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Finance Lead - Operations
About this role
The role is Finance Lead - Operations for Seven-Up Bottling Company, based in Ilorin, Kwara, and focuses on supporting financial closure, reporting, and analysis in the region. It involves ensuring accurate end-to-end accounting in line with IFRS and internal guidelines, and coordinating with Head Office and other regions. The position supports cost control and the regional financial processes, collaborates with other functions to optimise operational costs, and assists auditors during statutory reviews. It is suitable for candidates with a background in accounting or finance and several years of post‑qualification experience in a manufacturing environment.
What you would do
- Liaise with Head Office and other regions on pending balances in the region's current account
- Participate in month end stock count activities
- Coordinate the monthly financial closure process and ensure accruals and provisions are booked
- Support the OFM in consolidating monthly financial reports from the finance team
- Review supporting documents for vendor payments (invoices, waybills, certificates)
- Approve journal entries in the ERP with correct cost centres and ledgers
- Work with other functions to optimise operational costs and strengthen controls
- Provide initial review for regional bank reconciliations
- Provide documents and schedules to external auditors during statutory audits
- Assist with reporting and financial analysis as required by the region
What they are asking for
- BSc/HND in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- 4–5 years post-qualification experience in a multinational manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of accounting, business planning and analysis
- Experience with ERP systems (Navision/Microsoft GP, SAP, Oracle Financials)
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
- Professional qualifications in accounting and finance (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
- Knowledge of BI tools (Power BI or similar) is advantageous
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