Senior Accounts Officer

Responsibilities:

• Manage Budget and Implement financial plans for the group
• Monitor cash flow and predict future trends.
  
• Arrange new sources of finance and debt facilities (if required).
  
• Assess and manage risks.
  
• Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost reduction.
  
• Monitoring the book of accounts, financial management, financial reporting, and financial compliance of the company.
  
• Maintaining and providing all financial reports pertaining to the operations and management of the business. Such reports include (but are not limited to) the following: PnL reports, OPEX and admin details reports, Periodic financial management reports, etc.
  
• Preparation/coordination of the monthly bank reconciliation statements.
  
• Ensuring monthly payroll processing and approvals.
  
• Maintenance of fixed assets registers and safeguarding all fixed assets.
• Supervise and ensure all monthly statutory filing is done before the 15th of every month.
  
• Supervise and ensure VAT is remitted and filed before the 21st of every month.
  
• Obtaining the Tax Clearance Certificates (TCC, etc) for company and staff expeditiously.
  
• Coordinate all Receivables invoicing and credit controls.
  
• Prepare all revenue reports and ensure invoice submission to Customers.
  
• Submit Finance Project Report periodically as required.
  
• Ensure effective supervision of Finance Operations.
  
• Perform payments and supporting documents control check
  
• Undertake any other Finance tasks as may be assigned by management.

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of B.Sc. degree or equivalent in Accounting or Finance.
• 5 - 10 years of relevant working experience.
  
• Member of ICAN or ACCA is mandatory.
  
• Proven organizational skills.
  
• Strong ability to multitask.
  
• Very high proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word.
  
• Proficiency in the SAGE Evolution accounting package is an advantage (not mandatory).
  
• Well-developed numeric skills.
  
• Good personal and interpersonal skills covering communication; teamwork; self-motivation; demonstrable initiative and attention to detail.
  
• An ability to prioritize, plan and organize work in a busy environment.
  
• Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organizational requirements.

Location: Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.