Accountant at a Leading Provider of World-class Healthcare Services - Anadach Group

Anadach Group - Our client is a leading provider of world-class healthcare services for over 15 years in Lagos. The facility is a growing family practice that places strong emphasis on the delivery of high-quality patient-centered family medicine.

As a result of expansion and strategic initiatives aimed at delivering increased value to patients’ experience, career opportunities exist for high performing medical professionals that can contribute to rapidly growing organization to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

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

Job Summary

• The candidate will be responsible to Prepare balance sheets, profit, and loss statements, and other financial reports.
• The candidate’s duties and responsibilities are but not limited to analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.

Responsibilities and Duties

• 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
• 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 summarize financial status
• Provide technical support and advice on management
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and generally accepted accounting 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
• Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
• Plan, assign, and review staff's work
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Reports organization's finances to management and offers suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
• 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

Qualifications and Requirement

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant degree
• 4 – 6 year's work experience as an Accountant in the healthcare industry
• Additional certification (CPA or CMA, ICAN) is a plus
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks and QuickBooks
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
• Experience with general ledger functions

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
• Leadership skill and professionalism
• Attention to details and Analytical skill
• A methodical approach and attention to detail
• Good technical skills and proficiency in accounting software and Excel
• General business knowledge to understand the big picture
• Mathematical and numerical aptitude
• Good communication skills for effectively liaising with non-financial professionals in other departments

Application Closing Date
18th April, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a Cover Letter and a CV to: [email protected] Please indicate your Name and reference Position as the subject of the email.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted.