Head of Finance
Hiring: Head of Finance at Glovo
Location: Lagos
What you'll get to do:
1. Lead FP&A: Spearhead future planning cycles, build business scenarios, and map clear paths to market profitability.
2. Drive Commercial Growth: Propose and execute data-backed initiatives to optimize both top- and bottom-line performance.
3. Own Local Controlling: Direct monthly closing reviews, establish financial provisions, and ensure robust reporting packages.
4. Conduct Variance Analysis: Deep-dive into deviations between Actuals and Budgets to keep the leadership team continuously aligned.
5. Manage Auditor Relationships: Serve as the primary contact for Big 4 auditors, delivering regular updates and establishing strong technical defenses for financial statements.
6. Mitigate Risk: Manage legal, regulatory, and tax risks by formulating practical, localized mitigation strategies.
7. Safeguard Cash Flow: Oversee treasury operations and core workflows, including billing and Accounts Payable.
8. Liaise with Global HQ: Partner with global finance teams to surface regional risks/opportunities and share local process improvements to elevate corporate standards.
Qualifications
* Technical Finance Mastery: 5 to 10 years of solid experience growing up within technical finance disciplines (Accounting, Tax, Treasury, and FP&A Planning).
* The "Ex-Big 4" Combined Pedigree: A proven background spanning Tier 1 Audit / Big 4 experience, combined with at least 5 years of in-house corporate finance management experience.
* EBITDA Stewardship: Demonstrated experience monitoring P&L targets and managing financial constraints with an "early-warning" mindset.
* Cross-Functional Fluency: Strong understanding of how commercial levers, logistics, operations, and marketing drive the local P&L.
* Strategic Influence & Courage: High-impact communication capacity to respectfully challenge local and HQ C-suite leaders using data-driven insights.
* Target Industry Background: Experience working within high-growth tech scale-ups or FMCG/Retail multinationals is highly preferred.
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