Senior Accountant at Canarypointcs

Canary Point Corporate Services Ltd. is a financial services group of companies. CPCSL is a holding company for various other companies that offer a range of investment and financial services to the public with the aim of offering effective money management. CPCSL encompasses a broad range of businesses whose services span various areas of specialty within …



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Senior Accountant

• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 3 – 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit&nbsp

   JOB SUMMARY

This position plays a key support role to the Group Finance Head in the following areas, included but not limited to Financial & Strategic Plan implementation, Financial Governance & Reporting and operational excellence.

  DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Supports in the implementation of articulated financial strategy for eh business based on business growth and plans


• Ensures the effective day-to-day accounting operations, transaction processes and reconciliations in a timely and qualitative manner


• Assists in the preparation of management accounts for the company


• Preparation and update of schedules to the account


• Prepares reports and key information to Finance Head and other internal/external stakeholders as directed


• Manage departmental budgetary allocations and ensure that disbursements are adequately tracked and/or retired as due


• Assist in the preparation of company annual budgets


• Works with the Line Manager to reduce costs, enhance revenues, achieve effective utilisation of capital and attain projected cash flow, IRR/ROC and profitability targets.


• Acts as liaison with external financial services organisations, auditors, regulators, clients and related parties and investors as may be required


• Actively promotes effective financial processes including internal control, risk assessment and mitigation, proper documentation and spending accountabilities


• Observe and report market trends, competitor activities & consumer preferences and positions


• Ensures compliance with industry, regulatory and company policies and procedures


• Ensure the provision of timely, comprehensive and accurate financial reports, providing regular updates for Line Manager and Management’s use


• Remit statutory taxes to appropriate bodies as at when due


• Reports known contraventions of financial statutory regulations and/or group policies to Line Manager


• Assists in Audit/Examination queries as may be required from time to time


• Ensure compliance with relevant investment and securities Act and anti-money laundering policies


• Performs other assigned duties as delegated by the CFO from time to time.

Person Specification

• Strong analysis and financial modelling skills with advanced use of Microsoft Excel and other analytical tools 5-8 years of experience, preferably  in the financial industry


• Must have power or energy work experience


• Must be based in around Lekki, Jakande,  Ajah, Surulere and its environs.


• Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline


• ICAN/ACCA Membership is an added advantage


• Minimum 3-5years’ experience in a supervisory role


• Good presentation skills with knowledge of PowerPoint and other presentation tools


• Good knowledge of other Microsoft Office applications, Word, Outlook, etc.

  KEY RESULT AREAS

•  Adequacy and effectiveness of accounting processes & systems in enabling business operations


•   Effectiveness and adequacy of Treasury and cash management efforts


•  Timeliness and accuracy of financial management reports within support function


•  Number of amendments to bank instructions as a result of internal company negligence


•   Performance on external audit examinations; number and complexity of queries raised, level of suspense and unreconciled items


•  Ease of retrieval of information and documents


•  Timeliness of service delivery to end users


•  Minimizing cost of operations


•  Customer satisfaction levels – speed of delivery and quality of service.

Qualification: 

HND/Bsc/Msc in Finance/ Accounting

 

NB: Only applications of those residing in the specified locations will be considered. 

 

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@canarypointcs.com using the position as subject of email.

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