Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate management accounts, financial statements, variance analysis, dashboards, KPIs, and reports for executive and board-level decision-making.
• Manage financial statement preparation, period-end closures, reconciliations, accounting adjustments and maintenance of accurate, audit-ready financial records.
• Track project revenues, costs, budgets, profitability, commitments, and cost-to-completion while identifying and reporting potential overruns.
• Prepare and monitor cash-flow forecasts, cash positions, payment priorities, financial obligations, and potential funding gaps.
• Coordinate organisational, departmental and project budgets while conducting periodic forecasts, scenario analysis, and performance monitoring.
• Establish and enforce financial controls, ensure accurate reconciliations and approvals, prevent irregularities, maintain tax and statutory compliance and coordinate with external financial advisers.
• Monitor and reconcile customer payments, outstanding receivables, instalment plans, refunds, credits, and sales/CRM records with accounting records.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; an MSc. is an added advantage.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ICAN, ACCA, or equivalent; fully qualified candidates are strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, with significant responsibility for financial reporting and management accounts.
• Minimum of 2–3 years of experience in a senior, supervisory, or managerial accounting role.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting standards, and accounting principles.
• Strong understanding of Nigerian taxation and statutory financial obligations, including VAT, WHT, CIT, and related compliance requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong working knowledge of recognised accounting/ERP software, including ZOHO Books.
• Experience within real estate, construction, or another project-based organisation will be a significant advantage.