Chief Financial Officer

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Neveah Limited, a leading commodities trading company dealing in solid minerals and agricultural exports, is hiring a Chief Financial Officer to serve as strategic financial adviser to the Managing Director and Board. The role focuses on profitability, cash generation, working-capital efficiency, financing strategy, and capital allocation across the Group. The position is based in Ogun State, Nigeria, and requires 12–20 years of experience in export-oriented manufacturing, commodities, metals, recycling, agro-processing, fertilizer, chemicals, or other industrial businesses.

• Strategic finance leadership role reporting to the Managing Director and Board
• Focus on treasury, export trade finance, working capital, and capital allocation
• Requires 12–20 years of experience in commodities, metals, or industrial businesses
• Must have strong exposure to international trade and foreign currency transactions
• Qualifications include BA/BSc/HND, MBA/MSc/MA, and a professional certificate
• Position is full-time and based in Ogun State, Nigeria

Original source description

Neveah Limited is a leading commodities trading company essentially dealing in the export of solid minerals and agricultural products. The company was established in 2014 with five operational offices in different states and her head office in Abuja, Nigeria. Our services are centered around sourcing the finest, solid minerals and the healthiest agricultural... Chief Financial Officer Job Type Full Time Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA , Professional Certificate Experience: 12 - 20 years Location Ogun Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit The CFO will serve as a strategic partner to the Managing Director and Board, with particular responsibility for profitability, cash generation, working-capital efficiency, financing strategy and capital allocation. The ideal candidate is expected to have significant experience: in an export-oriented manufacturing, commodities, metals, recycling, agro-processing, fertilizer, chemicals or other industrial business, with strong exposure to international trade, foreign currency transactions and complex working-capital cycles. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Finance & Business Partnership Serve as the principal financial adviser to the Managing Director and Board. Translate the Company’s strategy into financial plans, budgets and measurable performance targets. Provide rigorous financial analysis for major commercial and investment decisions. Challenge business assumptions and operating performance constructively. Evaluate new projects, capacity expansion, acquisitions and other strategic investments using IRR, NPV, ROIC and payback analysis. Lead financial scenario planning and sensitivity analysis. Establish appropriate hurdle rates and capital-allocation frameworks across the Group. Treasury, Funding & Capital Structure Take executive ownership of the Company’s liquidity, funding and capital structure. Manage relationships with local and international banks, DFIs, institutional investors and other capital providers. Negotiate competitive working-capital, trade-finance, asset-finance and long-term funding facilities. Manage debt maturity, interest costs, covenant compliance and available funding headroom. Develop strategies to reduce the Company’s weighted average cost of funding. Lead future debt, equity and capital-market transactions where required. Maintain robust short-, medium- and long-term cash-flow forecasting. Export & Trade Finance Provide executive oversight of pre-shipment and post-shipment financing. Ensure effective management of Letters of Credit, CAD, collections and other international trade instruments. Align funding structures with procurement, production, shipment and collection cycles. Manage export receivables and international buyer credit exposure. Ensure robust controls around export documentation and proceeds. Work closely with Commercial, Logistics and Operations to minimize cash trapped in the export cycle. Optimize the Company’s use of trade-finance facilities. Working Capital & Cash Conversion Drive disciplined management of inventory, receivables and payables. Establish and monitor cash-conversion-cycle targets. Reduce excess inventory and unnecessary working-capital deployment. Improve inventory turns without compromising production availability. Establish clear working-capital KPIs for relevant business units. Ensure business growth translates into sustainable operating cash flow. Manufacturing & Commercial Finance Provide strong financial oversight of the Company’s manufacturing and recycling operations. Establish accurate product and production costing. Monitor raw-material costs, production yields, recoveries, energy consumption, labour and overhead absorption. Analyze actual performance against standard costs and budgets. Identify production inefficiencies and quantify their financial impact. Establish profitability reporting by product, customer, production line and business unit. Partner with Operations to improve plant utilization, yield, margins and return on assets. Commodity, FX & Market Risk Develop appropriate frameworks for managing foreign-exchange exposure. Monitor commodity-price exposure and its impact on margins and working capital. Establish appropriate hedging policies where commercially justified. Ensure pricing decisions properly reflect commodity prices, FX movements, financing costs and logistics. Protect margins from unnecessary currency and commodity exposures. FP&A and Performance Management Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting. Develop rolling cash-flow and profitability forecasts. Produce high-quality management and Board reporting. Establish executive dashboards covering revenue, EBITDA, cash flow, working capital, ROCE, leverage and operational KPIs. Lead monthly performance reviews and identify corrective actions. Develop scenario models for commodity prices, FX, volumes, margins and financing costs. Financial Reporting, Controls & Governance Maintain high standards of financial reporting and integrity. Ensure timely preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. Ensure compliance with IFRS and applicable regulatory requirements. Strengthen the Company’s financial-control environment. Oversee external audit, tax compliance and statutory reporting. Work effectively with Internal Audit and Internal Control while maintaining clear functional independence. Ensure the ERP and financial systems provide reliable information for decision-making. Tax & Regulatory Management Oversee corporate tax, VAT, withholding taxes, transfer pricing and other applicable obligations. Develop legitimate tax-efficient structures for the Company’s domestic and international activities. Manage relationships with tax authorities, auditors and professional advisers. Ensure compliance with applicable export, foreign-exchange and financial regulations. Finance Organization & Leadership Build and develop a high-performing finance organization. Establish clear accountability across Financial Control, Treasury, Trade Finance, FP&A, Cost Accounting, Tax and related functions. Recruit and develop high-calibre finance professionals. Implement succession planning for critical finance positions. Establish a performance-oriented culture within Finance. Candidate Profile Essential Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related discipline. Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CA or equivalent. Approximately 12–20+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant senior leadership responsibility. Strong experience: within manufacturing, industrial, commodities or other asset/working-capital-intensive businesses. Demonstrable experience: in export-oriented or international businesses. Strong treasury, cash management and working-capital experience. Demonstrable experience: with trade-finance instruments and banking facilities. Strong understanding of manufacturing costing and plant economics. Experience: managing significant foreign-currency exposure. Excellent financial modelling and analytical capability. Strong understanding of IFRS, taxation, audit and financial controls. Experience: with modern ERP systems. Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder-management capability. Highly Desirable Experience: in metals, aluminium, copper, recycling, commodities, fertilizer, chemicals or agro-processing. Previous experience: operating in Nigeria or another major African market. Experience: raising and managing $50 million+ equivalent in debt, working-capital or trade-finance facilities. Experience: working with international banks, DFIs or institutional investors. Exposure to commodity-price risk and hedging. Experience: with corporate finance, capital markets, M&A or investment evaluation. Experience: preparing a growing company for institutional investment, stronger corporate governance and/or eventual public-market readiness. MBA, CFA or other advanced finance qualification would be an advantage. Check how your CV aligns with this job Method of Application Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV and cover letter to: careers@neveah.com.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email. Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.