Senior Accountant at a Federal Government Agency

Bradfield Consulting - Our Client, a newly established independent examination body saddled with the responsibility of providing a unified syllabus and conducting a qualitative examinations for candidates seeking Direct Entry admissions into tertiary institutions.

The aim of this body is to play a leading role in researching, developing and delivering assessment to Federal, State and private universities as well as interested foreign tertiary institution.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Principal Accountant will coordinate and manage the finances and accounts of the Board, superintending over credit, Salaries & Wages, IT, Treasury, Expenditure Control and other related units

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility is to coordinate and manage finances and accounts if the board.
• Facilitate and complete monthly close procedures
• Analyze revenues, commissions and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis
• Receipt of all monies due to the Board and rendering proper accounts of all such monies collected;
• Disbursement of funds to meet the Board's operational needs;
• Preparing the Board's Financial Statements;
• Building a comprehensive financial and accounting data of the Board's activities for the relevant users;
• Formulating Budget plans and preparation of Annual Budgets for the Board;
• Liaising with Banks and other financial Institutions on behalf of the Board;
• Control of the Board's Revenue and Expenditure estimates;
• Payment of Wages and Salaries to the Board's staff.

Skills and Competences

• Proficient in reading / interpreting financial statements for the purpose of underwriting credit
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with a high level of difficulty.
• Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Knowledge of Statutory accounting principles.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of major accounting software packages for both general ledger and statutory accounting. Great Plains and Freedom preferred.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results.
• Working knowledge of or able to quickly assimilate accounting rules and regulations relating to Local Authority
• Able to persuade, influence and professionally advise others at senior level, on complex financial issues.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from a recognized institution. A masters degree will be an added advantage
• Must be a Chartered Accountant
• A minimum of 10 years post-qualification experience of which 5 years must be in a financial leadership role.

Application Closing Date
30th January, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online