Willers Solutions Limited - Our client, a reputable firm is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Accountant
Location: Lekki / Ajah, Lagos,
Employment Type: Full-time
Responsibilities
- Prepare asset, liability and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information
- Document financial transactions by entering account information
- Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options
- Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports
- Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
- Manage all accounting transactions
- Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
- Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions
- Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
- Secure financial information by completing database backups
- Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions
- Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
- Analyze financial information and summarise financial status
- Provide technical support and advice on management
- Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
- Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
- Provide input into department's goal setting process
- Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
- Ensure timely bank payments
- Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
- Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
- Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Contribute to a strong client relationship through positive interactions with client personnel
- Communicate with Manager and / or Director on work status and client issues that arise
- Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
- Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
- Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
- Comply with financial policies and regulations
Competency and Skill Requirements
- Minimum of BSc in Accounting, Finance or relevant degree
- Relevant professional accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA or other relevant higher business degree with proven analytical and qualitative accounting / finance competencies.
- Minimum of 3 - 5 years cognate experience in finance account management/ tax auditing
- Excellent appreciation of financial risks and mitigating controls
- Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks and QuickBooks
- Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
- Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles
- Awareness of business trends
- Experience with creating financial statements
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
- Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
- Intermediate understanding of accounting and reporting standards, gaining experience in researching as it relates to accounting issues
- Strong understanding of international and local tax & regulatory framework
- Good understanding of the ICT industry
- Strong negotiating and business development skills
- Ability to think strategically and holistically
- Strong business acumen with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- MUST be from IT FIRM
Application Closing Date
28th February, 2021.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV (MS Word Format) to: [email protected] using "Accountant" as the subject of the email.
Note: Only qualified candidates will be shortlisted.
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