FINANCIAL CONTROLLER JOB AT IITA

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is an international non-profit agricultural research-for-development (R4D) organization established in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, 
and a member of the CGIAR Consortium. Our R4D approach is anchored on the development needs of the tropics. We work with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture. We have more than 100 internationally recruited scientists from about 35 countries and 900 nationally recruited staff based in various stations across Africa.

IITA seeks suitable Nigerian for the position below at the Institute’s Headquarters, Ibadan:

Job Title: Financial Controller

Job Ref: DDG-CS/FD/04/16
Location: Ibadan, Nigeria
Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract)

Position Responsibilities 

• The Financial Controller will have responsibility for understanding the strategic direction of the organization and assist the Director of Finance (DoF) in providing high level, proactive financial expertise and direction for both short-term and long-term financial planning and management.
• In conjunction with DoF, lead the task of preparing IITA annual financial statements to comply fully with International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) by 2016.

Strategic:

• Assist to prepare accurate and timely medium-term financial plan/annual budget.
• Monitor financial performance against budget to support the dynamic re-allocation of resources according to priorities.
• Working with the Head of Internal Audit, advise DoF on the integrity of the Institute's Investment policies and reporting and control procedures.
• Remain up to date on non-profit audit and financial best practices.
• Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the DoF and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations.
• Work with the DoF to craft a long-term strategy for Finance Directorate by providing advice on issues, trends, and changes in the operating model(s) and operational delivery.
• Assist in establishing yearly objectives and work plans for the various workshops in Finance Directorate.
• Advise the DoF on long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with the Institute's strategic plan, considering limitations and changes in the funding environment, strategic growth opportunities and collaborations with external organizations.

Compliance:

• Ensure compliance and maintain oversight for all accounting and operating activities.
• Lead the annual financial audits; review audit materials, and prepare management response to internal and external auditors.

Team Management / Training:

• Mentor and develop finance management teams, providing input on work allocation, training, trouble-shooting, problem and conflict resolution, and the building of an effective team dynamic.
• Train accounting personnel and other users on accounting controls and procedures.

Acting Role:

• Act as Officer-in-Charge during periods of absence of the DoF.
• Any other finance-related duties assigned by Director of Finance.

Educational Qualifications

• First Degree in any discipline plus a recognised professional accounting qualification – ACA, CPA, ACCA. The possession of an MBA is highly desirable and will be an advantage.

Core Competencies:

• Minimum of ten (10) years relevant experience in core accounting function from a leading or well structured accounting firm, and three (3) of which must be at a senior management level.
• Excellent leadership, management, interpersonal, and team building skills.
• Ability and proven track record in leadership of small groups; experience as a manager of staff, team builder / leader; and ability as a manager of strategic relationships.
• Proficiency in at least one major enterprise management system (oracle, sun, platinum SAGE, etc.) and relevant computer applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are essential, including ability to set out coherent presentations and group interactions.
• Relevant finance experience should include planning, forecasting and enterprise financial systems with emphasis on budgeting and financial reporting (with sound knowledge / hands on experience of IFRS).
• Experience in working with a leading accounting firm or international organization or multinational private sector company within a cross- cultural environment at a senior level

Remuneration
A competitive remuneration package paid in US dollars.


How to Apply
Interested applicants should forward their Covering Letter which should address how the candidate's background/experience relates to the specific duties of the position applied for, Curriculum Vitae, names and addresses of three professional referees (which must include either the Head of the applicant’s current or previous organization or applicant’s direct Supervisor/Superior at his/her present or former place of work).

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Note

• IITA is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from female candidates.
• only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application Deadline  25th May, 2016.

REVENUE ASSURANCE SPECIALIST JOB AT ETISALAT

Etisalat's vision is a world where people's reach is not limited by matter or distance; a world where people will effortlessly stay in touch with family and friends; 
a world where businesses of all sizes can reach new markets without the limitations of distance and travel.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Specialist, Revenue Assurance
Location: Lagos
Job Summary 

• To ensure the integrity of the revenue stream with primary focus on strengthening and/or building revenue assurance processes controls.

