Accountant at Divitiae Limited

Reference: ACC001

Responsibilities
Control and Compliance:

• Create accounting policies, procedures and controls.
• Regularly obtain and review accounting documentation across the conglomerate to ensure implementation of policies and procedures.
• Conduct periodic formal internal audits and reviews to assess compliance with policies and procedures and efficacy of controls.
• Identify loopholes and recommend risk aversion measures and cost savings.
• Prepare and present audit reports to Management.

Financial and Budgetary:

• Prepare annual budget for the conglomerate.
• Track, analyse and recommend remedial action on variances between actual financial performance and budget for each subsidiary.
• Manage costs whilst ensuring efficiencies are maintained across the conglomerate.
• Manage the balance sheet of each subsidiary (assets and liabilities).

Accounts and Reports:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts for each subsidiary.
• Ensure audited financial statements are prepared, signed and filed and the applicable taxes paid before deadline.

Statutory Returns and Filing:

• Ensure timely remittance and filing of all government-related charges by all subsidiaries.

People Management:

• Ensure each subsidiary constantly has the right number and quality of accounting staff.
• Monitor accounting team to ensure they are fully engaged and focused on their work.
• Motivate, train, appraise, discipline and coach accounting staff.

Qualifications, Experience and skills

• B.Sc (minimum 2.2) / HND (minimum lower credit) in a Business related field.
• 7 - 12 years work experience.
• Minimum qualification of Skills Level at ICAN or Applied Skills at ACCA.
• Strong track record as an Auditor.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting standards.
• Business acumen with commercial thinking.
• Able to solve complex problems.
• Pro-active and self-driven.
• Very good planning and organisational skills.
• Very good oral and written communication skills.
• Numerate with very good analytical skills.
• Very good attention to details.
• Very good leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent use of Microsoft office suite.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.