Profit Centre Accountant at Clement Ashley Consulting - CAC

Job Summary

• We are looking for a highly-skilled, detail-oriented accountant who excels at multitasking, who will act as a profit centre accountant for our clients.
• The ideal candidate should be able to understand the different components of accounting including customer invoicing, account payables, receivables and external parties and assist in preparing a financial report, Taxes and audits, and resolving discrepancies.
• Prior experience with Sage Business Cloud Accounting Online and Peachtree is an advantage. You should be analytical, collaborative and trustworthy.

Main Responsibilities
The role is varied in its nature and will include working on a range of finance department responsibilities. Your responsibility will include:

• Consultative selling of accounting services and business development
• Daily posting of assigned Financial transactions on SAGE Business Cloud Accounting online and or Peachtree.
• Carrying out monthly payables and receivables reconciliation
• Evaluate and Monitor Project cost and quotations
• Preparing monthly Income statement (Profit & loss account)
• Ensuring statutory remittances such as VAT, WHT and ensuring legal requirements are met before deadlines.
• Reconcile bank statements
• Coordinate and resolve various issues with the bank such as cleared check differences, bank fee anomalies, targeted balance calculations and enhancements to online services
• Apply technical accounting and regulatory knowledge to the preparation of management accounts and annual financial statements.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
• Participate in financial audits
• Assist in international and local procurement transactions and partnerships.
• Maintain records of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities in the organization.
• Updating management regularly on new Government policies and IFRS and their impact on our business.
• Review and implement financial policies
• Update internal systems with financial data
• Generate and interpret financial records and statements for management
• Investigate financial variance issues.
• Review and analyze the general ledger.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders for appropriate cost estimating and forecasting.
• Ensure the month-end and year-end closes are completed timely and accuratel.

Requirements
Who we are looking for:

• B.Sc or HND in Finance / Accounting
• A minimum of 3 years of experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite especially in Excel.
• General knowledge of accounting and financial statements
• SAGE Business Cloud Accounting or SAGE ERP experience is highly preferred
• Higher educational qualification / professional certification in Accounting (ACA, ACCA) is an added advantage.
• Awareness of business trends
• Good knowledge and understanding of accounting best practices
• Experience in budget and forecasting is a plus
• Good organisational skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.