Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Using financial reporting systems to create, manage and distribute regular monthly financial reports for the office/function.
• Develop and maintain analytical models to analyse office/function activities and effectively communicate results to office/function leaders.
• Prepare, process and analyse transactions for the office/function as appropriate and maintain relevant financial databases and data systems.
• Respond to colleagues’ enquiries on financial policies and tools (e.g., expense reporting tool).
• Responsible for tax calculations, filings and remissions in accordance with the regulations and policies.
• Manage budgeting and forecasting.
• Work directly with finance managers, partners, team leaders and colleagues across several administrative functions within the firm

Requirements:

• Must Reside in Abuja
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of finance/accounting/tax experience, ideally in Engineering or Construction services.
• Must possess a professional certification from an Accounting body such as ICAN, ACCA, CNA amongst others.
• Relevant knowledge of local accounting rules and taxes.
• Specialised functional knowledge (e.g., finance, accounting, audit, cash management, taxes).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and internal stakeholders in both verbal and written form and to influence others and must be fluent in English.
• Independent project management skills; ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Independent project management skills; ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to interpret and analyze financial statements and periodicals
• Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)