Executive Assistant / Driver at Arkounting Professional Services Limited

Arkounting Professional Services Limited is a Financial Advisory and Management Consulting firm involved in the provision of various services to small and medium scale enterprises. In providing services to our clients, we provide financial advisory, training and consulting, second personnel as well as monitor performance of processes advised.

We have over 3 decades of combined experience in various sectors of the Nigerian economy ranging from financial services, public sector, oil and gas and manufacturing. Our professionals have competencies in accounting, econometrics, tax management, management consulting and risk management.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Executive Assistant / Driver
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Details / Responsibilities

• Provide support to the office administrative functions, which include undertaking messenger tasks, clerical duties, purchasing office supplies, paying bills, photocopying, banking duties.
• Assist with the admin responsibility like shopping, dropping and picking items and running errands
• Help organize staff event
• Deals with message-related paperwork and invoicing / payments
• Ensure that all office equipment (e.g., photocopiers inverters, ACs etc.) is in good working order. Any technical problems with the equipment should be reported to the Admin Officer immediately; and
• Identify electrical and mechanical fault and report to the admin
• Any other duties assigned to you

As Driver:

• Serve as the official driver to the MD/CEO from Mondays – Saturdays.
• On a daily basis, clean the vehicle, monitor the vehicle condition, repair needs and travel logbooks, and perform checks before operating the vehicle.
• Ensure that the vehicle is roadworthy, insured, and meets the official requirements and documentation of the Road Transport Authority. Documentation of renewals, car registration should be logged
• Ensure smooth management of pool car for official transport requirement
• Making sure that all daily transport requests are dealt with in timely and organised manner
• Update logbooks and maintain clear-cut records of the vehicle movements, obtain signatures from the relevant users and indicate the purpose for which the vehicle was used;
• Be up-to-date on traffic and driving regulations in Nigeria and follow changes that occur;
• Provide other ad-hoc administrative support when required

Requirements

• A good track record of safely driving vehicles and experience in driving a senior executive;
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in driving vehicles (e.g., jeeps and cars) in other organizations;
• Prior hands on expericnce in protocol and logistics
• Experience in carrying out various administrative tasks;
• Excellent driving skills;
• Competent at record keeping and document management;
• Basic mechanical/handyman skills;
• The flexibility to work extra hours when required, and be honest and reliable;
• A client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact, and the ability to work with people from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to converse fluently (or near-fluently) in English is highly desirable.
• Prior hands-on experience in protocol and logistics
• Good record keeping and reporting skills;
• Good communication skills in English (verbal and written);
• Computer skills that include the use of MS Office packages; is essential
• A high degree of numeracy, accuracy and thoroughness, is essential
• Basic book-keeping/accounting skills;

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their copy of an up-to-date CV and Cover Letter which specifically addresses the requirements outlined above, your driver’s license, your latest photograph, and the names and addresses of two referees who may be contacted if you are short-listed to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the email

Application Deadline  21st April, 2021.