Accountant (ISP Company) at iRecruiters Africa Limited

Our client is a renowned ISP company that provides both residential and commercial customers with fast, reliable, and unlimited internet services at affordable rates. It has operations and offices across Nigeria.

Our client is looking to hire an Accountant with excellent organizational and analytical skills to work in its Accounts Department in order to ensure compliance with the company's policies and procedures as well as international accounting standards

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and execute financial tasks and projects of the organization.
• Make estimates of funds required for the short and long-term financial objectives of the organization.
• Complete financial reports, lead the month-end closing process, and conduct monthly financial forecasts.
• Develop and implement plans for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Validate all financial data in the company's financial software to ensure accuracy.
• Establish a proper filing system for financial documents to ensure compliance with the company's policies and procedures.
• Ensure the safe custody of cheque books and receipt vouchers in compliance with the company's financial policies and procedures.
• Payroll processing and other associated payroll tasks.
• Partner closely with financial statement line-item owners, staff members from various departments as well as other business partners.
• Lead process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Day-to-day responsibility for the balance sheet ensuring that all items are understood, and any risks are managed appropriately (including developing and implementing controls and month-end balance sheet reconciliations).
• Business partnering with the Commercial teams to ensure that new propositions are properly planned for, and processes are prepared in advance of any new launches.
• Monthly management reporting to key stakeholders on New Business streams, including preparation of financial analysis including commentary for senior management.
• Performing all other duties assigned by the company from time to time and ad hoc projects as deemed necessary to support the business.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• 3-5 years experience in accounting. Professional certifications such as ICAN or ACCA will be an added advantage
• General ledger accounting knowledge and experience with accounting systems.
• Sound and practical knowledge/usage of account applications (SAGE).
• Excellent Knowledge of MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook especially in Excel and any relevant data analysis tool).
• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal skills, and positive attitude.
• High attention to detail, critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills, combined with good business judgment