Vacancy At Monsanto Company

Monsanto is an agriculture company with more than 20,000 employees focused on making a balanced meal accessible to everyone. We work to help farmers produce food in a more sustainable way. We think about how our food is grown so farmers have the tools they need to have better harvests. 

We are recruiting to fill the position of:


Job Title: Finance Controller
Ref No: 01CFR
Location: Abuja
Schedule: Full-time

Job Summary

• Based in Abuja Nigeria, the role will oversee all accounting, reporting and compliance activities with support from regional, global and SSC teams.
• The responsibilities include working as a single point of contact (SPOC) for all local and West Africa finance activities as well as providing sound leadership as part of the Nigeria Leadership Team. 

Responsibilities

• Ensure Compliance to Corporate Controllership Policies (CCP’s) and FCPA (vendor approvals)
•  Preparation and submission of quarterly controllership and tax certification
• Preparation of monthly tax provisions; US and statutory tax reporting
• Review of quarterly tax submissions / tax forecasts to USA/annual SEC and GDX packs
• Preparation of annual and provisional income tax returns
• Internal audits, USGAAP/external audits and statutory returns
• Prepare annual financial statements and drive IFRS conversions when necessary
• Approval of all balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparation of legal entity cashflow forecasts and cash management (incl A/R management)
• Month end closing activities – TB review (P&L and Balance Sheet)
• Calculation and payment of provisional taxes in liaison with tax coordinator
• Approval of electronic vendor payments (account signatory)
• Maintain relationships with 3rd parties i.e. vendors, bank, tax authorities, auditors etc.
• Providing support to business and finance projects
• Cost center; Balance sheet and Tax reviews
• Provide support to costing team on stock counts and controls.
• Manage local entity SLA’s with SSC
• Drive local annual budget process
• Drive annual fixed assets verifications
• Business partnering and site visits for training, expense reporting, CCP’s

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business or related field
• Professional qualification in accounting or finance (CPA/Chartered Accountant)
• 8 - 10 years experience within finance; of which 2 years at managerial level.
• Good working knowledge of local statutory compliance requirements
• Thorough understanding of  USGAAP and IFRS concepts
• Excellent analytical skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online