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Trade Finance & Operations Manager
About this role
The role is for a Trade Finance and Operations Manager based in Lagos, employed full-time by Multipro Consumer Products Limited. The position is responsible for all trade finance activities, banking relationships and treasury operations, including end-to-end import/export documentation, FX execution, royalty payments and cash and investment management. It involves leading a team of six and supporting strategic financial planning and reporting. The company is a Nigerian FMCG and logistics-focused business, part of the Tolaram Group, with a history dating back to 1996 and a portfolio across multiple product categories. The advert requires a highly experienced finance professional with hands-on LC, Bills for Collection, FX, debt management and bank liaison experience in a large corporate or FMCG setting, and SAP FI/CO familiarity.
What you would do
- Manage the full lifecycle of letters of credit: issuance, amendment, presentation and settlement with banks.
- Oversee Bills for Collection for import and export transactions.
- Execute foreign exchange purchases and manage FX exposure according to policy.
- Process royalty payments to parent or affiliated companies in compliance with regulations.
- Monitor FX market trends and advise on hedging strategies and timing.
- Oversee daily cash positioning across Naira and foreign currency accounts.
- Manage short-term investments to optimise returns on surplus cash.
- Monitor and report financing costs including interest, bank charges and FX costs.
- Prepare treasury management reports and variance analyses for the Finance Director and group reporting.
- Track covenant compliance and prepare debt management reports for lenders and management.
What they are asking for
- Full ICAN membership (mandatory).
- 7 to 10 years of progressive experience in trade finance, treasury operations or corporate banking.
- Hands-on experience with LCs, Bills for Collection, FX management, debt management and bank liaison in a large corporate or FMCG environment.
- Proficiency in SAP, especially FI/CO, Treasury & Risk Management (TRM), and AP/AR modules.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including financial modelling, pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and dashboard reporting for treasury and debt tracking.
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