Accounting Officer

Responsibilities:

• Manages the regular bookkeeping responsibility of the company 
• Daily processing of invoices, recording payments, and tracking expenses of the organization
• Helps to design, build, and maintain Company charts of account
• Compile and file necessary tax documents regularly  
• Daily sending of bills to customers; reconciliation of bills sent with cash received; the processing of refunds; interactions with collection agencies on past-due accounts; and, working to resolve billing disputes.
• Builds and Maintains tax and management accounts 
• liaise with different government agencies (FIRS, LIRS, etc) on the management of VAT and WHT 
• Assist in complying with annual audit requirements, filing with the corresponding government agencies, and coordinating with external auditors of both the company and the clients.
• Provide guidance to the Finance and Accounting Team in improving existing procedures and systems that will ensure standard compliance with various laws on tax administration.
• With respect to tax matters, assist in the preparation of Financial, Accounting, and Audit reports as may be required.
• Verify the accuracy of computerized and manual accounting, as well as record-keeping systems.
• Manage compliance of the company with other agencies on all tax and accounting standards by verifying the accuracy of payment and tax returns.
• Monitor, review, and conduct analysis on tax planning opportunities and strategies, tax risks, and other tax issues.
• Recommend the most efficient internal controls, policies, and procedures to the company and its clients.

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of B.Sc. or HND Accounting/Accountancy graduate with a minimum of Second Class Upper or its Equivalent in HND. Full attendance at school. No online studies.
• Must possess ICAN's Accounting Technician Certificate.
• Must have done NYSC. Minimum of 2 years post-NYSC experience in an Accounting Role.
• Highly cerebral and highly Computer Literate with proficiency in Excel and Word documents.
• Role Not Gender-specific.
• Candidate must have had a minimum of 6 Credits at WAEC/WASC level.

Remuneration: NGN 100,000 - 130,000 subject to expertise and relevant experience