Financial Controller - FMCG

About the role

The Financial Controller owns the integrity of the FMCG business's financial records, controls and compliance. The role delivers an accurate, timely close, IFRS-compliant statutory accounts, a clean audit, full tax compliance and a control environment that protects cash, inventory and margin.

Key responsibilities

• Run the month-end close to a set calendar, review journals and accruals, reconcile balance sheet accounts and manage intercompany transactions and transfer pricing documentation
• Own inventory valuation under IAS 2, lead stock counts, run costing per SKU and oversee credit control and distributor credit limits
• Handle sales, discounts, rebates, returns and trade promotions, and ensure invoicing follows the approved price list and discount matrix
• Manage customer credit policy, weekly debtor ageing, collections, expected credit loss provisions under IFRS 9 and write-off recommendations
• Maintain the fixed asset register in NetSuite, apply the capitalisation policy, run depreciation, account for leases under IFRS 16 and lead annual physical verification
• Review intercompany invoices against the TP policy, reconcile balances and flag non-compliant transactions to the Group Head of Finance
• Prepare IFRS financial statements and consolidation packs, coordinate the external audit and ensure VAT and WHT are deducted and filed on time
• Design, document and test controls across order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, inventory, payroll and record-to-report, act as first point of contact for internal audit and investigate revenue leakage and stock losses
• Oversee accounts payable, vendor master data and payment runs, and escalate payments outside the imprest scope to treasury

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Chartered accountant: ACA (ICAN) or ACCA mandatory
• 8-12 years' post-qualification experience, including at least 4 years as Financial Controller or Finance Manager in FMCG or manufacturing; Big 4 audit background an advantage
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and Nigerian tax law

Required skills

• ERP experience, ideally NetSuite OneWorld or SAP, including inventory and production modules
• Owns the chart of accounts and accounting configuration in NetSuite OneWorld
• Hands-on experience with an ERP, including inventory and production modules