Accountant – Lead at Myrtle Management Consultants Limited

Myrtle Management Consultants Limited – Our client is a Recycling and Commodity Trading company. They trade, recycle and export various metals – Lead, Aluminium, Steel, etc. Their core is the exporting of Lead Plates.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant – Lead

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description

As a Accounts Lead, your role supports the work of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, focusing on the definition and implementation of our financial strategy and culture.

Job Responsibilities

Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
Report regularly to line manager, the Company’s financial performance, product reports and any other reports that may be required from time to time.
Establish charts of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts
Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current technology or designated ERP
Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements (make VAT and PAYE returns to relevant tax authorities)
Liaise and respond to correspondences from Government agencies
Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs
Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice
Assemble spreadsheets and draw charts and graphs used to illustrate technical reports
Analyze financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions
Interpret data affecting investment programs, such as price, yield, stability, future trends in investment risks, and economic influences
Monitor fundamental economic, industrial, and corporate developments through the analysis of information obtained from financial publications and services, investment banking firms, government agencies, trade publications, company sources, and personal interviews
Prepare plans of action for investment based on financial analyses
Any other responsibilities assigned by line manager
Perform intercompany (related companies) reconciliations using appropriate templates
Perform data entries in ERP for all cash transactions from the manual cashbook prepared by the Treasury Officer

Please note that the above mentioned is an outline summary of the incumbent’s duties and tasks and is in no way restricted to the above functions. At any given time, management can amend these duties and tasks as per operational requirement. Any changes to the above job description would be communicated to the employee in order to ensure awareness of any changes and to take up the additional duty and or responsibility.

Qualifications

BIG 4 experience is Essential.
Excellent observation abilities
Capable of working independently and with minimum supervision
The logical approach to identifying and evaluating issues and problem-solving
Well-developed organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple assignments
Displays awareness of the need for confidentially in sensitive matters
Demonstrated job commitment and personal flexibility to meet changing expectations
Commitment to self-development and expansion of knowledge
Ability to Conduct and Evaluate Research
Demonstrate Working Knowledge and Expertise
Good Decision Making
Excellent communications both verbal and written
Excellent interpersonal skills
Good Analytical skills
Has a strong knowledge in the use of Finance ERP (SAP, NetSuite)
Excellent commands over excel and word.