Senior Accountant in an Indigenous Shipping and Oil Based Services Company

A leading indigenous company in Shipping and Oil Based Services sector has vacancy for the position below:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Nigeria

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversee ongoing financial operations, such as payroll, billing, cash flow, etc.
• Prepare annual statutory accounts and managing annual audits and reconcile financial discrepancies
• Manage month-end processes, prepare and present monthly management accounts, including bank reconciliation process
• Oversee employees within the Accounts department
• Liaise with external auditors to ensure statutory audits are undertaken efficiently
• Develop external relationships with appropriate contacts, e.g., auditors, solicitors, bankers and statutory organizations such as the Inland Revenue
• Provide insightful information (e.g., tax planning advise) to Financial Controller to aid long-term and short-term decision- making
• Keep upto date with technological advances and accounting software
• Provide support to Financial Controller by maintaining accounting controls, designing and implementing policies and procedures
• Prepare budgets and monitor expenditures
• Ensure adequate and timely deduction and remittance of taxes (VAT, WHT, etc.)
• Maintain and update fixed asset records
• Manage cash flow and bank balances, monthly budgets and produce accurate and timely retirement report thereon

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
• Must possess a recognized accounting qualification (ICAN preferably or ACCA)
• Must possess strong IT skills
• Advanced communication [and reporting] and leadership skills
• Minimum of 5 years in accounting role, plus minimum of5 years in senior audit role.
• Must be highly analytical with a high mathematical aptitude
• Must demonstrate high financial reporting and analysis skills, and expert knowledge of IFRS

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

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Application Deadline  6th July, 2021.