Overview

United Parcel Service (UPS) – Founded in 1907 as a messenger company in the United States, UPS has grown into a multi-billion-dollar corporation by clearly focusing on the goal of enabling commerce around the globe. Today, UPS is a global company with one of the most recognized and admired brands in the world. We have become the world’s largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. Every day, we manage the flow of goods, funds, and information in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

  • Job Position: Manager – Finance & Accounting
  • Job ID: 066078
  • Job Location: Lagos – Nigeria

Job Summary

  • The Finance Manager is responsible for providing profit, cost and revenue information to staff level management and analyzing opportunities in cost reduction. He / She manages the district Finance Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and serves as a liaison between Corporate staff-level management and region Finance.

Job Responsibilities
Monitors Business, Cost, and Profit Performance:

  • Produces reports comparing actual expenses to planned expenses to determine U.S. domestic corporate finance performance.
  • Projects cost performance for the current month prior to month-end to provide an estimate of cost results.
  • Analyzes cost areas where performance is below target (e.g., billed volume compared to expense, etc.) to determine reasons for variances and to develop action plans.
  • Monitors company cost initiatives (e.g., rent, number of trailers, etc.) to understand variances.

Prepares Business, Cost, and Profit Performance Reviews:

  • Creates presentations to reflect actual versus business plan results to the Management Committee.
  • Evaluates cost overruns by region to provide data to the Management Committee for their review and action.
  • Enters cost initiative results (e.g., transportation, staffing, etc.) into presentations to reflect percent effectiveness in the planned savings.

Evaluates and Inputs BSC Results:

  • Identifies BSC elements and guidelines to ensure accurate scoring occurs on the BSC.
  • Obtains information from various business groups (e.g., Business Information Analysis, etc.) to enter in the BSC.
  • Populates the monthly results (i.e., actual versus planned) to hold regions and districts accountable to planned targets.
  • Determines the scores attained in each element to identify the best and least best districts and regions.
  • Publishes Finance BSC results to identify the best and least good districts and regions.

Tracks and Reports on Cost and Staffing Initiatives:

  • Enters staffing reduction results by region to hold regions accountable to the plan.
  • Consolidates the executive summary overview to measure actual versus business plan results in safety, cost, volume growth, production, and service.
  • Distributes results to regions to ensure awareness of monthly performance.

Liaises with Region and District Finance and Corp Controller Coordinator:

  • Reviews BSC appeals to ensure the data on the BSC accurately represents region and district performance.
  • Monitors cost plans to ensure adjustments are made to meet business objectives.
  • Reviews customer issues (e.g., billing errors, etc.) to provide guidance to Business Development.

Job Requirements
Job Specific Competencies:

  • Establishes Metrics and Performance Tools
  • Finance Knowledge
  • Report Generation
  • Small Package Operations Knowledge

How to Apply

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