Job Description
Job Description:
The Accounting Officer will be responsible for financial bookkeeping, reconciliations, analyzing of all financial activities, ensuring compliance with accounting and legal requirements and budget preparation
Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain and review financial records.
- Ensure compliance with accounting and tax laws.
- Prepare budgets regularly.
- Monitor expenditure and profits and providing reports.
- Evaluate internal management systems, procedures and risks in order to provide recommendations.
- Managing business accounts and preparing financial statements.
- Knowledge and competency in accounting principles.
Qualifications & Experience
- A minimum of first degree or its equivalent in Accounting or similar discipline
- A minimum of one year post-qualification experience as an accounting officer which must be in the financial services industry.
Skills
- Knowledge and competency in accounting principles.
- Proficiency in management systems.
- Administration and public relations skills.
- Outstanding communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal abilities.
- Good team player with excellent leadership traits.
- Proficiency in MS Excel and other accounting software.
- Planning and organization skills.
- High degree of professionalism, maturity and confidentiality.
- Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work within and manage a team of professional, guiding and coordinating towards achieving common objectives.
- Influencing and Negotiation skills.
Interested candidates must be based in Uyo