• Application Deadline:
• Position: Chartered Accountant



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate



• Experience 5 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  
  

Job Responsibilities

 Financial and Management Accounting

• To provide daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly financial information for management decision making at the appropriate time.


• Ensuring accounting information is properly recorded in compliance with IFRS and relevant accounting regulations and posted into the company’s general ledger.


• Preparing/supervising and reviewing schedules including the trial balance.


• Liaison between the external regulators and the Company in responding to queries and proffering resolutions.


• Preparation of regular financial planning reports; monthly profit and loss forecast, cash flow and variance analysis.


• Coordinate the development and monitoring of budgets.


• Develop financial business plans and forecasts.


• Managing the organizational overhead cost controlling process.


• Ensuring proper project cost controlling practices and performance reporting.


• Perform all month-end closing activities including general ledger maintenance, balance sheet reconciliations and corporate/overhead cost allocation.


• Implement financial and accounting systems, processes, tools and control systems.


• Delivering management accounting reports (cost of goods sold, profitability, cost center etc).


• Management of all Tax and pension matters.


• To ensure that all financial transactions are captured on SAP.


• To coordinate audit, manage and support all external audit activities.


• Develop and utilize forward-looking, predictive models and activity-based financial analysis to provide insight into the organization’s operations and business plans.

Treasury and Account Payables Management

• Management of the organizations bank accounts and banking relationships, ensuring that these relationships are of benefit to the organization.


• Management of the organizations cash flow planning and liquidity analysis.


• To assist in sourcing for funds for company projects.


• To provide a framework or basis for the review and control of expenditure.


• Ensure all requests for payments are accurate and properly approved.


• Review to ensure that supporting documentation accompanying payment requests are relevant, properly filed and easily retrievable.


• Follow up with banks to ensure payments are promptly processed.


• Review bank reconciliations periodically and all reconciling items posted in a timely manner. Unreconciled items are properly investigated and disposed.

Credit and Receivables Management

• Supervise all customer/client billings in line with contracts.


• Establishing and managing relationships with counterpart finance & procurement managers of our clients to guarantee smooth operations and that all receivables are collected within the time frame in which they fall due.


• Managing credit/risk exposure to all clients including credit risk analysis of potential sales opportunities.


• Driving collections process to ensure minimal overdue debt portfolio.

Regulatory Compliance

• Preparation and Provision of schedules and documentation during tax audit (FIRS, LIRS and other states).


• Filing of annual tax returns.


• Preparing and filing monthly schedule of WHT, VAT, PAYE and other taxes within regulatory timelines.


• Ensure all regulatory payments are settled when due [PAYE, CIT, Pension, WHT, VAT, Customs duties] etc.


• Ensure all WHT credit notes from customers are updated on Tax Pro Max.


• Compile database of contacts in tax units of the FIRS and relevant state tax offices.

Payroll

• Accurate payroll computation and pay run before the end of each month.


• Ensure GL is reconciled to payroll schedule every month and provide evidence.


• Maintaining payroll schedule.

Budget Preparation, Control and Variance Analysis

• Ensure preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.


• Ensure that all expenditure or request for payment are budgeted for.


• Ensure that actual costs are posted into the right account where they were budgeted for.

Person Specification:

• Minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience, at least 2 of which must be in supervisory position in a reputable business environment.


• Demonstrable sound finance function management ability.


• Experience in reviewing and developing accounting systems, processes, policies, and procedures are essential.


• High level of integrity and sound attention to detail.


• Patient and amiable.


• Proficient in MS office; MS Word/ PowerPoint/ Excel.


• Excellent verbal & Written Communication.


• A first degree from an accredited university.


• ACA/ACCA/CFA is a MUST.


• Very sound knowledge of IFRS knowledge is essential.


• Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality of business and office matters.