Accountant at Canaan Partners

Canaan Partners is a conglomerate of firms that includes Canaan Estate and homes, Canaan Nominees, Canaan Consulting and Canaan Solicitors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

Requirements / Competencies

Degree qualified (minimum Second Class Upper or Lower), with a professional certificate – (ACA, ACCA, ICAN), and well versed in Accountancy and Taxation. A Postgraduate Degree will be an added advantage.
Minimum of five (5) years experience as a full-charge Accountant, with responsibilities including client billing in a law or professional service firm environment.
Must possess strong administrative and organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
Professional appearance and manner. Good at analyzing and resolving complex financial problems, with high level of competency in the use of computers to enhance work performance, self motivated, diligent and enthusiatic with strong business orientation and analytical skills.

Have trackable knowledge, abilities and skills to:

Develop and implement proper accounting format and procedures by analyzing current procedures and recommending changes
Perform all bookkeeping and accounting functions
Handle payroll
Reconcile bank statements
Handle insurance
Reconcile revenue accounts
Liase with external auditors and tax consultants
Prepare comprehensive proactive and timely cash flow statements and bank reconciliation statements
Filing of firm’s PAYE and other Tax returns
Prepare and maintain the fixed asset register
Provide all required financial reports to the Management on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
Perform all data entry of cash receipts and disbursements for the relevant account in the accounting systems.