Assistant Finance Manager

Olam Agri is recruiting an Assistant Finance Manager to oversee financial operations and controls for its integrated feed and protein business in Nigeria.

What it offers

• Role sits within the Finance team supporting Animal Feed & Protein operations in Nigeria.

Who can apply

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent.
• Qualified member of ICAN (Chartered Accountant, Nigeria).
• Post Qualification Experience of 5 – 8 years.

What you'll do

• Project Finance & Capex Management (Pre-Commissioning):
  • Maintain the project capex tracker and monitor all project expenditures.
  • Review spending against approved budgets and provide variance analysis.
  • Track commitments, purchase orders, advances, and actual costs across project workstreams.
  • Partner with Engineering, Procurement, and Project teams to ensure accurate project cost reporting.
  • Ensure compliance with approval limits, Delegation of Authority (DOA), and capitalization policies.
  • Prepare project finance dashboards and capex utilization reports for management review.
  • Monitor Capital Work-in-Progress (CWIP) and support timely capitalization of completed assets.
  • Support project close-out activities, asset creation, and transition to operations.
• Plant Finance Leadership (Post-Commissioning):
  • Manage plant accounting activities and ensure accurate recording of financial transactions.
  • Lead month-end close and prepare timely MIS reports.
  • Monitor manufacturing costs and perform variance analysis to support operational performance.
  • Ensure compliance with accounting policies, SOPs, and statutory requirements.
• Inventory, Assets & Governance:
  • Lead inventory counts, reconciliations, variance reviews, and corrective action plans.
  • Monitor inventory controls and analyse ageing, slow-moving, and obsolete stock.
  • Ensure timely capitalization of completed assets and projects.
  • Coordinate asset tagging, physical verification, transfers, and disposals.
  • Ensure compliance with capitalization and depreciation policies.

How to apply

• Apply via the “Apply Now” button on the job listing.
• Complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV.