Senior Accountant at Paelyt

Location: Lekki Pennisula, Lagos

Job Summary

• The Accountant is responsible for the monitoring and controlling of Company’s finances and setting of budgets.
• In addition, is responsible and accountable for the accuracy, quality and validity of all financial transactions and production of periodical and statutory financial statements and other agreed management reports.

Responsibilities

• Develops the annual budget with inputs from departmental heads.
• Responsible for the preparation of management accounts and financial reports.
• Ensures that all contracts and expenses are in line with budget and have been awarded at competitive rates.
• Responsible for financial reconciliations and reports.
• Be responsible for overseeing and managing payables, receivables.
• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting system.
• Reviews the monthly payroll prepared to ensure that the amount to be paid corresponds to the terms of the employee’s contract.
• Develop, maintain, and analyses budgets, prepare periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Support auditors to ensure financial audits are completed.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring the company is up to date with its statutory filings and payments e.g. FIRS< WHT, VAT, etc.
• Develop and continuously improve on the company’s accounting policies, procedures, manuals, key performance indicators etc.
• Work with product managers to develop generic and customized reports to track the financial performance of their products.
• Support the finance team as it relates to treasury functions, financial modelling, and other accounting advisory matters.
• Approves all vouchers, invoices and cheques, transfers and other forms of payments.

Requirements
Education

• B.Sc or M.Sc in Accounting, Finance or Business.
• Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations preferred, ICAN, ACCA
• Preference for 2nd class upper and above.

Other:

• 2+ years of financial experience a plus
• 1 to 2 years management experience a plus
• Completion of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program (required)

Skills:

• Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge of Statutory accounting principles.
• Strong analytical and accounting skills.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of major accounting software packages for both general ledger and statutory accounting.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to set priorities
• Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
• Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with high level of difficulty.
• Will be expected to work with minimal up-front guidance and take ownership of his / her work product. Also work closely with all major functional leaders of the Company.