Accountant II at West African Examination Council - WAEC

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
The successful applicant will be required to perform the following duties among others in the Finance Division:

• Supervision of all Accounts staff in his/her office;
• Supervise the input and handling of financial data and reports for the Council;
• Analyse revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budgetary controls;
• Preparation and monitoring of Annual budgets;
• Preparation of financial and cost analysis;
• Interact with Internal and External Auditors in completing audit;
• Preparation of reports for the Council’s meetings;
• Preparation of financial statements in compliance with laws & regulations;
• Be a statutory member of some Management Committees;
• Advising on cost reduction and cashflow improvement;
• Must be able to use at least one Accounting Package;
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the Head of Office.

Qualifications and Experience
Applicant must:

• Possess Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or any other related course of study with at least Second Class Lower Division
• Be an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA UK)/ Institute of Chartered Accountant, UK (ACA)
• Have at least three (3) years post NYSC professional qualification experience
• All Applicants must possess five (5) credits in SSCE/WASSCE including English Language and Mathematics at a sitting or six (6) credits at not more than two (2) sittings including English Language and Mathematics.

Desirable Attributes:
Applicants must:

• Be able to use Personal Computers, MS Office software package and have knowledge of web-based systems;
• Be a team player with good inter-personal skills and be open and able to lead change;
• Possess influencing, analytical and communication skills;
• Be an organiser/planner with ability to be flexible and to be able to successfully implement ideas.