Financial Accountants at Afterschool Center for Career Development

Our client is a leading Accounting firm leveraging technology to help Nigerian Business document and manage their finances. We partner with private sector companies and leading international development organizations to promote responsible financial documentation and reporting in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria .Our work also involves educating our clients to understand and make decisions based on financial data available to them


Job Title: Financial Accountants

Primary purpose:

The Financial Accountants would be expected to prepare, develop and analyse management accounting information for external clients


Duties and Responsibilities:

Working with multiple clients, learning their businesses and optimizing their accounting workflow.
Assist in the new client on-boarding process. This process may include: (1) set-up/clean-up their books, (2) assist with the set-up of various cloud-based accounting tools, and (3) set-up of tasks in our workflow management system and documentation of client specific processes.
Manage, as applicable, processes related to A/P and A/R management, bookkeeping entries and closing the books on a monthly basis as well as prepare financial reporting and analysis. Mayalso include payroll and HR administration, and special projects as assigned

Collaborate with the clients’ team and provide them with support and data to help make their business a success.
Implement cutting-edge technology tools to provide each client with the best possible accounting solutions, business processes and workflows.
Build trusted advisor relationship with client executives by gaining an intimate understanding of their business objectives.
Support client’s evolving requirements by educating executives on Supporting Strategies deep and varied expertise in accounting and operational services.
Proactively identify client issues, communicate and implement timely solutions.
Provide exceptional accounting and operational support to our clients.
Demonstrate thorough understanding of professional accounting and bookkeeping practices; keep abreast of latest developments in technologies to deliver outstanding quality service.

Minimum Required Skills & Experience:

The fully qualified candidate must have the following experience and attributes:

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Related Field.
4+ years of accounting/bookkeeping experience.
Strong experience working with QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel.
Strong interpersonal skills: outgoing, positive, energetic person with a can-do attitude.
Ability to deal with demanding clients with constantly shifting priorities.
Ability to keep confidential highly sensitive company plans and data.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Financial management and financial reporting skills.
Strong personal initiative.
Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Ability to work effectively with employees and senior managers of the company.
Able to handle multiple priorities.
Extremely tech savvy-capable of mastering new hardware and software quickly and easily.
Consistently and accurately follow established policies and procedures.
Work independently to complete assignments while knowing when to escalate issues and ask questions.
Willingness to tackle unfamiliar tasks.
Strong oral and written communication skills.


Method of Application

Interested candidates should submit their Curriculum Vitae, Cover letter and other credentials to info@afterschoolcentre.org Please identify the position for which you are applying in the subject line. We welcome hearing from qualified and interested applicants. Due to a high volume of applicants, please understand that we are able to contact only those who meet the minimum qualifications.


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