Accounts Officer

Responsibilities: 

• Advise management and staff in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data  processing systems, or long-range tax or insurance plans 
• Analyse project operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and  expenses or to provide advice 
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements
• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology
• Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs
• Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts 
• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards 
• Report to management regarding the finances of the project.

Requirements: 

• A degree in business administration with a bias in accounting, accounting or banking, and finance 
• Minimum 2 to 3 years of work experience in a related field 
• Speak fluent English and Hausa and can work proficiently in both languages 
• Resident in Katsina or willing to relocate (at  own cost) 
• Computer literate and proficient with  Microsoft Apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Notes), video conference  software (e.g, Teams, Zoom, Google Meet)  
• Available for onboarding by mid-December (to be done onsite) 
• Available for on-site project take-off in  January 2023 after the contract has been signed 
• Knowledge of one accounting package most  especially SAGE 50

Competencies 

• Attention to detail - careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks 
• Problem-solving - ability to use logic to diagnose complex problems and identify the strengths and weaknesses of  alternative solutions 
• Integrity - behaves with honesty and ethics 
• Dependability - behaves in a reliable, responsible, and dependable manner when fulfilling obligations 

Reports to: Finance and Admin Manager 

Working conditions 

• Onsite 
• Full-time, 8 am to 5 pm, Mondays to Fridays with occasional extended and weekend hours 
• Remuneration includes group life insurance and basic individual health insurance
• 1-year contract 

Note: We are committed to improving diversity in the workspace and work to ensure that our team is supportive of our employees. We strongly encourage applications from women.