Senior Accountant at Phillips Outsourcing Limited

Phillips Outsourcing Limited has been in existence for over 16 years. We have a vast experience in the outsourcing business as we currently manage resources for major clients in all sectors of the Nigerian economy. In addition, our prolific manpower cuts across the 36 states in Nigeria. After successfully gaining ground in all the 36 states of the federation, we are gradually spreading our tentacles to other African Nations. We are currently registered to also do business in Ghana. Our framework is developed to fully support the businesses of our clients, ensuring continuous improvement of the outsourced services. This ultimately thrusts our clients to achieve their business objectives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Beauty & Personsl Care

Job Summary

• The Senior accountant is responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the company, ensuring financial health, strategic planning, and regulatory compliance. 
• This role involves managing budgets, financial forecasting, risk management, and guiding financial decision-making to support business growth and sustainability

Responsibilities

• Work in conjunction with all department heads to ensure maximum profitability and strategize ways to minimize waste and control costs.
• Provide critical assessment of all budgets and cost projections.
• Ensure the Company’s compliance with relevant statutory law and financial regulations.
• Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost reduction as well as monitoring actual versus budgeted expenses.
• Develop actionable business strategies and plans that ensure alignment with short-term and long-term objectives developed in alignment with the CEO.
• Ensures strategic objectives are shaped at the Executive Management level and are translated into tactical business plans with mechanisms for key measurements in place to monitor progress.
• Liaising with internal and external auditors to ensure periodic monitoring.
• Develop financial strategy, including risk minimization plans and opportunity forecasting.
• Ensure the accuracy, reliability, completeness, and integrity of the Company’s financial statement in line with local and international statutory requirements (Local GAAP, IFRS, IAS, etc)
• Produce and analyse periodic results and KPIs (Financial & Operations) in accordance with the company’s policies.
• Coordinate the Company’s annual statutory audit and periodic review activities with independent auditors.
• Supervision of the finance/account officers and assistants.
• Overseeing the preparation and analysis of accurate and timely financial reports (e.g., income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements).
• Prepare the Company’s annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Ensure Standard Operating procedures and internal control policies in place are strictly adhered to.
• Developing strategies and plans for the long-term financial goals of the organization as well as directing budgets to meet these goals.
• Monitor and control cash flow to enable the organization to meet its business and investment needs.
• Setting credit rating criteria, determining credit ceilings, monitoring of receivables, aging, and following up with payment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional certification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CFA) is preferred.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of financial management experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of financial regulations, accounting principles, and tax laws.
• Experience with financial planning, budgeting, and investment analysis.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work strategically while managing financial details effectively.

Salary
N450,000 - N500,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
17th June, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: polrecruitments@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.