Senior Accountant at Spectrum Books Limited

Spectrum Books Limited - We are Spectrum Books, you must have read our books. We are the conduit for ensuring millions of people have access to knowledge, which broadens horizons and increases opportunities for building a better life. We have painstakingly published quality books for over four decades having recognized the correlations between reading, knowledge acquisition, personal empowerment, and economic and societal development. We are Spectrum Books Limited! SBL is driven by excellence, and is passionate about transforming lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for a detail-oriented senior accountant to perform and coordinate accounting duties within our organization.
• The senior accountant's responsibilities include preparing financial reports, performing account reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger, preparing tax returns, assisting with audit preparations, and performing other accounting duties as assigned.
• To be successful as a senior accountant, you should have a solid working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and strong financial analysis skills.
• An outstanding senior accountant should also possess strong Excel skills, be detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to work with little to no supervision and perform under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating accounting functions and programs.
• Preparing financial analyses and reports.
• Preparing revenue projections and forecasting expenditure.
• Assisting with preparing and monitoring budgets.
• Maintaining and reconciling balance sheet and general ledger accounts.
• Assisting with annual audit preparations.
• Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.
• Preparing federal, state, local, and special tax returns.
• Contributing to the development of new or amended accounting systems, programs, and procedures.
• Performing other accounting duties and supporting junior staff as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree qualification with 3 - 5 years work experience.

Application Closing Date
13th October, 2022.