Accountant at UHY Professional Services

UHY Professional Services is a firm of professionals ranging from chartered accountants, professional corporate secretaries, financial advisory services, recruitment and HR services, etc.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
Management:

• Maintains a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.
• Manages outsourced functions.
• Oversees the operations of the emerging accounting and treasury departments, including the design of schedules adequate for proper bookkeeping, tracking and posting of transactions
• Oversees the accounting operations of subsidiary corporations, especially their control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures.

Transactions:

• Ensure that proper books and schedules of accounts are kept adequately.
• Ensures that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner.
• Ensures that all reasonable discounts are taken on accounts payable.
• Ensures that accounts receivable are collected promptly.
• Processes payroll in a timely manner.
• Ensures that periodic bank reconciliations are completed.
• Ensures that required debt payments are made on a timely basis.
• Maintains the chart of accounts.
• Maintains an orderly accounting filing system.
• Maintains a system of controls over accounting transactions.
• Ensure all transactions are posted into the accounting system of the Company timely and correctly.

Education / Experience Requirements

• B.Sc Degree in Finance, Economics or a related field will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience
• Accounting professional qualifications is essential
• Usage of SAGE will be an advantage
• Must be organized and possess process or system driven orientation.

Soft Skills

• Commitment to quality, results and superior performance.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills, with an entrepreneur mindset
• Collaborative work style; able to facilitate amongst diverse communities and individuals; able to resolve conflict when key stakeholders have differing points of view
• Good interpersonal skill to be able to communicate with and engage internal and external stakeholders and the Executive Management
• Ability to manage multiple, complex priorities often with tight deadlines.

Remuneration
N150,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
3rd November, 2022.