Finance Manager

Your tasks

Financial Management & Reporting

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial information.
• Develop and maintain sound accounting policies, controls, and procedures.
• Manage statutory reporting, audits, and regulatory compliance requirements.

Business Planning & Analysis

• Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Provide insightful analysis of revenue, costs, margins, and operational performance.
• Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
• Produce management reports and key performance indicators for executive decision-making.

Treasury & Working Capital Management

• Manage cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning.
• Optimise working capital across inventory, receivables, and payables.
• Build relationships with banks, investors, and other financial stakeholders.
• Support fundraising, financing, and capital allocation initiatives.

Commercial Finance

• Partner with operational teams to improve profitability and efficiency.
• Evaluate pricing strategies, customer profitability, and supply chain economics.
• Monitor inventory performance and cost optimisation opportunities.
• Support new business ventures, expansion projects, and strategic partnerships.

Governance, Risk & Controls

• Strengthen internal control frameworks and financial governance processes.
• Identify and mitigate financial and operational risks.
• Ensure compliance with tax, regulatory, and corporate reporting obligations.
• Drive a culture of accountability, transparency, and data-driven decision-making.

Leadership & Capability Building

• Mentor and develop members of the finance team.
• Foster collaboration across finance, operations, procurement, logistics, and commercial teams.
• Help establish scalable systems, structures, and processes to support long-term growth.

What Success Looks Like

• Established robust financial reporting and management information processes. Improved visibility into profitability and operational performance.
• Strengthened cash flow management and financial controls.
• Enabled faster and more informed business decisions through financial insights.
• Supported the company's growth through strategic planning and financial discipline.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 4-5 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or financial management roles.
• Strong financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capabilities.
• Experience working with ERP or accounting systems.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, tax, and regulatory compliance.

Preferred

• Experience within agribusiness, FMCG, food processing, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, or supply chain-intensive industries.
• Exposure to fundraising, investor reporting, or corporate finance activities.
• Experience supporting high-growth businesses or entrepreneurial organisations.

The Ideal Candidate

• Thinks like a business partner, not just an accountant.
• Possesses strong commercial awareness and analytical rigour.
• Is proactive, resourceful, and comfortable operating in a fast-growing environment.
• Demonstrates integrity, ownership, and accountability.
• Is passionate about building something meaningful and creating lasting impact.
• Has the ambition and capacity to develop into a senior finance leader as the business evolves.

What we offer

Why Join 5ivers?

• Opportunity to play a pivotal role in a high-growth agribusiness and food ecosystem.
• Direct exposure to executive leadership and strategic decision-making.
• Broad responsibility across finance, operations, growth, and performance management.
• The chance to help shape the future of a business, creating measurable impact across the agricultural value chain.
• A platform for significant professional growth and long-term career development

Other

*Location: Lagos Remuneration: NGN** 600,000 Monthly