Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and monthly management reporting processes.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial statements, management accounts, cash flow reports, and performanc dashboards.
• Develop and maintain strong financial controls, approval systems, and internal compliance processes.
• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly cash flow and ensure liquidity for operations, suppliers, and growth activities.
• Build and maintain product costing models for key SKUs including salt, snacks, and future consumer product lines.
• Track gross margins, contribution margins, pricing performance, and profitability by product, customer, and channel.
• Partner with operations, procurement, warehousing, and sales teams to improve cost efficiency and reduce leakages.
• Oversee inventory-related financial controls including stock reconciliations, variance analysis, wastage monitoring, and valuation.
• Design and manage customer credit controls, receivables tracking, debtor aging, and collection follow-up systems.
• Review trade discounts, promotional spend, route-to-market costs, and distributor/wholesaler commercial terms.
• Manage accounts payable, payroll coordination, statutory deductions, tax filings, and regulatory reporting.
• Ensure compliance with Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), SSNIT, labour, and other applicable statutory requirements.
• Support business decisions through data-driven financial analysis and commercial insights.
• Develop and improve finance policies, SOPs, reporting templates, and administrative controls.
• Coordinate audits, maintain financial records, and liaise with external accountants, auditors, banks, and regulators.
• Lead, supervise, and build discipline within the finance and administration team as the company grows.
• Identify financial risks and propose mitigation actions to protect margins, cash flow, and business continuity.

Success Metrics / KPIs

• Accuracy and timeliness of monthly financial reports
• Cash flow visibility and working capital discipline
• Reduction in overdue receivables and improved collection performance
• Improved gross margin and cost control by SKU/channel
• Inventory accuracy and reduction in unexplained stock variances
• Compliance with tax, statutory, and reporting deadlines
• Quality of budgeting, forecasting, and management decision support

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, ICA, CA, CPA, or part qualification is an advantage
• Minimum of 4–7 years relevant experience in finance, accounting, or financial management
• Prior experience in FMCG, manufacturing, distribution, trading, or a fast-growing SME is strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, internal controls, and cash flow management

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong financial analysis and commercial thinking
• Hands-on budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management capability
• Ability to build and interpret product costing and margin analysis
• Strong knowledge of inventory and working capital controls
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced level preferred)
• Experience with accounting software such as QuickBooks, Sage, Tally, or similar
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Excellent integrity, confidentiality, and professional judgment
• Strong communication and ability to explain financial insights clearly to non-finance teams
• Ability to work in a startup or growth-stage environment with structure and discipline
• Leadership ability with strong follow-through and accountability

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Commercially sharp and not just focused on bookkeeping
• Comfortable building systems from scratch in a growing company
• Able to challenge costs, protect margins, and improve cash discipline
• Practical, organized, and able to balance finance with operational realities
• Values honesty, ownership, discipline, and teamwork

What We Offer

• Opportunity to help build a high-growth Ghanaian consumer products company
• Leadership role with direct impact on business performance and strategic decisions
• Supportive, accountable, and values-driven work environment
• Opportunity to build systems and grow with the business
• Competitive compensation based on experience and fit

How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their CV and a brief cover note highlighting relevant experience in finance, cash flow management, controls, and commercial decision support. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Location: Tamale, Ghana

Salary: Attractive