Fresh Career Opportunities at Box & Cedar

Job Description:

• Create project accounts in the accounting system
• Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders.
• Authorize access to project accounts.
• Authorize the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts.
• Review and approve supplier invoices related to a project.
• Review and approve time sheets for work related to a project.
• Review and approve overhead charges to be applied to a project.
• Review account totals related to project assets and expenses
• Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
• Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings.
• Report on project profitability to management.
• Report to management on any opportunities for additional billings.
• Report to management regarding the remaining funding available for projects.
• Create or approve all project-related billings to clients.
• Investigate all project expenses not billed to clients.
• Respond to requests for more detail from clients.
• Close out project accounts upon project completion.
• Create and submit government reports and tax returns related to projects.
• Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required.

Minimum Qualification:

• Educational level:   B.Sc/HND in Accounts / Finance /Business related field. 
• MBA/Masters in finance or related field are added advantage.
• Other certifications: Professional qualification e.g. CAPM, PMP, ICAN; ACCA etc. are added advantage.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Minimum of 7 years post-graduate experience. (With not less than 5years in Oil and Gas sector).                                                                                                                 
• Must have proficiency in computer applications especially in accounting packages software (e.g. Peach tree, Pastel, Search).                                                                                                                                                                        
• Must be knowledgeable in Project accounting for Oil and Gas sector (very key).                                                                                                                                                                      
• Must display initiative, teamwork and analytic thinking and at home with details
• Ability to perform cost analysis and be organized for maximum efficiency.                                                                                                                                
• Ability to come up with thorough capital and budgetary outlay showing profitability margin.

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Job Responsibilities:
Analyzes financial status by collecting, monitoring, and studying data; recommending actions.
 
Job Duties:

• Determines cost of operations by establishing standard costs; collecting operational data.
• Identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Guides cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions.
• Improves financial status by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.
• Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data.
• Maintains database by entering, verifying, and backing up data.
• Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; studying proposed changes in methods and materials.
• Increases productivity by developing automated accounting applications; coordinating information requirements.
• Protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing publications.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Minimum Qualification:

• CFA 11 or 111 certified
• University Degree.
• Minimum 6 years experience

Knowledge & Skills:

• Must have worked in a financial, Economics or finance background is important
• Good business writing skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Financial modeling proficiency

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Job Description:

Job Duties/ Responsibilities/ Accountabilities

• Coordinate preparation of papers, write-ups and execution of research/consulting activities  Oversight responsibility of daily operations of economic research and publications team
• Actively source and build new client base and increase revenue base
• Manage growth of the company by increasing revenues and client base
• Manage all strategy initiatives regarding research and publication activity
• Provide advice and consultation on economic relationships to businesses, public and private agencies, and other client types
• Study the socioeconomic impacts of new public policies, such as proposed legislation, taxes, reforms and regulations
• Responsible for projects and spearhead business development initiatives
• Evaluate financial market and economic and socio-political trends and developments
• Review valuations and analysis of research output
• Conduct in-depth data analysis and research using facts and figures in accordance with clients and business needs and come up with valuable inputs
• Ascertain recommendations to business units and company based on data analysis and facts are accurate
• Present to Management or clients when required
• Responsible for sector reports on market trends and analysis and give recommendations on topics for inclusion in publications or presentations
• Build quality and predictive models to be used for financial analysis
• Responsible for overall reports for different sectors / company on economic trends and analysis
• Responsible for publication and presentation outline, content and accuracy
• Responsible for interface with Editors and Editorial team members
• Oversee planning of marketing activities
• Develop new and effective techniques for economic research reporting and analysis, thereby rendering better service to clients
• Track the latest trends and techniques in the field of economic research and publications
• Manage client relationships
• Responsible for all proofreading of reports for company publications and presentations
• Manage process for sourcing and building of new client base and increasing of revenue base
• Assist in development of junior colleagues by acting as a coach and teacher to ensure they progress in their career
• Participate actively in brainstorming and creating solutions to identified problems so as to promptly achieve team's objectives
• Responsible for maintaining professional conduct at all times and adhering to all company's and regulator's policies, processes and directives
• Build on client relationships by periodically keeping in contact and maintaining existing client base
• Responsible for self development using the company and other resources to acquire knowledge for developing relevant job skills and competencies
• Responsible for dissipating knowledge to developing internal skills and competencies and training other members of the team through formal and informal channels

Minimum Qualification:

• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Managerial experience recommended
• Experience in research analysis

Knowledge & Skills:

• Undergraduate degree,
• Masters degree is an added advantage.
• Either degree in Economics or related field