Job Title: Senior Accountant
Location: Yaba, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Finance
Sector: Consumer Finance
Grade Level: 8
Report to: Finance Manager
About the Role
- We are looking for a passionate, self-driven and experienced Senior Accountant to join our team!
- As the Senior Accountant, you will keep financial records, prepare reports, and update financial information.
- You must be familiar with accounting procedures and should have experience with accounting software programs (like SAP and Oracle).
- The ideal candidate will be able to process business transactions, handle accounts payable and receivable, expense reports, receipts, prepare management accounts and other financial matters.
- Proven accounting experience is required.
Primary Responsibilities
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- Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
- Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
- Supervise month end financial activities. Assign and enforce deadlines for all stages of the closing process. Assist and contribute to the yearend closure process
- Fixed assets management and accounting
- Inventory control and accounting; to include daily analysis to predict potential challenges with the aim of reducing obsolete stock
- Supervise the delivery of internal and external audit
- Take ownership of the application and accounting of prepayment and accrual transactions
- Responsible for managing payroll journals at month end
- Assist the Finance Manager in managing and accounting for the company’s investment portfolios
- Ensuring tax compliance and prompt remittance
- Loans and grants management from point of acquisition to final repayment
- Timely and accurate preparation of monthly management report for review by supervisor
- Ensure compliance with all financial regulations
- Comply with International Financial Reporting Standard for financial statements
- Provide input into department’s goal setting process
- Produce error-free ad-hoc accounting reports and present their results to supervisor and management
Knowledge & Skill Requirements
- Minimum of 6 years’ experience in accounting, audit, or finance related function
- Proficiency across Data and Financial Analysis
- In Finance, Accounting or any related field and must be a chartered accountant (ACCA or ICAN) with at least 3-years post qualification experience
- Experience in Nigerian tax regulation and management is an added advantage
- Advanced computer software skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, and other accounting packages
- Must have completed the mandatory NYSC.
Key Competencies:
- Highly motivated and result oriented with a keen eye for details
- Good time management skills and the ability to prioritize
- Strong attention to detail and an investigative mind
- Problem-solving skills and initiative
- Ability to keep confidential information and always remain discreet
- Ability to work and deliver within deadline without supervision
- Good understanding of IFRS standards
- Ability and willingness to meet deadlines consistently
- Integrity and high personal ethical standard
- Proven ability to calculate, post and manage financial records
- High analytical skills
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
- Training and mentoring junior staff
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a broader team of different levels
- Intermediate computer software skills, including Excel and Accounting packages
- Experience in communicating and influencing senior stakeholders
- Decisiveness, good judgement, strong organizational skills
- Self-Driven and smart working
Application Closing Date
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Job Category | Accounting / Audit / Finance |