Accountant/Administrator at SENCE Nigeria

Roles and Responsibilities    

This position is responsible for the provision of accounting functions; and direct assistance of the Managing Director, on all strategic matters relating to budget management and internal control. Also the provision of administrative support and undertaking of general office duties; and to ensure venue bookings, contracts, reconciliations, and work orders are recorded and processed.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.

Other duties may be assigned:
• Formulates, receives and recommends policy proposals relating to accounting and auditing the budget, revenue and cost control procedures, preparation and payment of payrolls, tax matters, compilation of statistics and office methods and procedures.
• Directs or prepares the monthly trial balance and resulting financial statements for the club, including the income statement, balance sheet and statement of changes in financial condition, along with required supporting schedules and other data necessary for financial reports and records.
• Works with the club’s external auditors to ensure that procedures are consistent with club policies.
• Directs and may participate in and verifies the taking of inventories for beverages, food, supplies, equipment, furnishings and other club assets.
• Manages and conducts internal auditing programs to help assure that records are accurately maintained and that established policies and practices are satisfactorily and consistently followed.
• Verifies that all insurance records for club property are properly maintained and up to date.
• Reconciles monthly ledgers including receivables, payables, bank and other asset and salary accounts.
• Informs and advises other department heads about the financial aspects of their responsibilities.
• Prepare personnel related reports and compliance.
• Record and maintains staff leave accruals/application
• Maintains the company's Contracts & Licences.
• Pro-actively corresponds and deal with third parties on issues without the CEO's approval and/or supervision whenever possible
• Respond to website or mail inquiries and requests for information.
• Maintain sufficient supplies to support the office requirements.
• Ad hoc duties such as, but not limited to mailing, cheque deposits and other seasonal duties and special projects as required
• Distribute all daily incoming mails and filing.
• Maintain records by filing documents.

Skill set    

• Experience supervising a staff/team of accountants and bookkeepers and other employees.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills; specifically Excel.
• Knowledge in the usage and application of accounting software.

Work experience    

• 5-7 years