Accountant Job at Baobab Initiative

Baobab Initiative for Life Development is a non-profit organization based in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Abuja

Responsibilities and Duties

• Manages accounting obligations to employer as delegated.
• Reports on the organization financial health and liquidity.
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Report on the company?s financial health and liquidity
• Audit financial transactions and documents
• Prepares budget forecast & execute same.
• Manage all accounting transactions
• Prepare budget forecasts
• Publish financial statements in time
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Every other duty assigned by management.

Requirement /Expected Skills

• Work experience as an Accountant
• Experience with general ledger functions
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
• B.Sc in Accounting, Finance or relevant degree
• Additional certification (CPA or CMA) is a plus
• Experience/passion for humanitarian services
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Hands-on experience with accounting software
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (especially MS Excel, MS Word and Outlook).
• Not less than 2 years post NYSC

How to Apply
All qualified candidates should send their Applications in PDF to: baobabjobsng@gmail.com with Job title as e-mail subject.