Accountant at ICS Outsourcing Limited

ICS Outsourcing Limited is Nigeria’s leading Business Support Solution Company, a pioneer among Nigerian outsourcing companies providing wide range of outsourcing and business support solutions for businesses globally with over 25 years in business. We help companies improve their bottom line when they leverage outsourcing.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Industry: Legal
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Review of the Firm’s present accounting and tax systems, advise on appropriateness/efficiency of same, advise and set-up of efficient systems;
• Review the Firm’s accounts on a monthly basis and advise on Profit and Loss;
• Prepare, upon the Firm’s demand, invoices for its Clients to capture the appropriate Value Added Tax (“VAT”) and Withholding Tax (“WHT”);
• Advise on amounts payable as Companies Income Tax (“CIT”, if necessary), Pay As You Earn (“PAYE”), Pension Remittances, etc.;
• Liaise with relevant authorities and help remit CIT, PAYE, VAT, WHT and Pension Remittances ;
• Administering payrolls and controlling income and expenditure;
• Auditing financial information;
• Compiling and presenting reports, budgets, business plans, commentaries and financial statements;
• Analysing accounts and business plans;
• Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts, e.g. auditors, bankers, statutory officers;
• Weekly/Monthly bank Reconciliation;
• Preparation of Clients Management accounts;
• Payables Management;
• Providing tax planning services with reference to current legislation;
• Financial forecasting, budgeting and risk analysis to aid management decisions;
• Dealing with insolvency cases;
• Negotiating the terms of business deals and moves with clients and associated organisations;
• Meeting and interviewing clients with respect to billing;
• Managing the daily income and expenditure of the Firm;
• Putting together the soft copies and hard copies of the financial books of the Firm;
• Provide accounting advice to the Firm’s upcoming related businesses.

Requirements

• A good University first degree / HND is required; preferably in Accounting.
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years working as accounting personnel.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work well with people are essential.
• Good organizational and multitasking skills.
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills.
• Exhibits initiative, responsibility and flexibility.
• Ability to maintain flexible attitude and approach towards assignments and successfully operate under guidelines.
• Must possess working knowledge of regulatory bodies’ taxes and general business financial conditions.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Exercise good judgment in safeguarding confidential or sensitive information and adhere to high standards of confidentiality and honesty.
• Effective time management skills
• Good team spirit skills
• Microsoft Office Proficiency

Application Closing Date
20th June, 2021.