Senior Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the financial operations of the organization and ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting general ledgers etc.
• Responsible for entering financial information into QuickBooks and keeping them up to date.
  
• Maintaining all financial records for individual projects and for the organization.
  
• Maintaining monthly Trial Balances Management and Financial Accounts.
  
• Preparing payroll, and payroll-related accounting/remittances
  
• Processing incoming invoices and payment approvals.
  
• Responsible for managing the tax remittance process and ensuring compliance with tax obligations.
  
• Responsible for issuing invoices and maintaining the accounts receivable accounts.
  
• Monitoring the expenditures to ensure that program funds are utilized appropriately.
  
• Developing financial reports and making recommendations to the organization on budget expenditures.
  
• Oversee the financial audits of all projects of the organization and develop the annual report in collaboration with the Auditor.
  
• Provide financial inputs for proposal development, project management, Human Resource Management policies, logistics, travel payroll management and other areas of administration.
  
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of B.Sc. / HND in Accounting / Finance (Master’s degree will be an added advantage)
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in accounting
• ICAN/ACCA
• Excellent organizational, problem solving, and communication skills
• Excellent mathematical and numerical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other accounting software.

Competencies:

• The ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholder groups
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and in a fast-paced environment with flexibility to perform other functions as directed.
  
• Great oral and written communication skills.
  
• Proven ability to think and present information in a structured and logical manner
  
• Financial modeling skills in Excel is an advantage

Please note that only selected applicants will be contacted.