
Finance Manager, Commercial
- Lagos, Lagos State
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Create and run reporting and analysis around key metrics and present to key business partners to facilitate decision-making.
- Lead & manage the sales reporting process.
- Conduct periodic analysis on customer profitability and ensure improvement initiative on customer and channel profitability & contribution to the business.
- Provide business partnering to the commercial teams in all its initiatives and activities.
- Manage, plan & control A&P spending.
- Own & manage all plans, control & track promotion discounts to customers.
- Support the team on all S&OP and sales forecast processes.
- Manage business cases for all commercial projects, Innovations, and promotions initiatives/activities.
- Drive & support the commercial team to ensure their strategy & plans are aligned with Finance plans and track delivery to ensure are in line with the set plan.
- Drive & track commercial performance to ensure that it is in line with plans and commitment/forecast/outlook.
- Provide support to the commercial teams in negotiations for their initiatives/activities.
- Support and manage the business trade term with its partners.
- Monitor and track trade value chain to guide internal pricing and promo decisions/initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Accounting or related discipline.
- Relevant professional accounting qualifications such i.e. ACA, ACCA etc.
- Minimum of Six (6) years of relevant work experience.
- Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.
- Working knowledge of accounting packages and systems, including SAP.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Ability to pay attention to details.
- Good interpersonal and people management skills.
- Good communication skills.
- High ethical standards and integrity.
- Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.