Lesaffre
Finance
Finance&AdminManager
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“Finance & Admin Manager at Lesaffre. Skills: Financial management, Accounting, Budgeting, Credit monitoring. Manage banking relationships. Oversee daily banking activities”
What You'll Achieve.
Optimize financial performance; Ensure compliance; Achieve profitability targets
Industry & Context.
Propose alternatives; Propose solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5 years' experience
What You'll Do.
Manage banking relationships
Oversee daily banking activities
Develop long-term financing plans
Contribute to finance cost optimization
Report current cash flow
Negotiate short-term loans
Negotiate lines of credit
Support purchasing in hedging
Ensure accounting task coordination
Prepare financial statements
Prepare accounting reports
Establish accounting procedures
Monitor accounting procedures
Establish control procedures
Monitor control procedures
Interact with auditors
Interact with tax authorities
Interact with tax consultants
Coordinate annual report
Prepare financial section
Ensure compliance with policies
Ensure compliance with regulations
Improve financial system
Implement financial system
Monitor customer credit exposure
Monitor customer credit limits
Monitor customer payment terms
Conduct credit reviews
Identify potential risks
Track accounts receivable
Ensure timely collection
Alert on overdue accounts
Alert on deteriorating payment behavior
Alert on potential bad debt risks
Coordinate corrective actions
Escalate critical cases
Recommend appropriate measures
Prepare cash collection reports
Prepare credit risk reports
Drive continuous improvement of collection
Supervise monthly analysis of COGS
Supervise monthly analysis of operational expenses
Perform cost analysis
Perform cost accounting
Prepare products financial simulations
Present monthly financials
Present year-to-date financials
Develop regular reporting
Develop financial analysis
Ensure financial management reporting tools
Ensure financial management reporting processes
Develop forecast management reporting
Manage forecast management reporting
Lead stock take exercises
Identify discrepancies
Realize studies required by management
Lead annual budgeting process
Coordinate budget process
Organize budget process
Manage financial modelling for strategic initiatives
Manage financial analysis for strategic initiatives
Manage financial modelling for business plans
Manage financial analysis for business plans
Prepare budget documents
Review budget documents
Prepare revenue documents
Review revenue documents
Prepare expense documents
Review expense documents
Prepare accounting documents
Review accounting documents
Monitor operating budget
Report budget variances
Achieve company profitability targets
Analyze revenue trends
Analyze expenditure trends
Recommend appropriate budget levels
Lead corporate process in joint venture
Ensure team supervision
Ensure team development
Ensure team performance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Coordination with Regional IT Manager; Team supervision; Team development; Team performance management
Communication Scope
Interpersonal skills
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation , Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology. Family group born in northern France in 1853, now a multi-national and a multicultural company, Lesaffre is committed to working with confidence to better nourish and protect the planet. In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11 700 people in more than 50 countries. Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 3,2 billion euros. Reporting to the West Africa Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the financial management, corporate and IT activities of Lesaffre Nigeria. You will optimize the financial performance of the company while ensuring compliance with legal regulations and company policies. Your missions will be: Treasury * Manage banking relationships and oversee all daily banking activities * Develop plans for long-term financing, contribute to finance cost optimization plans * Plan, project and report current cash flow * Negotiate short-term loans and lines of credit with banks * Support purchasing in hedging of FOREX and commodity prices Accounting and financial controls * Ensure and coordinate accounting task * Prepare financial statements and accounting reports * Establish and monitor the implementation of accounting and control procedures * Interact with internal and external auditors, tax authorities and tax consultants * Coordinate annual report and prepare the financial section * Ensure compliance with all internal policies and relevant regulations * Improve and implement the financial system to ensure maximum productivity Cash collection & credit monitoring * Monitor customer credit exposure, limits and payment terms * Conduct regular credit reviews and identify potential risks * Track accounts receivable and ensure timely collection * Alert on overdue accounts, deteriorating payment behavior, and potential bad debt risks * Coordinate the impleme
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