Accounts and Finance Executive

Accounts and Finance Executive at ECOM Agroindustrial Corp Limited

ECOM is a world-leading soft commodity services group specialising in coffee, cocoa, and cotton. We employ more than a thousand agronomists and field staff worldwide, running innovative on-the-ground operations and sustainability programmes to help our customers and farming communities worldwide. Our global presence, unparalleled experience, and strong, trus...

Accounts and Finance Executive

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA , Others
• Experience 5 years
• Location Lagos
• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and oversee the deliverables of senior and junior account team members.

• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely delivery of accounts and finance data, records, and reports.

• Timely completion of Cognos.

• Monitor internal control systems across office and warehouse locations.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.

• Review journal entries, ledger reconciliations, and trial balances generated by the accounts team.

• Prepare the required accounts and finance schedules.

• Review various daily and weekly reports for submission to the country and group Finance Heads.

• Provide financial oversight for regular physical stock counts, reconciliations, and shrinkage investigations.

• Analyze business costs, including warehousing, freight, clearing, and port logistics.

• Supervise to ensure optimal liquidity management, tracking daily cash positions across various bank accounts.

• Monitor trade financing instruments (Letters of Credit, Bills for Collection), critical for agrochemical imports and commodity exports.

• Manage currency risk and foreign exchange (FX) exposures in line with official company-approved rates.

• Follow up on key issues of intercompany, stock, AR & AP reconciliation.

• Coordinate with the finance team to assist statutory auditors.

• Perform any other job-related duties assigned by Finance Heads.

• Required Qualification, Experience and Skills

• Education: HND or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline

• Advanced Education: Master’s or MBA in a related discipline is an added advantage

• Professional Certification: Mandatory professional qualification (ICAN or ACCA).

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or managerial role.

• Sector Experience: Prior experience in agribusiness, FMCG, manufacturing, or logistics/supply chain companies managing multiple inventory locations is preferred.

• Technical Skills: Pro