Accountant

Key Deliverables:

• Financial Reporting - Balance Sheet/Profit and Loss accounting and reporting; Management accounting and reporting.
• Control activities to ensure the security of the company’s assets
• Compliance with financial corporate regulatory requirements such as External Audit and Tax Management; tax remittances, pension, and other such obligations
• Financial advisory services to the company in terms of putting in place processes and providing the appropriate financial advice that would bolster and help shape the company’s business
• Strategic management support in general terms such as budgeting and budget control measures; cash flow management; pricing input
• Custody of the company’s financial management standards and processes. Thus, constantly improving all financial-related decisions, procedures, and policies, as would enable the company to be positioned more profitably and competitively.

Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting: Ensuring that the company’s financial books are regularly updated. This would involve:

• Taking in financial information on a timely basis
• Bank reconciliation done monthly
• Regular ledger reconciliations – daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly as the case may be
• Ensuring that the firm’s Assets are properly recognized and registered as soon as acquired
• Ensure effective inventory management – office consumables, stationery, etc

Provide Management Accounts regularly in line with the reporting needs of the firm:

• Weekly: General Monday Meetings (Inflows/ Outflows, Receivables, etc.)
• Monthly: Company-wide Profit or Loss;

Audited financial reports to be produced within the first quarter of the conclusion of the year

Support to Teams:

• Invoicing of clients on behalf of teams
• Receivables management and Cost Management (Cost savings initiatives)
• Facilitating cash and cheque signing process
• Providing petty cash support; and maintaining related documented
• Improve company-wide financial-related practices and processes to the extent that noticeable gaps or areas for improvement are noticed. This would include support in planning to meet regular cashflow requirements by various teams to vendors etc.
• Train supporting staff
• Servicing and facilitation of People related needs: Salary payments and other financial needs and Loan processing

Drive Budget development and Monitor Execution:

• The accountant would be expected to drive the company’s budgeting process including project costing/pricing. The approved budget/project costing should be tracked and reported on – monthly
• Undertake any activity that may be assigned to him from time to time by the team and managing director

Performance Expectations:

General:

• Close contact with the Managing Director at all times as required to encourage teamwork without being construed as intrusive
• Prompt feedback on all related work as required
• Reasonable availability to all internal (company) and external customers
• All calls received must be returned the same day
• Display commitment to the team’s activities by amongst others developing and meeting individual plan expectations
• Show a sense of urgency in accomplishing tasks and making sure that the client’s request has priority; Meet all quality standards set
• Visibly contribute to the development of the company, in measurable ways.
• Be Punctual and be available throughout the day
• Be willing to explore alternatives in the face of obstacles
• Take initiative in getting tasks done beyond what is expected
• Have a continuous improvement mindset whilst constantly ensuring to do things right the first time

Requirements:

• Qualification: BSC Accounting or its equivalent, ACA Added Advantage
• 5 years of experience in the ERP or Sage accounting package.
• Experience: Account Department Lead

Location: Ota, Ogun State

Remuneration: NGN 150,000 - 200,000 (Negotiable)