Accountant at a Multi-faceted Organization - Arkounting Business Concepts Limited

 Arkounting Business Concepts Limited - Our client is a multi-faceted organization providing multiple services across the beauty, fashion, and hospitality industry. These services are aimed at providing its customers with fully immersive beauty and care experiences. There are various lines within the organization ranging from a hair salon to a fashion store and a cafe to name a few.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time, Onsite

The Role

• This role is exciting, positively challenging, and will provide growth to the prospective role holder.
• The ideal role holder is an experienced and highly motivated Accountant who is intelligent and capable of working with little to no supervision.
• He/she must be competent in Management Accounting functions, able to manage all finance-related operations, and willing to contribute to the growth of the organization by adequately helping the organization to make critical financial decisions by collecting, tracking, and correcting the company’s finance
• Most importantly, in line with the organization’s standards, he/she should be committed, hard-working, and particular about delivering quality work.

Job Responsibilities
These include but are not limited to:

• Manage all accounting transactions, including audit of financial transactions and documents.
• Prepare and manage financial reports such as balance sheets, profit/loss statements, payroll, and other financial statements.
• Provide strategic insights to support decision-making processes that impact the bottom line.
• Provide financial services such as business valuation, budget management, financial template design, review, and improvement of accounting framework.
• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are properly and timely recorded.
• Update and reconcile accounts receivable and accounts payable accordingly.
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns.
• Present weekly/monthly reports and other relevant periodic reports on the financial status (such as the financial health and liquidity) of the company.
• Identify trends and recommend actions based on strategic analysis.
• Ensure compliance with best practices of financial policies and regulations across all finance activities.
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database updates and backups when necessary.
• Other related tasks as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Educational background in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field. Industry knowledge is a plus
• A member of a professional body e.g., ICAN, ACCA, CFA
• 3+ years of hands-on Finance Management/Accounting experience
• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Proven knowledge of Financial Reporting, Internal Auditing, Financial Analysis & Management, Financial Software, and Microsoft Suite
• Excellent presentation, reporting, and communication skills
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Highly confidential with good integrity
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced and result-oriented environment
• Ability to work in a team and multitask
• Client relationship and engagement skills.

Application Closing Date
20th June, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Application to: [email protected] using the job role as the subject of the email.

Interview Process
Preliminary Chat:

• If we believe you are a good fit based on your application, we will schedule a 30-45 minutes chat with you, our Recruitment Associates and Hiring Manager. This is basically a get-to-know-you chat for us to hear about you experiences and to confirm that the role is a good fit for you, as well as if you are a good fit for our client.

Recruitment Exercise:

• Thereafter, you will undergo a recruitment exercise to further assess your technical competence for the role.

Second Interview:

• If we find your performance in the exercise satisfactory, you will meet with one of our Principal Consultant for a technical chat - relating to the role and the recruitment exercise.

Final Interview:

• At this stage, we will schedule a final interview with you to meet with our client for a final meeting and to discuss the expectations of both parties

Note

• We will ensure to give you an update within a week after each stage.
• We look forward to speaking with you.