Head of Accounts at Sunrose Consulting

Our client is a leading manufacturer of plastic products in Nigeria. Located in Lagos, its performance and increasing growth over the years have been quite remarkable and this can be attributed to the excellent and outstanding quality of its products, the services it provides to its numerous esteemed customers and the strong ability to respond promptly to their various needs at any time. The Company’s vision is to be the first choice for excellent products in its field of production backed up with marketing services of value. To support the achievement of this vision, the Company is now seeking to recruit a Head of Accounts.

• Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will be responsible for all areas relating to accounting and financial reporting.
• You will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements.
• As the Head of Accounts, you will be responsible for ensuring that work is completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities.
• You will have contact with the senior management of the company and members of the board which requires strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.
• Degree-qualified, you must be a Chartered Accountant with a minimum of 10 years’ post qualification requisite experience.
• This position requires a highly proactive individual with a first rate technical expertise gained within a rapidly changing business environment.
• Also of importance, you must have strong leadership skills, high levels of personal energy and the credibility to operate effectively and influence at all levels, both internally and externally.
• You must have high level communication and influencing skills.
• Highly numerate and analytical with a practical approach to problem solving, you must have the drive and commercial acumen to succeed.
• A good knowledge of an accounting software is required.
• ACA will be an added advantage.