• Application Deadline:
• Position: Senior Management Accountant


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 10 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Job Purpose

• The Senior Management Accountant supports management planning and decision making by providing analysis and reporting on key financial information emanating from business operations, cashflow, income, and expenses.


• The role also supports cost and revenue optimization by generating and monitoring forecasts, budgets, and risk analysis.

Management Accounting:

• Maintain documented system of accounting policies and procedures.


• Improve the company’s accounting operations, especially the control systems, transaction-processing operations, policies and procedures.


• Forecast cash flow positions and available funds for investment.


• Ensure sufficiency of funds to meet operational and capital investment requirements.


• Maintain relationship with company bankers.


• Maintain payment relationship with the suppliers.


• Prepare reports on the company’s assets, financial performance, liquidity and main risks.


• Liaise with other departments to ensure timely preparation and review of financial accounts.


• Prepare timely, regular management accounts for the company.


• Prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS).

Internal Control & Audit Management:

• Prepare Management Accounts for financial audit exercise.


• Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for annual audit.


• Review the internal control processes including financial controls for likely submission to external auditors, upon request.


• Liaise with external auditors for the Prepare By Client (PBC) checklist and provide authorized feedback as necessary.


• Attend to auditors queries and complaints for immediate resolutions.


• Update the GL/Control Accounts with the approved audit adjustment journals.


• Conduct and direct audits and ongoing reviews of organization controls, operating procedures, and compliance with policies and regulations.


• Prepare Trial Balance with lead schedules for the control account balances for audit purposes.


• Review and appraise the soundness, effectiveness, and proper application of accounting and financial controls, compliance procedures and controls, and timeliness of documentation generation.

Management of Taxes and Statutory Contributions:

• Advise on best practice for tax planning with appropriate tax rates full compliance and prevention of sanctions.


• Obtain information on taxes and statutory contributions from relevant designated authorities to update the internal business processes.


• Develop a robust policy on tax compliance, deductions, remittances and reporting.


• Compute accurate taxes (CIT, EDT, WHT, VAT) based on standard rates and basis.


• Advise with approved memo for taxes payable.


• Ensure timely filing of tax returns (WHT & VAT) with all relevant authorities to avoid penalties and fines.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in accounting, treasury operations or corporate finance


• Minimum of 3 years in a similar role


• Audit experience with the big four is an added advantage added.

Benefits

• NGN 8,000,000 - NGN 11,000,000 / Annum


• Statutory obligations (Pension, HMO, Group Life)


• 13th Month


• Leave Allowance


• Bonus based on Company’s Performance