Accountant at Integrated Corporate Services - ICSL

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Industry: Legal

Job Description

• Review of the Firm’s present accounting and tax systems, advise on appropriateness/efficiency of same, advise and set-up of efficient systems;
• Review the Firm’s accounts on a monthly basis and advise on Profit and Loss;
• Prepare, upon the Firm’s demand, invoices for its Clients to capture the appropriate Value Added Tax (“VAT”) and Withholding Tax (“WHT”);
• Advise on amounts payable as Companies Income Tax (“CIT”, if necessary), Pay As You Earn (“PAYE”), Pension Remittances, etc.;
• Liaise with relevant authorities and help remit CIT, PAYE, VAT, WHT and Pension Remittances ;
• Administering payrolls and controlling income and expenditure;
• Auditing financial information;
• Compiling and presenting reports, budgets, business plans, commentaries and financial statements;
• Analysing accounts and business plans;
• Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts, e.g. auditors, bankers, statutory officers;
• Weekly/Monthly bank Reconciliation;
• Preparation of Clients Management accounts;
• Payables Management;
• Providing tax planning services with reference to current legislation;
• Financial forecasting, budgeting and risk analysis to aid management decisions;
• Dealing with insolvency cases;
• Negotiating the terms of business deals and moves with clients and associated organisations;
• Meeting and interviewing clients with respect to billing;
• Managing the daily income and expenditure of the Firm;
• Putting together the soft copies and hard copies of the financial books of the Firm;
• Provide accounting advice to the Firm’s upcoming related businesses.

Requirements

• A good University first degree / HND is required; preferably in Accounting.
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years working as accounting personnel.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work well with people are essential.
• Good organizational and multitasking skills.
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills.
• Exhibits initiative, responsibility and flexibility.
• Ability to maintain flexible attitude and approach towards assignments and successfully operate under guidelines.
• Must possess working knowledge of regulatory bodies’ taxes and general business financial conditions.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Exercise good judgment in safeguarding confidential or sensitive information and adhere to high standards of confidentiality and honesty.
• Effective time management skills
• Good team spirit skills
• Microsoft Office Proficiency