Accounts & Finance Professional

Job Title: Accounts & Finance Professional 

Location: Akure, Ondo

Job type: Full-time (Onsite)

Levels: Middle and Senior Management

Industry: Cocoa Processing, Food Manufacturing, Agribusiness, Export

Job Description

• As we strengthen our finance and governance capabilities, we are recruiting high-performing Accounts and Finance professionals across Financial Accounting, Management and Cost Accounting, Tax, Risk, Compliance, Corporate Finance, Inventory and ESG / Sustainability Reporting.
• We are looking for professionals who go beyond transaction processing — people who strengthen financial discipline, sharpen business performance, manage risk, and support strategic decision-making.

Areas of Opportunity

• Roles are available at both middle and senior management level. Placement will reflect your experience and professional background

What We Expect

Successful candidates will demonstrate strong technical and commercial capability in some or most of the following:

Reporting and Control:

• Financial accounting, and preparation of management and statutory accounts
• IFRS application and financial reporting
• General Ledger management, and month-end and year-end close
• Internal controls, segregation of duties, and control documentation
• Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)

Performance and Cost:

• Budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
• Manufacturing cost accounting and product costing
• Raw material, WIP and finished goods inventory accounting and reconciliation
• Financial and operational performance analysis

Cash, Tax and Risk:

• Treasury, cash flow and working capital management
• Tax compliance, planning and statutory reporting
• Enterprise Risk Management and risk registers
• Compliance monitoring and regulatory requirements.

Commercial and Systems:

• Corporate finance, financial modelling and investment appraisal
• Procure-to-Pay and Accounts Payable controls
• Credit, receivables and collections
• ESG and sustainability data, controls and reporting
• ERP / SAP and data-driven financial reporting

Requirements

IFRS, ICFR and Control Knowledge:

• Candidates for senior and specialist roles should have a sound working knowledge of the IFRS requirements relevant to a manufacturing and export business — including inventory, revenue, property, plant and equipment, leases, financial instruments, foreign exchange, taxation, provisions, impairment and cash flows.
• Strong candidates will also understand ICFR and COSO-based control principles:
• Financial reporting risks and assertions
• Risk and Control Matrices (RCMs)
• Control design and operating effectiveness
• Segregation of duties
• Reconciliations and balance-sheet substantiation
• Control evidence and audit trails
• Control deficiencies and remediation
• IT-dependent financial controls
• Management assessment and certification of controls
• Familiarity with IFRS 18 and readiness for its implementation will be an advantage, given its effective date for annual periods beginning 1 January 2027.

Manufacturing and Business Orientation:

• Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, agribusiness, cocoa, commodity trading, food processing or export will be highly advantageous.
• We particularly value professionals who understand how finance connects to operations across the full chain:
• Production→ Cost →Inventory → Sales→ Working Capital →Profitability → Cash Flow
• You should be able to turn financial information into practical management decisions on production efficiency, product costing and margins, inventory losses and variances, procurement and operating costs, pricing and customer profitability, working capital, capital expenditure, and business risks and controls.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline
• A relevant professional qualification — ICAN, ACCA, CIMA, CFA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, or an appropriate ESG / sustainability certification, depending on the role
• Minimum of 3 years' relevant post-qualification experience
• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
• High integrity and sound professional judgement
• Good working knowledge of accounting systems / ERP and Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work independently within a structured organisation
• Senior-level appointments will additionally require progressively responsible experience, leadership capability, and demonstrated ownership of a finance, control, risk or reporting function.

Why Join PIL?

• At PIL, Finance is not a transaction-processing function. Our Finance professionals are expected to contribute to business performance, financial integrity, risk management, governance and sustainable growth.
• This is an opportunity to help build robust capability across: Financial Reporting| IFRS |ICFR | Cost Management |Inventory Controls Tax| Risk |Compliance | Corporate Finance |ESG & Sustainability Reporting

Application Closing Date

Not Specified.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their detailed CV to: careers@plantationltd.net using "Accounts & Finance – [Your Area of Specialisation]" as the subject of the email.

Note

• Candidates should state clearly in their CV or covering note the following:
• Position or function of interest
• Professional qualifications
• Years of post-qualification experience
• Current position and employer
• Relevant manufacturing or industry experience
• Current location
• Notice period
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.