Business Intelligence Manager at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc was incorporated in September 1960 as a private limited liability company, and commenced operations in 1962 with an installed capacity of 600 metric tons per day. The Company was converted to a public limited liability company in 1978, and its shares were subsequently listed on The Nigerian Stock Exchange. In its 54 year history, Flour Mills has remained at the forefront of wheat milling in Nigeria. The Company’s flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria. Flour Mills has invested over N25billion in milling infrastructure over the last seven years, to maintain its competitive advantage. Today, Flour Mills has a rated milling capacity of over 8,000 metric tons per day, making it one of the largest single site mills in the world. The Company’s flagship mill located in Apapa, Lagos comprises of 10 integrated mills. Each mill was designed as a multilevel operation in order to optimize the use of gravity in the sifting process, thereby reducing the energy requirements. In addition, the Company maintains dedicated mills to the processing of different wheat varieties to produce different flour types. This has ensured consistent quality of its products for 50 years. The Apapa Mill also boasts of modern silos with a storage capacity to 191,000 metric tons. Flour Mills has also made significant investments in power generation. The Company has 11 General Electric (GE) Jenbacher gas generators at its Apapa Mills, with a combined capacity of 30 megawatts. This has enabled the company to reduce the occurrence of production stoppages. In addition, the Company has a 30megawatt diesel plant at the same site to act as a backup in the event of any shortage of feedstock to the gas generators.

PURPOSE ?

Management of financial data, data analysis and automation of financial reports, edit business data and dimensions, update and maintain systems, and troubleshooting system issues.

THE JOB?

• Conducts system reconciliation to check data across systems and ensure data integrity
• Provide analytical, forecasting, reporting, and project support to senior management
• Developed/Maintained business report across the group, adhering to the required specifications and metrics
• Support the preparation of monthly reports, which include key metrics, financial results, and variance reporting
• Develop Dashboard to track performance of functions against SLAs
• Develop analytical tools to support management reporting team
• Maintain the Financial Dimension(Cost-centers) on D365 (ERP)for all FMN subsidiaries to aid profitability analysis by Item, Brand, and Business Units
• Coordinate the Master Data process (Customers, Items, General Ledger) creation and update, ensuring all data is captured correctly. Maintenance of the BI tool, the reporting formats, the GL and Sub Ledger creation, Item mapping for Sales report, GL mapping for the Income Statement.
• Identify opportunities for performance improvement across the organization
• Monitor approved budget allocations, revenue and expenditures and highlight variances
• Develop models that help with decision-making
• Provide analytic insight using trends on operational performance and accounting indices

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

EXPERIENCE?

2–3 years of relevant professional experience in administrative, analytical, or executive support roles.

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