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

Position Name: Business Manager, Finance

Division / Function: Finance

Location of the Job: Abuja, Nigeria

Reports to: GM Finance

Role Summary

Husk is looking to hire an experienced Business Manager, Finance, to support the GM Finance in and around all financial responsibilities for the company. The candidate will be responsible for the cash flow plan, trade receivables turnover, the monthly financial statement, and the quality control of financial transactions of the organization.

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare cash flow plan, working capital requirement for the business
• Preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances to Country Director and CFO
• Work closely with Business teams for the liquidation of trade receivables
• Monitor receivables turnover and work for greater efficiency on this
• Risk mitigation for the business and control over bad/doubtful debts
• Preparing and publishing timely monthly financial statements
• Support the month-end and year-end closure process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Implement business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls and compliance
• Co-ordination with the country director to have the proper financial strategies in place and execution
• Co-ordination with cross-functional team
• Financial planning/actual monitoring
• All other Controller responsibilities as required
• Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Attributes

• Chartered Accountant, CA Inter, or a master’s degree in accounting
• Eight (8) or more years of progressive accounting experience.
• CA/CPA equivalent
• Finance controlling
• Budget experience
• Closely working with the Business team on finance strategies
• Financial Planning & Analysis experience
• Experience in construction, tech, solar, or similar industries preferred
• Experience with Tally and other ERPs is highly preferred
• Internal controls, corporate governance standards, and regulatory requirements.

Additional Information

Location and Travel

This role is based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Salary

NGN500,000 – NGN800,000 monthly gross 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 Systems and its subsidiaries are equal-opportunity employers and make 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.

der identity, gender expression, sex or gender, or any other basis protected by law.