Senior Accountant

We are recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below :

Job Title : Senior Accountant

Location : Lekki Lagos

Employment Type : Full-time

Job Description

The Ideal candidate will perform the following roles :

• Advise Management on Management and analysis of budget and create financial forecasts.
• Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.
• Creating, recording and reviewing Accounting Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
• Monitoring costs and expenditures against budgets and forecasts and variation reporting
• Management of accounting systems and processes which include system access and reconciliation of records
• Cash flow statement
• Maintenance of good relationships with Banks and other third parties.
• Preparation of schedules to support the management Accounts on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Preparation of Annual Financial statement in accordance to IFRS.
• Timely invoicing
• Maintain, reviewing and updating company Accounting policies, procedures and guidelines in line with the requirement of statutory bodies as well as reviews of all internal financial controls and the improvements on the business processes
• Develop key financial processes including budgeting, management & financial Accounting / reporting
• Maintaining the general ledger, preparing tax returns, and assisting with audit preparations
• Reconciliation of receivables and payables as well as WHT administration
• Payroll Administration
• General book keeping and weekly reporting of receivables
• Design strategies to eliminate losses and promote revenue generation.
• Preparation and monitoring of budgets
• Keeping Accounting / Financial records
• Banking Activities (Opening of accounts, reconciliation)
• Settlement of vendors payments and maintaining appropriate records
• Income / Receipt coordination / monitoring
• maintenance of fixed Asset register and schedule.
• Carry out cost accounting.
• Liaison with auditors and other statutory bodies (i.e State and Federal tax authorities)
• Prepare weekly and monthly accounting reports as well as Preparing all monthly, quarterly and yearly tax reports and ensuring that necessary filings and payments are done on time.
• Carry out stock taking in collaboration with Admin. Dept.
• Responsible for Pension Fund Administration
• Any other duty as may be assigned by management.
• Prepare and manage required documents for related internal / external audit, and process it.
• Submit weekly progress reports and ensure data is accurate.
• Performs any other function that may be assigned.

Requirements

1. First degree in accounting or any Management / Administration discipline

2. A Chartered Accountant

3. Minimum of 4 years post-NYSC experience

Qualified candidates will be contacted for immediate employment.