Accounting Officer at Word of Faith Schools

Word of Faith Schools is the flagship of Christian Education in Africa with a tremendous spiritual and academic heritage, together with abundant opportunities for the maximization of your potential. Word of Faith Schools is a Christian school par excellence with the drive and determination to train up a child in the way he should go so that when he is old he will not depart from it (Pro. 22:6). This is being vigorously pursued through well-defined measures aimed at building character, self-discipline, nobility, and high standards of conduct in the child.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accounting Officer

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description / Responsibilities

• Maintenance and management of the School's payroll 
• Computation of other employees' benefits 
• Ensure full compliance with all tax laws relating to employees 
• Remittance of pension and other payroll deduction. 
• Filing and Remittance of Withholding tax deducted from vendors or contractors. 
• Assist in Month-end closing process and balance sheet reconciliation 
• Producing reports and recommendations following internal audits 
• Assist with budget forecasts for the company 
• Liaising with internal and external auditors and deal with any financial irregularities as they arise 
• Conversant with online payment systems/platforms 
• Ability to achieve daily targets while attending to impromptu activities that may occur
• Liaising with colleagues on bookkeeping especially those related to school fees 
• Excellent understanding of accounting policies, standards and processes 
• Computer literate with experience in using Accounting Systems especially excel and quickbooks 
• Ensure correct posting of transactions in the financial system 
• Awareness and ability to demonstrate the importance of ethics & appropriate codes of conduct in the workplace 
• Explaining billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients 
• Technical skills and competence 
• Liaising with Bankers on bank transaction issues 

Salary
N50,000 - N100,000 / month.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail

Application Deadline  31st January, 2023.