Vacancy for an Accountant in a legal Consulting firm in Lagos

Bradfield is equipped not only to attract excellent personnel but to ensure that they are improved and empowered to deliver on every client’s strategic intent/organizational goal. Our value is to assist in getting rid of all inconvenience associated with recruitment; plus reducing unsuitable employees either via skill or culture. And more… all this would be

done within concise turn-around time. Beyond this, we package and deliver quality trainings to help prune your employees to deliver efficiently.

JOB TITLE: Accountant

LOCATION: Lagos

Summary of responsibilities:

• Provide financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data and preparing reports

• Perform monthly, quarterly and annual accounting activities including reconciliations of bank and credit card accounts, coordination and completion of annual audits, and reviewing financial reports/support as necessary

Main Functions:

• Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.

• Document financial transactions by entering account information.

• Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options.

• Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.

• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements

• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.

• Administer payrolls and controlling income and expenditure

• Analysing accounts and business plans

• Analysing the revenue and expenditure of a business.

• Ensure that statements and records comply with laws and regulations

• Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions

Skills and Qualifications:

• Reporting and analytical Skills

• Attention to Detail

• Confidentiality and integrity

• Data Entry Management

• Self-motivation

• Ability to reflect on one's own work as well as the wider consequences of financial decisions

• Business acumen and interest

• Organisational, problem-solving skills and ability to manage deadlines

• Team working ability

• Communication and interpersonal skills

• Proficiency in IT; Advanced computer skills in MS Office, accounting software and databases

• Methodical approach and problem-solving skills

Academic Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or economics

• Professional qualification such as ICAN, ACA will be an added advantage

• 2 -3 years of relevant work experience.

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