Chief Accountant

Michael Stevens Consulting, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates for immediate employment into the position below:

Job Title: Chief Accountant

Location: Lagos

Primary Responsibilities

• Chief Accountant is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting.
• The position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial statements.
• The position addresses tight deadlines and multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities.
• He will also be required to be in contact with senior-level Attorneys and senior management executives which requires strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.

Other Functions and Responsibilities
Finance and Accounting:

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and accounting procedures in the organisation.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end closing activities.
• Ensure timely reporting of all time bound financial information.
• Assist in daily banking requirements, as required.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of all financial transactions.
• Ensure that monthly and quarterly Bank Compliance activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Supports budget and forecasting activities.

Departmental & General:

• Collaborates with the other finance department managers to support overall departmental goals and objectives.
• Monitor and analyze departmental work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Advise the staff regarding handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Respond to inquiries from other stake holders regarding financial results and special reporting requests etc.
• Work with FC to ensure a clean and timely year end audit.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.

Relationships/Interfaces:

• Direct Reports
• GFC other Internal
• Accounts departments Of BUs
• Audit dept
• Commercial Dept
• HR Dept
• IT dept EXTERNAL
• External auditors, tax advisers, brokers, bankers and other parties

Professional Qualification

• CA or ICWA or similar qualification with relevant experience (Exposure to Tally is preferred)
• Age: 30 - 38 years of age
• Experience: 8-12 years