Head Accountant at WhiteSpace Services Limited

WhiteSpace Services Limited - Our client, a foremost distributor of NBL and Guinness in the South East, is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head Accountant

Location: Enugu
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Our client is a foremost distributor of NBL and Guinness in the South East they are urgently seeking to recruit a detail oriented and well experience professional to join their team in the capacity of Head, Accountant.
• The Head, Accountant will primarily ensure compliance with corporate, finance and accounting policies, business controls, procedures and reporting.
• He / She will also provide sound business decision-making support to other senior members of the organization through the accurate monitoring, reporting and analyzing of financial results and projections

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Preparing annual financial accounts, in compliance with local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Preparing monthly management accounts and reviewing support schedules.
• Monitoring and analyzing financial reports and records and pro-actively identifying issues and initiating corrective actions where needed.
• Reconciling company assets and analysis of utilization.

Monitoring and Controlling:

• Preparation of debtor’s reports.
• Tracking income Variance analysis and explanations.
• Preparation of creditor’s reports

Internal Controls:

• Controlling chart of accounts by monitoring access rights in the accounting system.
• Maintaining adequate systems of internal controls needed to safeguard assets, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with policies and procedures

Inventory Management:

• Oversee the inventory process and ensure that the stock in the wayhouse tallies with liquid in the computer
• Negotiating exchange rates with various banks.
• Preparation of supplier payments and reconciliations.

Taxation and Statutory Returns:

• Ensuring accurate calculation, payment and submission of company statutory deductions in a timely manner and as per the relevant legislation.
• Ensuring withholding tax is properly calculated and remitted the government as at when due.
• Coordinating, preparing and submitting statutory returns and payments.
• Managing and reviewing audits of VAT returns and subsequent refund claims from URA as per the VAT Act.

People and Relationship Management:

• Exercising sound management and leadership skills and principles.
• Ensuring a strong focus on people development and continuously developing potential of staff through training and mentoring.
• Monitoring the productivity and effectiveness of direct reports.
• Keeping staff informed and assisting them when required.
• Developing and maintaining liaison with tax advisors and URA officials.
• Providing internal and external auditors with all assistance as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• A Degree in Accountancy or Finance; ICAN or ACCA professional qualifications is an advantage
• Strong business acumen,
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• A high level of integrity and reliability
• Ability to work and deliver under pressure
• A minimum of 4 years’ experiencein a reputable organization

Personal Competencies:

• Communication Skills;
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills. A team player with strong attention to detail and follow-up.
• A self-motivated, highly energetic and innovative individual ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Computer literacy including knowledge of QuickBooks and an ERP accounting software is essential.
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and innovating approach to work.
• A high level of integrity and reliability.
• Travel to corporate headquarters will be required from time to time.

Salary
N150,000 - N200,000 / Month

Application Closing Date
25th May, 2023.