‑end close and full reconciliations.
• Manage accounts payable/receivable, payment runs, fixed‑asset register and inventory.
• Set up project‑level accounting to track budget, actual cost, margin and work‑in‑progress.
• Produce monthly management accounts and interactive dashboards for cash, margins, debtors and performance.
• Deliver a financial health assessment within 60 days and lead the annual budget and three‑year financial plan.
• Prepare and file all company taxes (CIT, VAT, WHT, development levy) and run payroll with PAYE, pension and statutory contributions.

Required profile

• HND in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• ICAN or ACCA qualified (CITN membership a strong advantage).
• 3‑5 years of accounting and finance experience with hands‑on Nigerian tax compliance.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills with strong financial modelling and forecasting ability.

Required skills

• Excel
• Google Sheets
• Zoho Books (or similar cloud accounting software)
• Financial modelling
• Forecasting