Company Description

About Us

Husk Power Systems (“Husk”) is an award-winning clean energy company serving rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2023, it was named “World’s Best Challenger Brand” in the energy industry and is a 3-time Global Cleantech 100 company. The company’s AI-powered rural energy platform provides 24/7 renewable power to rural households, commercial customers, institutions, and small factories. It also delivers a range of other products and services, including e-commerce and credit financing of branded appliances for home and commercial use, as well as community-based solutions for e-mobility and the agricultural value chain. Husk’s mission is to superchange economic growth and social well-being in rural communities that are unserved and underserved.

Husk Values

Safety; Honesty and Integrity; Mutual Respect; Frugal Innovation; Quality and Reliability; Excellence as an Attitude; We > I; Fail Fast and Learn Faster.

Husk is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, or religion. Husk is committed to improving gender balance within its teams in India and globally. Female candidates are therefore highly encouraged to apply even if not all requirements are met.

Benefits

Husk offers flexible working conditions with employee benefits that are in line with global best practices. These include clear career growth planning, transparent annual review processes that are gender inclusive, maternity, and paternity leave, gender-inclusive workplace conditions, family health insurance, and frequent training to assist the employees to grow in and to the next roles. Husk does not believe in micromanagement and encourages its employees to have a healthy work-life balance, hence giving them the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their life.

Job Description

JOB OPENING FOR BUSINESS CONTROLLER

Position Name: Business Manager, Finance

Division / Function: Finance

Location of the Job: Abuja, Nigeria

Reports to: GM Finance

Qualifications

Role Summary

Husk is seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Business Controller to lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis across the organization. The ideal candidate will act as a strategic partner to business units, ensuring data-driven decision-making, cost optimization, and alignment with financial goals.

The individual should also be passionate about contributing to solving one of Nigeria’s most critical challenges – the energy access deficit.

Key Responsibilities

General

• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):
  Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes. Analyze financial data, trends, and KPIs to provide insights that drive strategic decisions.

• Business Partnering:
  Collaborate with business unit heads and operational teams to understand financial performance, advise on cost control, and support commercial strategies.

• Performance Monitoring:
  Develop dashboards and reporting tools to monitor financial performance, identify variances, and recommend corrective actions.

• Cost Control & Profitability Analysis:
  Analyze cost structures and margin performance across products, services, and departments. Support initiatives to improve profitability.

• Investment Appraisal & Business Cases:
  Evaluate capital expenditure proposals, new projects, and business initiatives to ensure financial viability and alignment with company goals.

• Financial Reporting:
  Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports to support internal decision-making and board-level reporting.

• Process Improvement:
  Enhance financial systems, workflows, and processes for improved accuracy, efficiency, and reporting speed.

Compliance & Risk Management:
Ensure adherence to internal controls, corporate governance standards, and regulatory requirements.

Additional Information

Location and Travel

This role is based in Abuja Nigeria

Salary

Negotiable based on experience.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This description indicates the general nature and level of the qualifications and duties required of employees in this job classification, as well as the essential functions a person must be able to perform to do this job. It is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Husk Power Energy Systems Nigeria Limited is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. We hire without consideration of race, colour, religion, citizenship, political activity or affiliation, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex or gender, or any other basis protected by law.