Vous souhaitez mettre à profit votre solide expérience en comptabilité et votre compréhension des affaires pour prendre la responsabilité de la gestion des finances d’une filiale multinationale au Nigeria ? Vous avez un esprit de conformité et aimez définir et optimiser les processus financiers ? Êtes-vous impatient de passer à la vitesse supérieure dans votre carrière ? Si oui, vous êtes peut-être le comptable et contrôleur financier motivé et autonome que Novo Nordisk recherche à Lagos, au Nigeria.
The Position
Your main responsibilities as Financial Accountant and Controller will be to own and drive the financial accounts of Novo Nordisk Pharma Limited while supporting our colleagues throughout Western Africa on financial matters. You will be responsible for proper and correct bookkeeping, core financial processes and maintaining house in order through strong internal controls. You will ensure full compliance with accounting standards and tax regulation for the company and be responsible for preparation of our audited financial statements. You will collaborate with internal colleagues across Africa and our strong business support team in Bangalore India but also build and maintain good relationship with external auditors, tax advisors and our commercial bank.
Importantly you will also be responsible for identifying opportunities to improve our financial processes to increase efficiency, accuracy and control. You will also act as a financial sparring partner to the Head of Finance and Operations (based in Nairobi, Kenya) and the Business Unit Head for English West Africa (based in Lagos, Nigeria).
Qualifications
You hold a relevant degree in accounting or a closely related field and a professional accounting certification (ACA, ACCA, CMA, CPA). You have at least three years of experience in accounting/controlling, preferably at a multinational company. You are well advanced in managing the P&L and balance sheet of a company and have strong knowledge of GAAP, Nigerian accounting and tax regulations. You have a strong compliance mindset and thorough experience in developing and managing internal controls. Solid experience with SAP is an advantage.
You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and a strong attention to detail and accuracy. You are a team player, but at the same time possess independent drive and have a can-do mindset. We expect that you are fluent in oral and written English.
About The Department
Novo Nordisk Middle Africa Affiliate consists of 49 countries. The Middle Africa management team is based in Nairobi, Kenya and the business operations are regionally managed through our offices in Nairobi, Lagos, Abidjan, and Dakar. We have a well-established presence in Africa and our focus today is to improve access to care for patients with diabetes in Middle Africa and to support people living with diabetes while of course sustaining a strong business growth.
Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here – to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.
Contact
To submit your application, please upload your CV in English (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Please note that we are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and that the position will be filled as soon as a successful candidate is found.
Deadline
10th of February.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.
