EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN AVAITION

Our client is a niche player in the Aviation industry with focus on redefining and dominating the business jets market. Given the increasing need for speed and flexibility in responding to business opportunities and issues, a rapidly growing number of individuals and corporate bodies are resorting to business jets as the most comfortable means of business travel. These developments, combined with the ambitious growth and expansion plans to effectively cover the West Africa market using Nigeria as the hub, have created exciting career opportunities at Senior Management level for entrepreneurial and highly creative individuals with hands –on industry experience:

REF: AVC-VICE PRESIDENT SALES AND MARKETING

This role reports to the managing Director and has business leadership responsibility for developing and implementing market and business growth strategies. The overall focus is to promote the brand, grow the customer and revenue base, market share, while engaging key stakeholders in the industry.

Key Accountabilities:

·         Enhance the effectiveness of the Marketing function through initiation and implementation of policies and action plan that support productive engagement of the market

·         Ensure availability and adequacy of strategic and tactical (Marketing and sales) plans for creating awareness and demand for the company’s services, with focus on exceeding the sales targets in terms of aircraft Share Acquisition, Monthly Management Fees and Occupied Hour rates

·         Ensure effective execution and monitoring of the marketing and sales activities to drive achievement of agreed performance targets

·         Strengthen the company’s market presence and competitive performance position through research, effective opportunities assessment and reporting on market developments, industry trends and commercial risks for the consideration of Executive Management /Board

·         Enhance the profile and brand equity of the company through proactive engagement of the media and key stakeholders, including aircraft brokers, aviation experts, luxury brand association etc.

Skills, Competencies and Experience:

·         Strong marketing and negotiation skills, experience with start-ups, strong personality with exposure in luxury service brand development. Excellent communication skills, track record of sales to the oil and gas sector, proven capacity to network with high net worth individuals and sound grasp of the aviation sector

·         Bachelor’s degree and MBA

·         Minimum of 10 years experience in commercial or sales at a Senior level position with experience engaging the board and media

·         Knowledge of aviation industry is required

REF: AVF-VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE

Reporting to the Managing Director, the focus of this role is to promote account transparency and adherence to corporate governance and ensure adequacy judicious utilization of financial asset and optimal returns on investment.

Key Accountabilities:

·         Ensure effective decision support through initiation and implementation of sound financial accounting policies, procedures and controls in line with IFRS, best practice and other statutory requirement including tax.

·         Ensure timely preparation of the company’s business plans and annual budgets and effective monitoring performance against target

·         Enhance the effective ness of business decisions through the preparation of quality and timely financial reports(Monthly Management Accounts, Annual ) Accounts etc. to the Board with proper explanation of variances

·         Control and progressively reduce debtor/creditor position to minimize company exposure

·         Prepare and validate aircraft owner statement of Accounts and communicate any financial issues relating to the owner fees, payment, accounts and structure

·         Manage all treasury and cash flow activities and apply hedging techniques to minimize financial risk on the company’s borrowings and foreign exchange positions.

Skills, Competencies and Experience:

·         Strong knowledge of financial and accounting with good functional leadership capacity, analytical, problem solving and communication skills, integrity, proven ability to engage key stakeholders including the board.

·         Bachelor’s degree with ACCA/CPA/ACA/CIMA, MBA and knowledge of IFRS

·         Minimum of 10 years experience

·         Knowledge of aviation industry is desired

If you meet the requirements above, please log on to the PWC Nigeria recruitment portal at http://www.pwc.com/ng/executive-search to apply or forward a copy of your resume to client.recruitment@ng.pwc.com quoting the reference code for the position in the subject. Application closes two weeks after the date of publication. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.