Accountant at Rich-Oak Investment and Business Advisory Limited

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual budgets to forecast or benchmark the business overall performance - Budgeting
• Use of QuickBooks accounting software for accounting and bookkeeping
• Evaluate and prepare monthly reports depicting earned revenue and incurred expenses to measure actual performance and variance analysis - Reporting
• Build financial models - projected cash flows, income statements and balance sheet for management review and decision making – Financial modeling
• Strategic planning to develop feasible long-term commercial plans and business/profit opportunities – strategic planning
• Acquire diverse knowledge and keep abreast novel micro or macro-economic regulations & policies – Knowledge acquisition
• Track, monitor and report financial performance; investigate variances; identify trends; and recommend best line of action to management – Financial performance
• Perform peer analysis, industry and market research, data mining and business intelligence, and valuation computations.
• Investigate and report all internal control weakness, inconsistencies and impropriety to the management
• Insightful use of financial analysis techniques, tools, and concepts, to provide detailed and practical business leadership counsel to unit heads and management
• Explicitly communicate results and recommendations to the supervisor on cost reduction, streamlined operations and improved revenue generation
• Attaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and active membership in professional societies.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc qualification with at least 3 years experience and must have completed all stages of the ICAN/ ACCA examination requirements and be a chartered accountant.

Required Set Skills:

• Financial modelling and analytical skills- you must be able to build models, dissect the financials to explain outcomes and predict the future performance. This applies to the business and proposed profitable ventures.
• Communication and presentation skills- you must be able to provide a basis for recommendations in a clear and understandable language through presentations. You must also possess superb interpersonal skills with executive manager and colleagues
• Accounting Program skills- you must be adept at using QuickBooks accountingsoftware packages.
• Excel Skills- Proficient use of excel is required.
• Accounting Knowledge-Accounting knowledge is required for proper accounting and classification.
• Speed and Accuracy - Reports and accounts must be prepared with speed and accuracy.
• Must be smart, sharp, quick to think, motivated, vibrant, and able to work in a fast- paced environment.