Senior Audit Associate

Responsibilities:

• Start and take financial advisory assignments (forensic accounting investigation, Due Diligence) to a logical conclusion with minimal supervision
• Start and take audit assignments to logical conclusions with supervision.
• Demonstrate basic awareness of prevailing accounting standards, as well as accounting disclosure requirements for the captions, worked on
• Prepare audited financial statements for medium/large companies with minimal supervision.
• Prepare and put together simple audit working papers and schedules with minimal supervision (expenses, cash, and bank, property, plant and equipment etc.)
• Prepare and file tax returns (Companies Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Personal Income Tax and Withholding Tax, amongst others) alongside computations and supporting documents.
• Respond to queries from taxation regulatory authorities, including Federal Inland and State Internal Revenue Service
• Manage Withholding Tax ("WHT") matters for Clients, including WHT credit note recovery;
• Must be ready to attend to tax issues, reconciliations with relevant authorities, and get tax certificates for clients.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of records and procedures; and
• Ensure compliance with the various tax policies and regulations.

Requirements:

• First degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• Professional Qualification is required i.e. ACCA/ACA/CPA     
• Minimum of Three(3) years cognate experience
• Audit, Accounting and Tax experience from Audit/Tax Consulting firm is an added advantage
• Be proactive
• Have problem solving & analytical skills
• Have excellent knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suites, particularly Excel and accounting software such as Sage etc.
• Have excellent communication and Interpersonal skills