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Senior Accountant at Cedar Blue Accountants Limited

Cedar Blue Accountants is a Kent based accounting firm, servicing companies and individuals across a range of sectors in the UK. We aim to meet the current and future needs of our clients, enable them cultivate long-term growth & success as well as have a lasting positive impact not only on our clients, but our employees and the community in which we are a part of.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

This role will report directly to the CEO. Our preferred candidate will be personable, tactful and courteous, understands the importance of confidentiality, relish the challenge of a busy office environment.
A proficient communicator with the ability to work independently with a, sometimes, tight deadline, open to learning new skills and taking on new responsibilities.

Duties

Undertake completeness, accuracy and validity of reports by setting up controls capture all necessary audit questions/possible errors
Monitoring the control framework in place to deliver accurate and timely external and internal reports.
Conducting walkthroughs, assessing the internal control environment by performing controls and substantive testing
Identifying issues and analysing identified issues for their impact on capital and other upstream and downstream processes or systems
Drafting recommendations and liaising with the business units to remediate risks, findings and gaps identified during the validation process
Conducting research to keep up-to-date with necessary laws
Reviewing reports for accuracy and completeness before releasing them to the reporting body
Reviewing existing policies and procedures for compliance with laws, regulations, or guidelines
Reviewing incoming reports to identify trends or issues that may require additional investigation
Writing reports summarizing findings of investigations and legal proceedings
Analysing data to identify potential risks and help prevent fraudulent activity by individuals or companies
Working with other departments within the organization to create effective policies and procedures

Required Skills and Experience

Qualified Accountant, 5 years post qualification with industry experience, especially within a practice.
Good literacy & accurate numeracy
Analytical mind with strong problem-solving skills
Excellent manner, communication and presentation
Advanced User of MS office package – Especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Commercial acumen & Attention to detail
Exceptional leadership qualities
Quick thinking and critical analytical skills
Great organisation skills & Ability to multitask
Ability to work under pressure
Good grasp of the English language