Senior Accountant at IT Horizons Limited

IT Horizons Limited is a company with diverse talents and skills on existing, recent and upcoming technologies worldwide. We are a team of young, vibrant, ambitious but experienced professionals who deal with everything relating to technologies especially information communication technologies (ICT). In addition, we have the ability to update with latest trends.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Lagos 
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilties

• To achieve cost-effective Utilization of IT Horizons’ financial resources, through the definition of financial standards, policies and procedures.
• Engages Executive Management and the appropriate Board Committee to develop short, medium, and long-term financial plans and projections.
• Develops and utilise financial models and activity-based financial analysis to provide a basis for investment decisions and business planning.
• Manages key banking relationships to facilitate proper, timely and cost-effective funding of business operations. 
• Develops and maintain a system of appropriate financial policies, procedures and controls to ensure efficient financial management. 
• Monitors all third-party payments to ensure that such payments are justified by the value of work successfully completed and are in alignment with the approved budget. 
• Oversees the preparation and communication of timely, accurate, and useful financial and management reports for investors or lending institutions and IT Horizons’ management on aperiodic and /or ad-hoc basis. 
• Raise funds as approved by the Board of Directors to finance ITHorizons’ activities. 
• Implement a sound accounting framework in compliance with statutory provisions. 
• Develops and implement a robust and reliable financial reporting system in compliance with statutory requirements.
• Ensures that adequate controls are in place to facilitate seamless payment system.
• Establish measures or controls to ensure that all financial transactions are accurately captured and reported. 
• Approve accruals and adjustments on erroneously posted financial transactions into the financial system.
• Liaise with statutory auditors to discuss and resolve queries as they arise to ensure seamless audit exercise. 
• Develops and manage relationships with relevant external bodies e.g. regulatory organisations, auditors, solicitors, banks etc. 
• Respond to relevant requests from financial institutions. 
• Approves payroll along with Chiefs, P&C to facilitate payment to staff. 
• Advise executive management on changes in financial regulations, legislation and government tariffs. 
• Manage IT Horizons’ treasury assets to achieve optimal sourcing, application and growth of funds. 
• Provide technical training, guidance and advise on financial accounting issues, developments and trends to other business or departmental heads. 
• Manage day-to-day accounting transactions and provide leadership to company’s Finance Department. 
• Manage the performance of staff in Finance Department. 
• Review weekly financial reports submitted by relevant departments or units and presents timely reports to the CCO. 
• Coordinates the preparation of the company’s financial reports and statutory reporting process. 
• Oversees the preparation of regular financial and management accounts. 
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by the CCO.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related discipline.
• MBA or master’s degree in a related discipline is an advantage.
• Relevant professional certifications from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Association of Certified and Chartered
• Accountants (ACCA) or its equivalent 
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience, interfacing with the Executive team and financial partners.
• Experience of statutory financial reporting and knowledge of GAAP, IFRS.
• Knowledge of GAAP, IFRS.

Competency:
The competence proficiency levels required for the position of Finance Manager are defined using the following key terms:

• Business planning and analysis - Mastery Budgeting, financial forecasting and cost control - Mastery Corporate finance - Mastery Investment planning and portfolio management - Mastery Financial reporting - Mastery Treasury management - Mastery Financial modelling and analysis - Mastery Tax planning/management - Mastery Knowledge of relevant accounting software - Mastery Leadership - Mastery Relationship management - Mastery Problem solving, numerical &analytical skills - Skills Stakeholder management - Mastery Communication (Verbal,Written, and Presentation) - Mastery

Awareness:

• A good understanding of what is involved in an area of expertise and its relevance to the business.
• Ability to describe the main elements of the area of expertise and their importance to the business; 
• Ability to recognize how and where competences in expertise are relevant to their own job.
• Knowledge o Ability to interpret and evaluate information and advice from experts in an area of Expertise.
• Knowledge and ability to correctly use the terminology (vocabulary) of the area of Expertise.
• Ability to hold an informed debate with experts in the Area of expertise;
• Ability to ask questions that test the viability of proposals in an Area of Expertise.

Skill:

• Ability to consistently carry out the activities of an area of Expertise to the required standard. 
• Ability to perform satisfactorily majority of activities of the Area of Expertise.
• Ability to translate guidelines and standards for the Area of Expertise into practical actions. 
• Ability to solve imaginatively common technical /operational problems in the Area of Expertise,
• Ability to guide and advise others in operational /technical aspects of the Area of Expertise.

Mastery:

• Ability to diagnose and resolve significant, unusual problems and to successfully adapt aspects of an Area of Expertise.
• Ability to creatively solve significant, complex, non-routine problems in the Area of Expertise.
• Ability to adapt practices from other markets or countries for use in the Area of Expertise; 
• Ability to generate substantial improvements to local practices and procedures for the Area of Expertise.

Application Closing Date
26th August, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application and detailed CV to: careers@ithorizonsgroup.com using "Senior Accountant" as the subject of the mail.