Accountant
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at Fosad Consulting. Lagos · full-time.
Pay not stated Accounting salary
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What you'll do
- Review accounting records and financial reports for accuracy, completeness and compliance with reporting procedures
- Calculate tax obligations, prepare returns and advise management on tax approaches and budget assumptions
- Track budgets against actual spending, analyze costs and revenue, and report financial results to management
- Maintain accounting systems and account records, and guide bookkeeping staff in their work
- Support audits, payroll and spending controls, while preparing balance sheets and profit-and-loss reports
What you bring
- A university degree in a financial discipline or a professional qualification
- Five to seven years of professional experience in an established organization
- Experience working in a construction company and using accounting and reporting software
- Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving abilities, with careful attention to detail
Who this fits
This role suits an experienced accountant who can handle reporting, tax, budgeting and financial controls while advising management. You’ll work on site in Lekki, Lagos, and the position includes directing accounting and bookkeeping staff.
From the employer
Our client is a mining company with a long history specializing in manufacturing of construction materials is seeking to hire an Accountant who is a strategic thinker that will manage the accounting functions of the company.
Job Location: Lekki, Lagos.
1) Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
2) Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
3) Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
4) Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
5) Establish tables of accounts, and assign entries to proper accounts.
6) Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
7) Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
8) Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel, and direct their work activities.
9) Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, and maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
10) Work as Internal Revenue Service agents.
11) Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
12) Support internal and external auditing function for businesses.
13) Advise management in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting and data processing systems, and long-range tax and estate plans.
14) Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the property's description, value, and location.
15) Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
16) Administering payrolls and controlling income and expenditure.
Qualifications
- University degree preferably with a higher degree in a financial discipline or a professional qualification.
- Experience in a construction company.
- 5 - 7 years of overall professional experience in a reputable organization.
- Technology savvy with experience in the use of accounting and reporting software
- A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem solving skills which support and enable sound decision making
Professional designation
•Added financial degree will be an advantage viz any of CFA, ACCA or other relevant qualifications
Required Skills:
•Reporting Skills
•Accounting Skills
•Attention to Detail
•Proficiency in IT
•Analytical skills
•Deadline-Oriented
•SFAS Rules
•Time Management,
•Data Entry Management
Remuneration is very competitive.
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