Responsibilities The senior accountant will be primarily responsible for:
Designing and developing relevant accounting policies procedures and controls for NIRA
Preparing and recording asset, liability revenue and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing accounting information
Maintaining and balancing subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies
Summarizing financial status by collating information; preparing balts4ce sheet, revenue account and other affiliated statements
Processing payroll as at when due under the supervision of the Chief Operating Officer and generating pays slips for staff with cor&cr information showing statutory deductions
Enforcing and monitoring compliance with accounting policies aria procedures
Maintaining asset register and account payable and receivable rerecords for audit purposes
Interfacing with external auditors: assisting with financial and tax audit
Avoiding legal challenges by complying with legal requirements; including statutory obligations, withholding, corporate tax, VAT and PAYE
Securing financial information by scheduling database backups
Training and mentoring junior Accounting Staff
Making recommendations to the Chief Operating Officer based on analysis and status of reserves, assets and expenditures
Reviewing journal entries of Junior accountants to ensure accuracy
Performing various analysis and preparing accounts reconciliation
Carrying out any other work as assigned by the Chief Operating Officer
Qualifications and Attribute
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business related discipline with a minimum of second class upper division
ACA or .ACCA is mandatory
Three years post- ICAN qualification is mandatory
Must have at least 10 years post-NYSC experience in financial management and administration
Advanced experience with MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
Strong analytical and accounting skills
Budget monitoring and execution skills
Ability to prepare accurate and timely financial records
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with different levels of staff
Applicants should send their CVs tohiring@lohiconsult.ng indicating the position applied for as subject of email. Note: Selected candidates will be required to resume within the shortest possible time from the date of hiring.
Apply via :
tohiring@lohiconsult.ng
