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About the Role

As the Head of Finance for Nigeria, you will be the institutional financial leader for the region's highest-volume business unit, acting as a 360-degree Market CFO. Your role involves safeguarding compliance, tax frameworks, and legal risks while accelerating business partnering and EBITDA growth. You will translate complex local operational realities into clear financial strategies and build trusted relationships with global HQ finance leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead FP&A, including future planning cycles, business scenarios, and market profitability paths.
Drive commercial growth by proposing and executing data-backed initiatives.
Own local controlling, directing monthly closing reviews, establishing financial provisions, and ensuring robust reporting packages.
Conduct variance analysis between Actuals and Budgets.
Manage auditor relationships as the primary contact for Big 4 auditors.
Mitigate legal, regulatory, and tax risks with localized strategies.
Safeguard cash flow by overseeing treasury operations, billing, and Accounts Payable.
Liaise with global finance teams to surface regional risks/opportunities and share local process improvements.

Requirements

5 to 10 years of solid experience in technical finance disciplines (Accounting, Tax, Treasury, and FP&A Planning).
Proven background spanning Tier 1 Audit / Big 4 experience.
At least 5 years of in-house corporate finance management experience.
Demonstrated experience monitoring P&L targets and managing financial constraints with an "early-warning" mindset.
Strong understanding of how commercial levers, logistics, operations, and marketing drive the local P&L.
High-impact communication capacity to respectfully challenge local and HQ C-suite leaders using data-driven insights.
Experience working within high-growth tech scale-ups or FMCG/Retail multinationals is highly preferred.

Skills

Technical Finance Mastery
Ex-Big 4 Combined Pedigree
EBITDA Stewardship
Cross-Functional Fluency
Strategic Influence & Courage

Location

Lagos, Nigeria

Work Type

Relocation provided by the company

Experience Level

5 to 10 years

Benefits

Top-notch private health insurance
Monthly Glovo credit
Extra time off
Work from home one day a week
Opportunity to work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year
Online therapy and wellbeing benefits

About the Company

Glovo is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform.
Our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door.
We operate in around 65 countries worldwide.
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

Equal Opportunity

At Glovo, we thrive on diversity, we believe it enhances our teams, products, and culture.
We know that the best ideas come from a mashup of brilliant diverse minds.
This is why we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds – all genders, racial/diverse backgrounds, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and all other unique characteristics that make you YOU.
We will encourage you to bring your authentic self to work, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard.
Feel free to note your pronouns in your application (e.g., she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).