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Our mission is to utilize technology to elevate the efficiency and resiliency of real estate, construction, and manufacturing. OSSAJ has been in business for 15+ years with a track record of success across multiple businesses including fabrication, manufacturing, residential development, general contracting, brokerage, and business advisory/consulting services. Our team thrives on creativity, collaboration, and cutting-edge solutions.\n\nWe are recruiting to fill the position below:\n\nJob Title: Accountant\n\nLocation: Iyana Ipaja, Lagos\n\nEmployment Type: Full-time\n\nRole Overview\n\nWe are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Accounting & Finance Manager to join our team.\nYou will play a critical role in bridging accounting, project execution, and estimating, ensuring real-time insight into project profitability, cash flow, and cost control.\nAs an Accountant, you perform all financial operations with a strong emphasis on project-based accounting, job costing, and financial visibility across multiple operating entities.\nThis role is heavily hands-on in QuickBooks, ensuring accurate financial reporting, cost tracking, and integration of accounting data into operational decision-making.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nFinancial Strategy & Planning:\n\nMonitor project financial performance including cost optimization and provide feedback to estimation and operations execution teams.\nOversee the financial health of the organization including annual/monthly planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities.\nPrepare and maintain financial statements, reports, and reconciliations.\nPrepare detailed financial models, scenario analyses, and monthly management reports.\nMonitor cash flow and budgeting to optimize financial performance.\n\nAccounting & Bookkeeping:\n\nPerform monthly close with detailed project-level reconciliations.\nMaintain and enforce accurate general ledger structure across multiple entities.\nMaintain intercompany accounting and reconciliations (OSSAJ Ventures structure).\nManage accounts payable and receivable with project-level coding and tracking in QuickBooks.\nEnsure all financial data is properly classified by job, department, and entity.\n\nProject Accounting & Job Costing:\n\nWork closely with operations and estimating teams to:\n Improve pricing accuracy on future bids.\nIdentify cost overruns and margin leakage.\n\nImplement and maintain standardized chart of accounts and cost coding structure aligned with construction best practices.\nMaintain accurate job cost reports (labor, materials, subcontractors, overhead allocation).\nEnsure proper allocation of expenses across projects, cost centers, and entities.\nSupport WIP (Work-in-Progress) reporting and revenue recognition where applicable.\nOwn and manage project-based accounting in QuickBooks, including job setup, cost codes, and tracking.\nMonitor project profitability vs estimate and provide variance analysis.\n\nPayroll Management:\n\nSupport HR functions, including employee onboarding, record-keeping, and compliance tracking.\nProcess payroll for employees, ensuring accuracy in wages, deductions, and tax compliance.\nMaintain payroll records and respond to employee payroll-related inquiries.\nHandle employee benefits, tax filings, and compliance with local labor laws.\n\nRequirements\n\nTechnical Skills:\n\nDemonstrated experience with:\n Job costing and project financial tracking.\nCost codes and construction accounting workflows.\nMulti-entity accounting and intercompany transactions.\n\nProficiency in QuickBooks (Online preferred).\nKnowledge of Nigerian tax laws and payroll regulations.\nStrong understanding of:\n Financial reporting and month-end close.\nBudgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.\n\n1 - 5 years of experience in accounting or finance, project accounting or construction accounting is a plus.\nBachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.\n\nSoft Skills:\n\nAbility to multitask and handle confidential information with integrity.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nEffective communication and interpersonal skills.\nExcellent organizational and time-management abilities.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\nFamiliarity with tools such as Planner, Procore or similar project management platforms is a plus.\nPrevious experience working in the construction, manufacturing, or real estate sector.\nAbility to work Monday to Friday from 10am – 7pm WAT.\nExperience implementing or optimizing QuickBooks for project accounting environments.\nProfessional certification (e.g., ICAN, ACCA) is a plus.\n\nWhat We Offer\n\nOpportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative company.\nProfessional growth and development opportunities.\nPrior experience in construction, manufacturing, or project-based businesses.\nCompetitive salary and benefits package.\n\nHow to Apply\n\nInterested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:  using \"Accountant\" as the subject of the email.\n\nApplication Deadline:\n24th November, 2026.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5053,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Real Estate"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T13:17:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["seen:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-10T14:18:19Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ossaj-services-accountant","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ossaj-services-accountant.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T14:18:19Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":33223,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4530990},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4530990"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fossaj-services-accountant"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fossaj-services-accountant"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fossaj-services-accountant"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ossaj-services-accountant\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fossaj-services-accountant"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4017163}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"ossajventures.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4017163},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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