PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc 2022/2023 Application Portal

November 28, 2022 Spark Gist Jobs/Recruitment 0

PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc 2022/2023 Application Portal – PZ Cussons is a dynamic consumer products group and innovator of some of the world’s best-known and loved brands. Calling on over 130 years of expertise, we operate internationally in carefully selected developed and emerging markets that present the greatest strategic potential for future growth.

Our world-class supply chain and distribution networks enable us to meet our global consumer needs and deliver quality brands that add value and enhance everyday lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Analyst – Supply Chain

Job Requisition ID: JR000507
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Job Grade: 6
Department: Finance
Responsible to: Head, Supply Chain Finance

Job Description

  • To provide all-around finance support to the supply chain function, ensuring proper financial control and reporting and performing insightful analysis and challenge.
  • To support the logistics unit of the Supply Chain (inbound, outbound, Distribution Centres and Depots, etc) by providing detailed financial information, visibility, and insight into logistic cost and to drive cost optimization and compliance.

Roles/Responsibilities

  • Logistics cost control to maximize OP, guide the logistic team on their spending, and make a quality and effective decision for the CSL leadership team
  • Ensuring cost drivers are visible to all CSL stakeholders and support the delivery of all other assignments and objectives
  • Coordinate FG stock count across all DC and Depot. Call out reasons for a stock variance to all stakeholders and ensure adequate controls are put in place
  • Give clarity and response to any query or request from external and internal audits on issues that relate to logistics.
  • Evaluation of logistic monthly COST TO SERVE and ensure risks and opportunities are properly call-out to the logistics team and this is properly recognized in financial planning
  • Preparation and submission of the CSL overhead budget on a quarterly and annual basis in line with the communicated deadline
  • Balance sheet control, reconciliation, and review of Local freight accrual and transporters’ Deduction, inventory, and other logistic-related issues

Key Stakeholders – Internal Relationships

  • Cross-functional teams from Finance Share services, Commercial, Supply Chain, etc.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Candidates should possess a B.Sc. / HND in relevant discipline.
  • Membership in ICAN or ACCA is desirable
  • Strong analysis and stock accounting experience required
  • Proficiency in MS Office tools
  • Sound Knowledge of accounting and financial principles and practice.
  • 3 -5 years minimum work experience
  • FMCG, logistics (inbound, outbound, Distribution Centres and Depots, etc) experience preferred

Required Behavioural Competences:

  • Bold – As individuals we are Bold.  Fearless, pioneering, passionate, open and honest, true to ourselves, and proud of who we are
  • Energetic – In our teams we are Energetic.  Dynamic and proactive, capable, and flexible, embracing change and moving fast into the future
  • Striving – As a business, we are Striving.  Raising the bar, pushing performance, aiming high, and achieving more
  • Together – Our shared culture brings us Together.  One family, many voices; supported, included, respectful, empowered, and with joy in what we do.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Head, Credit Control

Job Requisition ID: JR000576
Location: Ilupeju, Lagos
Job type: Full time
Job Grade: G5
Department: Finance
Reports to: Finance Controller

Job Purpose
Why does the job exist?

  • The role leads a team that ensures the accuracy of the Account Receivables of all the entities in their respective balance sheet, providing support to all SBUs in terms of meeting their sales target but ensuring the company procedure are followed to the letter, the section also ensure minimal bad debt exposure from the credit granted to distributors.
  • The team manages over a thousand distributors’ ledger across all entity and ensure that the detailed ledger agrees with the company receivables. This team comprises 6 credit control managers covering all the SBUs.

Reporting Relationships:

  • Peer Relationships
  • Attach organization chart showing manager and direct reports as well as peers
  • Works with the Finance team in other SBU (HPZ, PZC)

Dimensions:

  • Turnover of unit
  • Budget responsibility
  • Team Size
  • Other

Principal Accountabilities:

  • The key outputs of the job
  • List in priority order if possible, typically 8-10
  • NOT a task list
  • Any requirement for organizing & planning including own work and the allocation of resources
  • Typical decisions made and if they are advisory or directly responsible for the outcome
  • Reconciliation of Receivables control to customers’ detail and carry out investigation on customers’ account
  • Application of approved credit and invoice extension on Mfg
  • Responsible for the Integrity and accuracy of Receivables in the balance sheet
  • Management of credit sales in conjunction with the sales team
  • Monitoring and managing Tuck-shop and depot transporters’ account The Credit Control section is responsible for the following:
  • Reconciliation of Export ledger
  • Ensure prompt settlement of export sales
  • Monitoring of trade debtor aging analysis to ensure proper classification which forms the basis of bad and doubtful debt provision
  • Preparation of monthly balances and reconciliation of trade debtors
  • Generate weekly/monthly credit control reports for the sales team and other stakeholders
  • provide monthly advance notifications of potential doubtful or bad debt to all SBUs management
  • Attending to all other functions related to credit control

Internal & External Relationships:

  • Identify the most significant ones
  • Attach a preferred suppliers list if available
  • Detail which networks the job holder will be part of e.g. finance, category

External:

  • External auditor, Dealers/Distributors,

Internal:

  • Financial reporting team; Sales team, Treasury, SBU’s management, etc

Qualifications and Requirement

  • HND, BSc in Accountancy
  • Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
  • Computer expertise especially in MS Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint
  •  5-7 years of work experience
  • Working knowledge of at least one ERP (Sage, Mfg, Peachtree, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed:

  • List any qualifications required to do the job
  • Be specific about the experience needed
  • Focus on the type of experience, not the time served

Job Context & Special Features:

  • Explain any special features or context in which the job operates
  • Detail any language or mobility requirements
  • Good communication skills, good team player, and leadership skills.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply