Job Title: Account Lead (Finance)
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- We are seeking a highly competent and commercially minded Account lead (finance) to oversee accounting and financial operations while providing strong financial oversight across operations and supply chain activities.
- The ideal candidate must have hands-on experience within an FMCG, Distribution, or Fast-Moving Consumer Goods environment, with a strong understanding of inventory, distribution, logistics, cost control, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- The successful candidate will work closely with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Warehouse, and Management teams to ensure financial accuracy, operational efficiency, compliance, and effective cost management.
Key Responsibilities
Finance & Accounting:
- Manage day-to-day accounting operations and ensure accurate and timely financial records.
- Prepare and review financial reports, reconciliations, journals, and management accounts.
- Monitor receivables, payables, cash flow, expenses, and financial transactions.
- Ensure proper documentation and approval of financial transactions in line with company policies.
- Conduct regular bank, cash, supplier, customer, and ledger reconciliations.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and cost-control initiatives.
- Monitor financial controls and identify discrepancies, risks, and areas for improvement.
- Support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with applicable accounting and statutory requirements.
Operations & Supply Chain:
- Provide financial oversight for warehouse, inventory, logistics, procurement, and distribution operations.
- Monitor inventory movements, stock valuation, stock adjustments, and inventory-related costs.
- Review and reconcile warehouse and distribution transactions with financial records.
- Monitor logistics, transportation, handling, and other supply-chain-related expenses.
- Work with Operations and Supply Chain teams to identify cost leakages, inefficiencies, and control gaps.
- Support inventory counts, stock reconciliations, and investigation of variances.
- Analyse operational costs and provide financial insights to support business decisions.
- Ensure appropriate financial controls across the end-to-end supply chain process.
- Collaborate with Operations, Warehouse, Procurement, and Sales teams to improve efficiency and profitability.
Business Support & Reporting:
- Provide accurate financial and operational reports to Management within agreed timelines.
- Analyse business performance, costs, margins, inventory, and operational trends.
- Provide actionable financial insights to support decision-making.
- Participate in process improvement, automation, and implementation of financial controls.
- Ensure effective collaboration between Finance and other business functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a Related Discipline.
- Professional accounting qualifications such as ICAN, ACCA, or equivalent are an added advantage.
- 4–8 years of relevant experience, preferably in an FMCG, Distribution, Manufacturing, or related environment.
- Current/recent experience in an FMCG or Distribution company is required.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial controls, reconciliations, inventory accounting, and reporting.
- Practical understanding of Operations, Warehouse, Logistics, Distribution, and Supply Chain processes.
- Strong analytical, numerical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other relevant accounting/business applications.
- Experience with Tally accounting software will be an added advantage.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and meet strict reporting deadlines.
- Strong communication, integrity, ownership, and organisational skills.
Key Competencies:
- Financial & Management Accounting
- Inventory & Cost Control
- Supply Chain Finance
- Distribution & Logistics Accounting
- Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Reconciliation & Audit
- Internal Controls
- Data Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Stakeholder Management
- Attention to Detail
- Commercial Awareness.
What We Offer
- Competitive remuneration
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- Exposure to a dynamic FMCG and distribution environment
- Opportunity to work closely with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Management teams
Application Closing Date
15th October, 2026.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@blumedistribution.com cc: oluchi.sunday@blumedistribution.com using the job title as the subject of the email.