Principal Functions        
Tactical:

• Development of revenue assurance best practices for the company
• Creation of revenue assurance KPI on the revenue assurance/ fraud management tool (Subex).
• Perform root cause analysis of billing issues; follow through to resolution and communicate to appropriate parties.
• Monitoring of system owners to ensure proper set up of system in order to minimize leakages.

Operational:

• Carry out analysis of all referrals received from different sources of intelligence. This includes internal staff and external subscribers via call and the internet respectively.
• Detecting and recovering leaked revenues, and providing assurance and confidence to key stakeholders regarding the integrity of the network and business operations.
• Product assurance review of Etisalat's products; risk and control evaluation and building controls to block areas of vulnerabilities.
• Review of prepaid product and services to identify incidences of wrong configuration and / or application of business rules.
• Assuring timely and correct transport of all event detail records (EDRs) from points of generation (switches) to points of mediation and billing/rating.
• Liaising with all the relevant teams to ensure that all root-cause documentation is accurately completed, reviewed and approved, in addition to maintaining and updating process documents and templates.
• Financial validation of pay out figures for incentives for various sales channels.
• Review of rating for prepaid products and services to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Carry out various analysis such as:
• Forensic analysis
• Post-paid usage analysis
• Subscriber balance movement analysis.
• Prepaid staff analysis.
• Analysis of data from different sources.
• Risk analysis
• Post-paid short code analysis.
• Short code analysis.
• E-Top up analysis.

Educational Requirements       

• First Degree in Computer Science, Accounting, or any science / engineering discipline.

Experience, Skills & Competencies       

• Five (5) to nine (9) years work experience.
• Proficiency with use of data analysis tools (e.g. SQL, ACL, etc)
• Possession of professional qualifications (CISA, ACA, ACCA) will be an advantage

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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FAN MILK PLC RECRUITMENT FOR GRADUATE CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVES NATIONWIDE

Fan Milk Plc is a leading manufacturer and marketer of healthy, nutritious and safe frozen dairy and non-frozen dairy food products with distribution channels across the length and breadth of Nigeria. 
Fan Milk Nigeria is a well established and fast growing food processing industry offering wide range of products.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 
Job Title: Customer Development Representative - Outdoor Sales
Locations: Port Harcourt, Onitsha, Aba, Benin, Kano, Kaduna, Abuja, Ibadan, Osogbo, Ilesha
Purpose 

• Create New Exclusive Agents in the Outdoor Channel within the specified period and in the assigned sales territory.

Principal Accountabilities: (Impact & Innovation)

• Ensure creation of new Exclusive Agents in the assigned sales territory and achieve set target.
• Monitor and report sales equipment usage.

Critical Qualifications/Skills/Experience (IPE Factor: Knowledge)
The ideal candidate:

• Must have an outgoing and convincing personality, with a sense of urgency, who can communicate at all levels and persuade key stakeholders into the right course of action.
• Is driven by his/her desire to perform.
• Has broad experience with a structured approach to customer relationship management and business development.
• Has excellent entrepreneurial and commercial awareness.
• Possesses a high degree of assertiveness across cultural and educational diversity.
• Good knowledge of the FMCG market.
• Selling and Negotiation Skills.
• Minimum of Bachelor degree in Marketing, Business Admin., Economics or other related discipline (2.2) and HND Lower credit.
• Ability to Drive a Truck - possession of Class E Drivers Licence.
• Must not be more than 30 years with minimum of 3 years FMCG experience in sales.

Learning & Career Opportunities: In this position, the incumbent will have an opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge in the following areas:

• Work as a team member in a large Organisation
• Local Government relationship and other stakeholder
• Business development skills
• In-depth business knowledge of the business
• Good (internal and external) communication skills

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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