Head of Finance and Accounts at a World Class Law and Legal Services Firm

A law firm with a mission of establishing itself as a leading and world class law and legal services firm in Nigeria is seeking to recruit enterprising individuals to fill an immediate opening as part of the firm's on-going growth. The candidate is expected to be based in Abuja and have international work experience and or have worked in an international organisation. We also invite applications outside of this immediate opening for upcoming and future opportunities.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Head of Finance and Accounts

Ref. Code: TLR 003
Location: Abuja

Job Description

• To ensure effective management of the firm’s accounting and control function across the firm covering payables, receivables, tax, cost and management accounting; aimed at achieving reliable and accurate financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-coordinates inter-dependent activities within the accounting function to ensure that the set goals, objectives and business strategy of the firm are achieved.
• Provides input to the firm s budgetary process and the allocation of resources to the various activities and projects of the firm.
• Prepares and submits in a timely manner, accurate financial reports to management such as accounts receivables and payables aging analysis, reconciliation statements, cash flows etc., and submits same to the Director of Operations for final approval and management decision.
• Manages the monthly payroll computation and prepares the schedule for reviews and approvals.
• Protects firm’s value by keeping information confidential.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related discipline
• Relevant professional certifications, e.g. CFA, ICAN, ACCA or its equivalent
• Experience of statutory financial reporting and knowledge of accounting packages and IFRS
• Minimum of 7-10 years relevant post NYSC experience’.
• Aged 35 years and above

Application Closing Date
28th August, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: jobs@toplawrecruitment.com with the job reference code as subject.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All other CV's should be sent using the reference code TLR 006.