Accounting and Audit Vacancies at GBC Professional Services, Lagos

GBC Professional Services - The firm was established in 1992 and has continued to provide qualitative value added services to its diverse, ever growing clientele in different sectors of the economy. The firm is endowed with highly competent and experienced professionals with a wide exposure to all aspects of accounting, financial management and general business administration. We are recruiting to fill the positions below:     Job Title: Accountant Location: Lagos Job type: Full-time Accountable to: Proprietress and Administrator Job Description

• This is an established school that requires an accountant with school accounting experience who residences around the Lekki – Ajah axis.

• The Accountant will work with the Proprietress and Administrator by ensuring that resources are used effectively to support the school’s vision and objectives.

• Assist in preparing annual budgets which support the school’s developmental aims.
• Monitor all financial transactions and ensure best practice
• Identify and inform the Proprietress and Administrator of the causes of any significant variance and recommend prompt corrective action
• Propose revisions to the budget in response to significant or unforeseen developments
• Prepare monthly management accounts and other updates as agreed with the Proprietress and Administrator to enable them to fulfil their responsibilities

• Maintain and manage the MIS and accounting system
• Check the financial aspects of work carried out by school staff including organising the collection of cash and banking; oversight of financial record keeping; oversight of orders; receipts and invoices for trips, sales of sports kit, school meals and any other parental payments; regularly updating the inventory; and school hiring arrangements.
• Checking that financial transactions are correctly recorded and in accordance with regulations
• Ensure receipts for fees are evidenced in the bank account
• Maintaining oversight of the school’s bank account(s) and cash flow and ensuring monthly reconciliations are carried out

• Preparing and posting the monthly payroll journal based on information received
• Prepare and submit monthly Pension Returns
• Prepare and remit monthly PAYE

• Identify risk matters to the business
• Schedule, plan and complete risk-based internal audits
• Report and present findings to the business, making recommendations for solutions and improvements to policies / procedures
• Understand the commercial objectives of the business and the impact made by internal audit
• Liaise with client FDs or company directors
• Liaise with external advisors as needed
• Plan and deliver internal audits of determined business area or department
• Ensure the business complies with all relevant internal requirements, industry regulations and government legislation
• Lead, manage and develop the team of junior auditors
• Assist with other audit matters and projects
• Enable the business to fulfil their commitments to international and government complian.