Job Description
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Propetrol Limited
Job Title: Head of Finance
Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
We are seeking a highly accomplished and strategic Head of Finance to lead the Company’s financial strategy, planning, governance, and performance management functions.
The successful candidate will serve as a key member of the senior leadership team, providing strategic financial leadership that supports sustainable growth, enhances shareholder value, strengthens financial resilience, and enables informed executive decision-making.
The Head of Finance will act as a trusted adviser to Executive Management, partnering across the business to shape corporate strategy, optimize capital allocation, improve commercial performance, and drive operational excellence.
The role combines executive-level strategic leadership with strong financial stewardship, overseeing financial planning and analysis, treasury, trade finance, taxation, budgeting, statutory reporting, internal controls, enterprise risk management, and finance transformation.
Given the Company’s international trading operations, the role requires extensive experience in international trade finance, cross-border financial operations, foreign exchange management, multi-currency treasury, and international market exposure to support both local and global business activities.
Qualifications & Experience
* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
* Professional qualification such as ICAN, ACA, ACCA, or an equivalent accounting certification is required.
* MBA or Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline will be an added advantage.
* Minimum of 15 years’ progressive finance experience, with at least 7 years in a senior finance leadership role, preferably within the energy, oil & gas, logistics, trading, maritime, commodities, or related sectors.
* Demonstrated experience in international trade finance, including Letters of Credit, bank guarantees, import/export financing, foreign exchange management, and cross-border financial operations.
* Proven experience supporting international commercial transactions, multi-jurisdictional financial management, and global business operations.
* Strong experience managing relationships with local and international banks, development finance institutions, investors, and financial partners.
* Proven track record in financial strategy, treasury management, corporate finance, taxation, financial modelling, enterprise risk management, governance, and business partnering.
* Experience leading finance transformation, ERP implementation, digital finance initiatives, automation, and organizational change.
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