Financial Controller - Multi-Factory Complex

About the role

The Finance Controller provides senior financial leadership for an Abuja business complex housing multiple factories and product lines. The role is accountable for accurate, timely and IFRS-compliant financial reporting, for embedding strong financial controls and cost discipline on every factory floor, and for acting as the primary finance business partner to plant and complex leadership. It suits someone who has directly managed finance for more than one factory or manufacturing unit under a single site.

Key responsibilities

• Own the financial control environment for all factories, ensuring accurate, timely and IFRS-compliant financial statements.
• Lead month-end and year-end close and prepare Management Accounts with detailed schedules.
• Design and enforce financial controls, approval matrices and segregation of duties for a multi-factory environment.
• Own the balance sheet, including reconciliations, provisions and key GL account detail.
• Act as lead finance partner to Plant leadership, turning factory-floor performance into financial insight.
• Provide P&L and margin visibility by factory and product line, highlight cost drivers and efficiency opportunities, and support pricing, capex and investment decisions.
• Build, lead and develop the finance team (Cost & Inventory Controllers, AP, AR and GL/Fixed Asset).
• Lead annual budgeting, periodic forecasting and working capital management (inventory, receivables, payables).
• Deliver Management reporting packs and variance analysis to Senior Management.
• Oversee NetSuite OneWorld use across business units and ensure consistent finance processes and standards.
• Assist in defining the costing process in the factories and its translation into the ERP.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, tax and regulatory requirements and act as the main contact for internal and external audits.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Professional accounting qualification: ICAN or ACCA.
• Minimum 10 years' post-qualification experience, including at least 2-3 years in a senior finance leadership role in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing finance for multiple factories, product lines or business units under a single complex (essential, not preferred).

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and manufacturing/standard cost accounting.
• Experience with NetSuite (or a comparable multi-entity ERP) strongly preferred.