Job Summary
Our client, one of the top leaders in the Quick Service Restaurant/Outdoor Catering/Bakery and Events Business in Nigeria, specializes in providing home cooked traditional African meals and international cuisine in its restaurant chain and outdoor catering services. The accountant will plan and direct all aspects of financial, accounting, purchasing, and internal control functions.
Minimum Qualification:
Degree
Experience Level:
Mid level
Experience Length:
6 years
Job Description
Job Description and Key Responsibilities
To lead the financial accounting team to deliver effective and efficient processes, developing and embedding controls that safeguard our assets and manage risk appropriately.
Specifically:
To oversee financial transaction processing and reconciliations within the organization, ensuring that robust controls are in operation and workloads are managed effectively.
To regularly evaluate the operation of processes and controls and discuss with budget holders and/or senior management as necessary, making use of KPIs to monitor compliance.
To lead on compliance with the Financial Procedures Manual, ensuring that all procedures and policies are business focused and communicated effectively.
To collaborate branches to ensure new income generation initiatives incorporate sound financial controls and efficient processes whilst meeting a business need.
To develop and maintain a continuous improvement culture, focusing on efficient ways of working for both current and new processes.
To lead on the annual statutory year-end requirements, agreeing on timetables and responsibilities with all involved, with the primary focus being to achieve a clean audit.
To ensure that all Management are provided with accurate, timely and relevant information.
To maintain the day-to-day relationship with our bank and other financial organizations.
To process all tax documents and ensure all tax obligations are meet and are in compliance with the law.
To review and authorise the monthly payroll process, working with HR in maintaining an efficient service.
Strategic management and planning:
To support the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team in developing and producing strategic and business plans and work with them to develop a planned work programme for the organization.
To co-ordinate and direct the management and delivery of organization-wide strategic projects and initiatives
To develop, foster and maintain effective relationships with all relevant external stakeholders and organizations.
Line management:
To provide effective management and leadership, and conduct performance and development reviews of staff managed, to ensure motivated performance, high-quality service delivery and achievement of the business plan.
To develop and support effective team working by staff managed.
Budget management
To ensure the proper management, reporting and forecasting of controlled budgets, and participate in budgeting and financial management at the departmental level as required.
To provide direct responsibility for compliance costs, such as external audit, property leases.
The successful candidate will;
The Head of Accounting must have a BSc in Finance or Accounting with a minimum of 6years experience. ICAN/ACCA certification is mandatory.
Skills required: -
Must be familiar with the use of an ERP tool.
Extensive knowledge of general, management and cost accounting, as well as auditing.
Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal skills and organizational ability.
Effective supervisory skills.
Must pass background and credit check per guidelines.
Industry experience is preferred.
Note:
The position comes with a salary package that is competitive within the industrial sector
Interested candidates are invited to submit applications by email and quote the reference number: CTC2020-06-01D
Application closes Monday, June 29th, 2020.
only qualified candidates will be contacted.
