Financial Controller
Location: Victoria Island - Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- The Financial Controller will oversee financial reporting, month-end close, accounting controls, and reporting integrity across the group, providing accurate financial insights to support business decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the month-end close, ensuring timely reconciliations, balance sheet schedules, accruals, provisions, and reporting.
- Prepare management accounts, P&Ls, variance analysis, and performance commentary for leadership.
- Maintain accounting policies, Chart of Accounts, cost-centre structures, and reporting standards.
- Strengthen financial controls, processes, and audit readiness, including PBC schedules and query resolution.
- Support budgeting and rolling forecast through financial modelling and analysis.
- Partner with Internal Control on remediation of control gaps and support tax/statutory reporting.
- Work with Tech/Data to ensure the integrity ofERP, POS, e-commerce, payment, and financial data.
- Provide clear financial insights, identify risks and trends, and recommend corrective actions.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent strongly preferred.
- 10+ years’ experience in financial accounting/reporting, including month-end close and audit leadership.
- Experience in retail, e-commerce, FMCG, manufacturing, or other complex operational environments is an advantage.
- Strong ERP experience and exposure to multi-source reconciliations.
- Strong technical accounting, financial analysis, Excel/modelling, and BI skills.
- Excellent attention to detail, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, audit, revenue, inventory, accruals, provisions, and cut-offs.
Working Conditions:
- Hybrid role with occasional travel. Flexibility is required during month-end close, budgeting, audits, and peak trading periods.
Application Closing Date
28th September, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@protenintl.com using ''Financial Controller''as the subject of the email.
Note: Only qualified candidates would be contacted.