• Application Deadline:
• Position: Accountant


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

• The Accountant is to prepare balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other financial reports, analyse treands, costs, revenues, financial commitments and obligations incured to predict future revenues and expenses.Functions/Key Results ExpectedPrepare asset, liabilities and capital accounts entries by compiling and analysing account information.


• Document financial transaction by entering account information


• Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options


• Summarise current financial status by collecting information


• Preparing about resource utilization, tax strategies and assumptions underlying budget forecasts, balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports


• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents


• Maintaining accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.


• Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.

Education and Work Experience

• University Degree in Accounting Finance or related disciplines with minimum of 5 years of working experience


• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles including the generally Acceptable Accounting Principles (GAAP)


• Adequate understanding of accounting and reporting standards, getting experience in researching as it relates to accounting issues.


• Proficient use of accounting Software e.g. Sage, FreshBooks and QuickBooks


• Experience with creating financial statements


• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/Year end close process


• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills


• Accuracy, strong attention to details and analytical skills


• Advance MS Excel skills including VLOOKUP and pivot tables


• Professional accounting related qualification such as ICAN, ACCA or equivalent are highly desirable