Michael Stevens Consulting is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:
Job Title: Financial Accountant
Location: Lagos
Main Responsibilities
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and also conformance to reporting procedural standards
- Compute taxes, prepare tax returns and ensure compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments and additionally obligations, to project future revenues expenses or to provide advice
- Manage the financial systems across the company and ensuring an open and effective link between accounts, payable, receivables, capital expenditure among others to provide accurate financial statements and reflect the company’s true position financially.
- Responsible for statutory reporting, treasury management (working capital management and investment analysis) and financial review of growth opportunities.
- Develop, maintain, and also analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs – variance analysis
- Develop, implement, modify, and also document recordkeeping accounting systems, making use of accounting software
- Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs as well as to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business financial problems
- Advise management about issues like resource utilization, tax strategies, and also the assumptions underlying budget forecasts
- Provide internal auditing services for the business and liaising with external auditors to ensure efficient and effective audit is process carried out.
- Provide advice in areas like compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax plans
- Represent the company before tax authorities and provide support on all financial issues
- Maintain an excellent relationship with all statutory bodies and ensure the company’s compliance with stated regulations.
- Appraise, evaluate, and also inventory all company assets
Requirements:
- Degree in Accounting/Finance
- Masters degree is an advantage ACCA, CIMA or any relevant qualification Minimum of 8 years experience in finance/accounts
- AUDIT EXPERIENCE IN ONE OF THE BIG 4 AUDIT COMPANIES IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE
- Sound knowledge in financial analysis and execution
- Experience in financial management and corporate finance, financial analysis and interpretation, management and cost accounting, tax management as well as finance and investment management principles
- Must be computer proficient with experience in using at least one accounting software
- Excellent understanding of general accounting principles
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills required.
- Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Discretion & confidentiality
Application Closing Date:
5th May 2014
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should send their CVs to:
[email protected] on or before 5th May 2014.