Manager, Finance and Administration (ES0044)

Company Description

As part of water sector reform initiatives to guarantee sustainable access to basic sanitation and basic water supply in port Harcourt city, the rivers state Government, through the Rivers state ministry of water resources and Rural development (RSMWRRD), has identified the immediate need to recruit competent and suitable qualified professional to fill top level positions in the newly established port Harcourt water corporation(PHWC) and rivers state water Service Regulatory commission (RSWSRC).

Immediate opportunities exist in the following:

Job Description

Reporting to the managing director/chief executive officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for effective strategic and operational financial planning, monitoring and reporting to enhance management decision-making. An intrinsic part of this will be to facilitate the achievement of PHWC’s business and operational strategies by ensuring the provision of timely and qualitative administrative and support services to the company.

Manage the overall operations of finance and administration functions.

Drive the implementation of the operational strategy, work-plans, programs, systems, controls, policies and procedures to ensure a rigorous financial frame work in alignment with PHWC’s overall objectives.

Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly quarterly and annual management reports to aid management decision-making process.

Manage the corporation’s financial resources and ensure conformity of all financial reports with corporate accounting policies and principles.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance related field.

Possession of post-graduate degree(s) and relevant professional qualifications, e.g. ACA, ACCA, CPA, are essential with proven analytical and qualitative accounting, /finance competencies.

A minimum of twelve (12) years relevant experience with at least five (5) years experience at senior management level.

Good knowledge of advanced financial management (accounting and reporting), treasury and investment management, international accounting and financial reporting standards and tax principles, local tax regime/legislation and implications to business as well as information management.

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