Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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Neveah Limited is hiring a commercially driven Chief Financial Officer to lead finance, treasury, trade finance, financial planning, controls and capital management. The CFO will serve as a strategic partner to the Managing Director and Board, focusing on profitability, cash generation, working-capital efficiency, financing strategy and capital allocation across the Group.

• Senior finance leadership role reporting to the Managing Director and Board
• Focus on treasury, trade finance, capital structure and working-capital efficiency
• Requires strong experience in export-oriented manufacturing, commodities or industrial business
• Involves international trade, foreign currency transactions and complex working-capital cycles
• Covers strategic planning, M&A evaluation, commodity/FX risk and manufacturing finance

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The ideal candidate is expected to havesignificant 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. Neveah Limited is seeking a commercially driven Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the Company’s finance, treasury, trade finance, financial planning, controls and capital management functions. 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. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Finance & Business Partnership: Establish appropriate hurdle rates and capital-allocation frameworks across the Group. Lead financial scenario planning and sensitivity analysis. Provide rigorous financial analysis for major commercial and investment decisions. Challenge business assumptions and operating performance constructively. Translate the Company’s strategy into financial plans, budgets and measurable performance targets. Evaluate new projects, capacity expansion, acquisitions and other strategic investments using IRR, NPV, ROIC and payback analysis. Serve as the principal financial adviser to the Managing Director and Board. Treasury, Funding & Capital Structure: Manage debt maturity, interest costs, covenant compliance and available funding headroom. Manage relationships with local and international banks, DFIs, institutional investors and other capital providers. Lead future debt, equity and capital-market transactions where required. Maintain robust short-, medium- and long-term cash-flow forecasting. Take executive ownership of the Company’s liquidity, funding and capital structure. Develop strategies to reduce the Company’s weighted average cost of funding. Negotiate competitive working-capital, trade-finance, asset-finance and long-term funding facilities. Export & Trade Finance: Optimize the Company’s use of trade-finance facilities. Manage export receivables and international buyer credit exposure. Ensure effective management of Letters of Credit, CAD, collections and other international trade instruments. Work closely with Commercial, Logistics and Operations to minimize cash trapped in the export cycle. Align funding structures with procurement, production, shipment and collection cycles. Ensure robust controls around export documentation and proceeds. Provide executive oversight of pre-shipment and post-shipment financing. Working Capital & Cash Conversion: Drive disciplined management of inventory, receivables and payables. Improve inventory turns without compromising production availability. Establish clear working-capital KPIs for relevant business units. Establish and monitor cash-conversion-cycle targets. Reduce excess inventory and unnecessary working-capital deployment. Ensure business growth translates into sustainable operating cash flow. Manufacturing & Commercial Finance: Monitor raw-material costs, production yields, recoveries, energy consumption, labour and overhead absorption. Identify production inefficiencies and quantify their financial impact. Establish accurate product and production costing. Provide strong financial oversight of the Company’s manufacturing and recycling operations. Analyze actual performance against standard costs and budgets. 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. Ensure pricing decisions properly reflect commodity prices, FX movements, financing costs and logistics. Establish appropriate hedging policies where commercially justified. Protect margins from unnecessary currency and commodity exposures. FP&A and Performance Management: Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting. Establish executive dashboards covering revenue, EBITDA, cash flow, working capital, ROCE, leverage and operational KPIs. Produce high-quality management and Board reporting. Lead monthly performance reviews and identify corrective actions. Develop scenario models for commodity prices, FX, volumes, margins and financing costs. Develop rolling cash-flow and profitability forecasts. Financial Reporting, Controls & Governance: Strengthen the Company’s financial-control environment. Ensure timely preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. Ensure compliance with IFRS and applicable regulatory requirements. Ensure the ERP and financial systems provide reliable information for decision-making. Oversee external audit, tax compliance and statutory reporting. Maintain high standards of financial reporting and integrity. Work effectively with Internal Audit and Internal Control while maintaining clear functional independence. Tax & Regulatory Management: Manage relationships with tax authorities, auditors and professional advisers. Ensure compliance with applicable export, foreign-exchange and financial regulations. Develop legitimate tax-efficient structures for the Company’s domestic and international activities. Oversee corporate tax, VAT, withholding taxes, transfer pricing and other applicable obligations. Finance Organization & Leadership: Establish clear accountability across Financial Control, Treasury, Trade Finance, FP&A, Cost Accounting, Tax and related functions. Recruit and develop high-calibre finance professionals. Establish a performance-oriented culture within Finance. Implement succession planning for critical finance positions. Build and develop a high-performing finance organization. Candidate Profile (Essential) Experience: managing significant foreign-currency exposure. Excellent financial modelling and analytical capability. Strong understanding of manufacturing costing and plant economics. 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. Demonstrable experience: with trade-finance instruments and banking facilities. Strong treasury, cash management and working-capital experience. Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder-management capability. Strong understanding of IFRS, taxation, audit and financial controls. Experience: with modern ERP systems. Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related discipline. Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CA or equivalent. Highly Desirable: Previous experience: operating in Nigeria or another major African market. Experience: working with international banks, DFIs or institutional investors. Exposure to commodity-price risk and hedging. 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. Experience: raising and managing $50 million+ equivalent in debt, working-capital or trade-finance facilities. Experience: in metals, aluminium, copper, recycling, commodities, fertilizer, chemicals or agro-processing. Experience: with corporate finance, capital markets, M&A or investment evaluation. Expatriate Candidates: Prior successful experience: living and working in Africa will be a significant advantage. An expatriate candidate should bring capabilities materially beyond conventional accounting, particularly in: Financial discipline within complex industrial operations Capital raising Export and trade finance International banking Commodity and FX risk Manufacturing finance and plant costing Treasury and working-capital management For expatriate candidates, preference should be given to individuals who have previously worked in markets such as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia or other comparable African economies. Neveah is open to highly qualified expatriate candidates, particularly candidates with significant African manufacturing and export experience. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV saved in their full name to: careers@neveah.com.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email. Note: Only properly submitted applications and qualified candidates will be considered. Application Deadline: 15th September, 2026. View all Jobs in Nigeria Ogun State and 1 other location Ogun State , Mowe Chief Financial Officer job vacancies in Nigeria