Senior Accountant at TAC Professional Services

Our client who is one of foremost financial and professional services providers in Nigeria is presently looking for the service of a Senior Accountant.

Location: Marina, Lagos

Renumeration: 5M-6M Per annum 

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT.

• To support the Chief Finance officer of the group in overseeing all financial aspects of business and driving the company’s financial strategy and planning.
• Responsible for the management of the unit in the absence of the chief finance officer and ensuring all expected tasks are effectively and efficiently achieved by all team members.
• To be a team leader to push the boundaries of current and future departmental goals and strategies for the optimization of the group’s corporate goals.
• Supports the formulation of policies for budget and forecast preparation; assist other departments in budget creation; prepares the annual Group budget, monitors and reports on variances
• Consistent and regular review of all operational costs and cost of engagement for optimization and implement relevant controls
• Prepares weekly, monthly, and quarterly returns to regulators as required by CBN, SEC and NGX for review before due dates.
• Develops and applies systems and processes to ensure that financial information is captured and stored in compliance with current legislation
• Ensures all assets are accurately recorded and valued, carries out amortization and depreciation as appropriate
• Ensures all liabilities are adequately recorded and value received for same
• Ensures that bank reconciliations are performed at the end of every week/month and investigates any identified discrepancy
• Preparation of monthly and regular updates of investment valuation of the organization portfolio of all financial instruments.
• Preparation of management accounts for all entities in the group for review.
• Documents financial transactions by entering accounting information on relevant software
• Reviews entries in the GLs and ensures their consistency with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Researches and applies appropriate IFRS standards to new transactions
• Ensures that GLs are properly reconciled and their balances are correct
• Approves all journals before they are posted
• Ensures that financial transactions are substantiated by auditable documents
• Guides other accounting personnel by coordinating activities and answering questions
• Support and work directly with the external auditors to ensure the timely completion of the exercise with minimal adjustments
• Ensures compliance with existing and new tax legislations and provides tax planning advice to Management to optimize taxes.
• Any other tasks as may be assigned by your superiors.

Qualifications:

• BSC in Accounting, Finance, or a relevant degree
• Suitable candidate must possess a minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures including the generally accepted accounting principles
• Advanced MS Excel Skills.
• Registration as a sponsored individual with the Securities and Exchange Commission is an added advantage.
• Professional membership of ICAN or ACCA.