Chief Financial Officer

Crown Interactive delivers innovative, cost-effective, service aggregation solutions to the Telecom, Media and Technology-based sectors. Starting in 2005, this London-based business has gained ground-breaking expertise integrating business systems with evolving information technology. Based on the local demands of emerging markets, a new operation has been launched with its head office in Lagos, Nigeria. We also have a base in Washington DC. Our uniquely qualified and highly skilled team includes a diverse make-up of international technology professionals. The company is guided by our operating principles of professionalism, integrity, efficiency, innovation, and unsurpassed customer service. Crown Interactive is launching a world-class Service Aggregator platform in Nigeria using cutting-edge Business Support Systems (BSS) platform. The service offering includes comprehensive order-to-cash services for local and international service providers who are seeking to outsource their business support systems with a minimum of capital expenditure. Additionally, Crown Interactive has established a Nigerian-based products operation with exclusive distribution rights to provide highly innovative 3G data and voice Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) for individual consumers and small-to-medium businesses. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer

Location: Lagos

About the Role

The GCFO is the executive owner of Crown Interactive's financial strategy, financial integrity, capital discipline and decision-quality financial insight. The role must move Finance beyond accounting into active business partnering while preserving strong control and independence. The GCFO provides the CEO, Board, COO and Business Leaders with transparent views of revenue, margin, project economics, cash, investment performance and risk, and ensures that growth is financed and controlled responsibly.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Strategy, Planning & Analysis: Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and long-range financial planning. Build FP&A capability that explains performance drivers, not merely reports variances. Provide scenario analysis for investments, pricing, expansion and major contracts. Financial Control & Reporting: Own accounting policy, close, management accounts, statutory reporting and audit readiness. Maintain effective controls over revenue recognition, expenditure, assets, payroll and financial data. Ensure timely, accurate Board and management reporting. Treasury, Liqudity & Capital: Own cash forecasting, banking, liquidity, funding and treasury risk. Lead lender/investor financial engagement and financing execution. Optimise working capital while protecting strategic relationships. Commercial Finance & Business Partnering: Assign finance partners to 1Gov, CuBOSS, CICOD, Academy and regions as scale permits. Provide contract/project profitability, pricing and margin insight. Challenge Business Leaders on forecasts, business cases and corrective actions. Receivables, Tax & Procurement Governance: Own receivables accounting, ageing visibility, credit control and cash application while Business Leaders own commercial collection action. Lead Group tax strategy and compliance. Own procurement governance, sourcing controls and delegated financial authorities. Decision Rights & Authority: Set Group finance policies and controls within approved governance framework. Challenge or withhold financial approval where delegated criteria are not met. Approve finance/procurement actions within delegated authority. Recommend funding, treasury, investment and capital-structure decisions to CEO/Board. First 12-Month Success Priorities Implement monthly FP&A and business-unit P&Ls. Strengthen cash forecasting and receivables governance. Review finance organisation, controls and close process. Establish Finance Business Partnering for priority businesses. Refresh delegated financial authorities and procurement governance. What Success looks like Finance becomes a source of control and competitive advantage: leaders trust the numbers, project economics are visible early, cash is actively managed, investment decisions are evidence-based and the Board receives reliable forward-looking insight.