Assistant to the CEO, Business Performance & Analytics

Location: Lagos

Work Schedule: Onsite

Job Type: Full-time

About Company: Our client is a fast-growing Retail Chain for basic groceries with strong financial resources, which is going to change the retail market in Nigeria.

The client is seeking a highly analytical, commercially minded, and detail-oriented professional to support the CEO with reliable business performance reporting, financial analysis, and actionable insights.

The role combines financial and management accounting, data analysis, and executive support. The successful candidate will maintain an accurate daily view of business performance, explain movements in key figures, investigate discrepancies, and provide clear, practical insights to support timely decision-making.

Candidates with relevant internal business knowledge—particularly of retail stores, systems, people, and processes—will have a significant advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

§  Maintain a reliable daily view of company performance and prepare accurate, timely reports for the CEO.

§  Analyse business and financial performance, identify trends and exceptions, and explain the key drivers behind changes in results.

§  Review and interpret profit and loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow, inventory figures, and working capital movements.

§  Reconcile data across ERP, point-of-sale, accounting, inventory, and other business systems to ensure consistency and accuracy.

§  Build and maintain repeatable Excel-based reports, dashboards, financial models, and analytical tools that are easy to update and understand.

§  Investigate discrepancies, follow up with relevant teams, and drive issues through to resolution.

§  Monitor key performance indicators and highlight risks, anomalies, opportunities, and areas requiring management attention.

§  Respond to urgent requests for figures and analysis, communicating findings clearly and concisely.

§  Work closely with Finance, Retail Operations, Supply Chain, and other teams to obtain information and understand business performance.

§  Support the CEO with decision-ready analysis, practical recommendations, and confidential business information.

§  Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, automate recurring analysis, and strengthen data quality.

§  Handle sensitive financial and business information with discretion and maintain a high level of professional integrity.

Requirements

Experience and Qualifications:

§  Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, Statistics, or a related discipline.

§  ACA, ACCA, or an equivalent Chartered Accountant qualification is strongly preferred. Candidates with exceptional financial and analytical experience may also be considered.

§  Typically, at least five years’ relevant experience in financial analysis, management accounting, business intelligence, commercial finance, or retail performance reporting.

§  Strong understanding of profit and loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow, inventory accounting, and working capital.

§  Experience in grocery retail, discount retail, FMCG, or a similarly fast-paced commercial environment is an advantage.

§  Experience working with ERP, point-of-sale, accounting, or inventory management systems.

§  Demonstrated ability to reconcile data, investigate variances, and translate numbers into clear business insights.

Technical Skills Required:

§  Expert-level Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas, PivotTables, Power Query, data reconciliation, financial modelling, and handling large datasets.

§  Ability to build accurate, repeatable, easy-to-update reports and dashboards.

§  Strong data analysis, trend identification, exception analysis, and root-cause investigation skills.

§  Experience with ERP, point-of-sale, accounting, or inventory systems.

§  Power BI, SQL, Power Pivot/DAX, and practical reporting automation experience are added advantages.

§  Strong written and spoken English, with the ability to present complex information simply and clearly.

The Client Is Looking for Someone Who:

§  Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and ownership.

§  Understands the commercial implications behind the numbers and is curious about how the business operates.

§  Can work at pace and respond effectively to urgent, short-notice requests.

§  Has the confidence to respectfully challenge inconsistent information and ask the right questions.

§  Is discreet, trustworthy, and comfortable handling highly confidential matters.

§  Is persistent in obtaining information, reconciling figures, and resolving issues to completion.

§  Can work effectively with a European CEO and colleagues across different functions.

§  Is practical, cost-conscious, and comfortable operating in a hard-discount retail environment.

Benefits

Compensation: ₦1,650,000 – ₦2,100,000 monthly, + Other interesting benefits