Senior Accountant at Odixcity Consulting
Confidential
Lagos, Nigeria
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
Job description
## Title: Senior Accountant
About the Role
An established company is seeking a Senior Accountant to lead and manage all finance activities across the organization and affiliated companies. This position combines strategic financial planning with hands-on accounting operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, implement, and manage all finance activities including business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and negotiations
- Perform bookkeeping and monthly reporting under IFRS in compliance with deadlines
- Analyze actual versus budgeted results and provide recommendations to general management, senior leadership, and the board
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly tax reports, ensuring timely filings and payments
- Manage treasury functions including vendor payments and cash handling and control
- Execute monthly staff payroll processing, tax deductions, and related calculations
- Conduct weekly and monthly bank reconciliations and analyze FOREX gains/losses
- Supervise and perform monthly and year-end stock takings and inventory valuations as applicable
- Establish and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and control documentation
- Manage external audit processes and ensure timely completion
- Maintain and manage the company assets register
- Verify adequate insurance coverage for all organizational assets
- Collaborate effectively with team members across all organizational levels
Required Skills and Qualities
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong financial reconciliation expertise
- Proven ability to manage time-bound, rolling commitments
- Sound judgment and decision-making capabilities
- Ability to supervise and perform accounting duties independently or in a supervisory capacity
- Capacity to engage effectively with staff at all organizational levels
Location
Lagos, Nigeria