Accountant at a Polytechnic - Brilliant Performance Solutions limited

Brilliant Performance Solutions limited - Our client, a Polytechnic, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Ogba, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Our client is a key player in the educational sector and currently operates a polytechnic in Lagos urgently requires the services of professional Accountant

Job Responsibilities

• Provide management and financial accounting support for the organization which includes taking responsibility for the entries on the general ledger including reconciliations and completing detailed reviews of the profit and loss account on the company accounting system.
• Preparation and reconciliation of Profit and Loss and Balance sheet reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting.
• Managing relationship with external stakeholders, ensuring that appropriate reports and documentations are submitted to and are updated with the IRS.
• Managing the company’s financial affairs and general book keeping.
• Daily monitoring and management of several company bank accounts.
• Assistance with preparation of annual tax returns and other regulatory submissions.
• Effective management of a projects budget.
• Ensuring that the accounting process complies with the law.
• Providing accurate, understandable, timely information that supports your management decisions, including analysis and recommendations.
• Overseeing bookkeepers in the firm (if any) and setting up and monitoring the accounting system and interpreting the data from the bookkeeper’s activities.
• Apply required accounting standards and procedures to the recording and reporting of activity
• Understand and maintain standard cost codes in accounting system
• Review and approve payables weekly for payment.
• Prepare journal entries.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closings.
• Assists with prep of monthly financial reports and account analyses.
• Monitor and resolve issuesincluding fee anomalies and check differences.
• Review account/bank reconciliations.
• Assist with preparation and coordination of audit and tax return processes.
• Assist with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures

Job Requirements

• Minimum of HND or Bsc in Accounting and must be a qualified Accountant or in the final Stage of ICAN.
• Caniddates must have with at least 5 experiences.
• Our client prefers a candidate who is resident in Lagos or any area close to Ogba.

Application Closing Date
14th September, 2024.