Financial Accountant Job in a Leading Accounting firm

Afterschool Center for Career Development - Our client, a leading Accounting firm leveraging technology to help Nigerian Business document and manage their finances. We are recruiting to fill the position below:   Job Title: Financial Accountant Location: Lagos, Abuja, Cross River Primary purpose

• The Financial Accountant would be expected to prepare, develop and analyse management accounting information for external clients.

• Working with multiple clients, learning their businesses and optimizing their accounting workflow.
• Assist in the new client on-boarding process. This process may include:
  • Set-up/clean-up their books,
  • Assist with the set-up of various cloud-based accounting tools, and
  • Set-up of tasks in our workflow management system and documentation of client specific processes.
• Manage, as applicable, processes related to A/P and A/R management, bookkeeping entries and closing the books on a monthly basis as well as prepare financial reporting and analysis. Mayalso include payroll and HR administration, and special projects as assigned
• Collaborate with the clients’ team and provide them with support and data to help make their business a success.
• Implement cutting-edge technology tools to provide each client with the best possible accounting solutions, business processes and workflows.
• Build trusted advisor relationship with client executives by gaining an intimate understanding of their business objectives.
• Support client’s evolving requirements by educating executives on Supporting Strategies deep and varied expertise in accounting and operational services.
• Proactively identify client issues, communicate and implement timely solutions.
• Provide exceptional accounting and operational support to our clients.
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of professional accounting and bookkeeping practices; keep abreast of latest developments in technologies to deliver outstanding quality service.

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Related Field.
• 4+ years of accounting/bookkeeping experience.
• Strong experience working with QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong interpersonal skills: outgoing, positive, energetic person with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to deal with demanding clients with constantly shifting priorities.
• Ability to keep confidential highly sensitive company plans and data.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Financial management and financial reporting skills.
• Strong personal initiative.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Ability to work effectively with employees and senior managers of the company.
• Able to handle multiple priorities.
• Extremely tech savvy-capable of mastering new hardware and software quickly and easily.
• Consistently and accurately follow established policies and procedures.
• Work independently to complete assignments while knowing when to escalate issues and ask questions.
• Willingness to tackle unfamiliar tasks.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.