Role Title: Senior Finance Manager

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Contract term: Full-time

Work Structure: Hybrid

About Scrapays

Scrapays is a recycling and circular economy company building structured waste recovery systems across communities and enterprises in Nigeria. We combine operational recovery, enterprise partnerships, social impact programs, and long-term infrastructure development (including waste-to-value manufacturing and community hubs). We are at a critical growth stage — scaling operations, formalizing systems, strengthening compliance, and positioning for grants, partnerships, and long-term capital. We’re looking for a senior finance professional who understands that at this stage, finance is not back-office — it is strategic.

Role Summary

This is a senior finance role with treasury ownership and operational visibility.

You will lead financial control, treasury management, reporting, compliance, and financial planning. Beyond bookkeeping, you will design systems, manage risk, structure cash, guide expansion decisions, and build the financial backbone required for scale.

This role is structured as a growth-track position into CFO as Scrapays expands.

Core Responsibilities1️. Treasury & Cash Flow Leadership (Critical)

• Own daily, weekly, and monthly cash flow forecasting
• Monitor liquidity and working capital cycles (collections vs field payouts vs vendor payments)
• Optimize cash allocation across operations, projects, and growth initiatives
• Manage banking relationships and financial institutions
• Design internal controls around cash handling (field collections, wallet credits, enterprise payments)
• Monitor receivables and ensure disciplined collections
• Build treasury dashboards for leadership visibility

2️. Financial Reporting & Controls

• Lead monthly management accounts and performance reporting
• Oversee general ledger integrity and chart of accounts structure
• Conduct bank reconciliations and internal financial audits
• Implement internal control systems to reduce leakages
• Prepare quarterly board-level financial summaries
• Build financial discipline across teams

3️. Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Support

• Lead annual budgeting process
• Build rolling 12-month forecasts
• Support expansion modeling (new zones, hubs, equipment investments)
• Conduct break-even and margin analysis per business line
• Analyze operational efficiency metrics (cost per kg recovered, logistics cost ratios, margin by client)
• Provide financial advice on hiring, pricing, and capital expenditures

4️. Compliance, Tax & Regulatory Oversight

• Manage tax filings (PAYE, VAT, WHT, CIT)
• Liaise with FIRS and Lagos State tax authorities
• Ensure statutory compliance and audit readiness
• Oversee pension and regulatory remittances
• Prepare documentation for external audits

5️. Grants, Fundraising & Strategic Finance

• Support grant budgeting and financial reporting
• Build financial models for investors and partners
• Structure reporting for impact funding
• Support ESOP and equity structuring conversations
• Contribute to long-term capital strategy

6️. Systems & Process Development

• Improve accounting information systems (QuickBooks, Zoho or equivalent)
• Introduce automation where possible
• Build finance SOPs for operations and RM teams
• Create approval workflows for expenditures
• Strengthen procurement controls

What We’re Really Looking For

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Has treasury experience (not just bookkeeping)
• Has worked in a growing SME or startup environment
• Understands operational businesses (logistics, manufacturing, field ops is a plus)
• Can move between strategy and execution
• Is comfortable building systems from scratch
• Wants to grow into a CFO role within 3–5 years

Role Requirements

• BSc in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field
• ACA / ACCA or equivalent certification strongly preferred
• 4–8+ years relevant experience
• Demonstrated treasury or cash flow management experience
• Strong experience with accounting systems (QuickBooks, Zoho, or similar)
• Advanced Excel (financial modeling capability required)
• Experience preparing management accounts and board reports
• Experience handling tax compliance in Nigeria
• Audit exposure is a plus
• Experience supporting grants or donor funding is a plus
• Experience in operations-heavy businesses is a strong advantage

Key Competencies

• Financial strategy mindset
• High integrity and confidentiality
• Strong internal control orientation
• Analytical and data-driven
• Strong communication with non-finance teams
• Calm under cash pressure
• Structured thinker
• Proactive problem solver

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months

• Accurate monthly financial reports delivered within 5 working days
• 6-month rolling cash forecast always updated
• Zero compliance penalties
• Clear unit economics across business lines
• Reduced cash leakage risk
• Budget discipline across departments
• Clean audit trail
• Financial readiness for grant/investor diligence

Why This Role Matters at Scrapays

Finance at Scrapays is not about “keeping books”. It is about enabling:

• Infrastructure development
• Waste-to-value manufacturing expansion
• Strategic partnerships
• Long-term capital readiness

You will help structure the financial engine behind a circular economy company.

Personality for Success

• High personal ownership
• Strategic but hands-on
• Detail-oriented but big-picture aware
• Strong moral compass
• Operationally curious
• Growth-minded
• Comfortable in an evolving environment