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Accountant
AP3 Capital & Advisory Services Ltd
Lagos, Nigeria
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
Job description
A dynamic team is expanding and looking for the right talent.
AP3 Capital is a specialist professional services and portfolio management firm providing Business Assurance, Transaction Advisory, Policy & Research, and Investment Portfolio Management services to public and private sector clients and development finance institutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting & Compliance
- Prepare and analyze financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow) in accordance with the relevant standards, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure proper revenue recognition and compliance with applicable accounting policies, standards, and guidelines.
- Stay up to date with accounting regulations, standards, and best practices.
- Prepare month-end and year-end accounts to meet reporting deadlines.
- Perform account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and implement effective financial controls.
- Assist in developing annual budgets and financial forecasts.
- Conduct variance analysis to identify trends, risks, and areas for improvement.
- Analyze costs, profitability, and variances to support cost efficiency and performance optimization.
- Support tax planning and compliance activities, including processing statutory remittances, preparing tax returns.
- Support external audits by preparing schedules, responding to audit inquiries, and ensuring compliance with audit requirements.
- Collaborate with internal departments such as operations to provide financial insights and support business decisions.
- Prepare financial reports and presentations to communicate key financial information to management.
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders effectively.
- Support business development initiatives by leveraging financial expertise to identify, develop and drive new business opportunities.
- Work closely with service leads to proactively design and execute business development strategies aimed at revenue growth and achievement of targeted results.
- Analyze market trends and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities and strengthen AP3 Capital’s market positioning.
- Build, manage, and sustain strong relationships with associate partner firms, key agencies, and clie...