Accountant

Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Imo

This job involve analyzing financial information and preparing financial report to determine or maintain records of assets, liabilities, profit or loss, tax liability and other financial activities.

• Minimum Qualification:Degree
• Experience Level:Mid level
• Experience Length:2 years

• Establish tables of accounts, and assign entries to proper accounts
• Prepare assets, liability and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information
• Develop and maintain asset register
• Examine expenses submitted by employees
• Collect required information from Admin/HR department and liaise with the department to prepare payroll
• Keep an eye on incoming payments from accounts receivable and outgoing payments from accounts payable
• Examine bank statements and reconcile them with general ledger entries
• Prepare, examine and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Prepare  the company financial reports
• Analyze data collected in order to determine the state of the company’s financial health
• Analyze data to understand where the company is generating and losing revenue
• Examine the proficiency of the software programs used to organize data
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Guide cashiers and accounting staff by coordinating activities and answering questions
• Reconcile Financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
• Secure financial information by completing database backups
• Prepare payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursement s
• Answer accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations
• Comply with federal, state and local financial legal requirements with respect to your duties and responsibilities by studying existing and new legislation and advising management on needed actions.
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Participate in financial standards setting and forecast process
• Provide input into department’s goal setting process
• Carryout internal audit to ensure compliance
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment reporting and other tax requirements.
• Analyze business operations, trends, cost, revenues, financial commitments and obligations to project future revenue and expenses or to provide advice.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted cost to actual cost
• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
• Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel and direct their work activities.
• Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, and maintain solution to business and financial problems.
• Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecast.
• Represent the company before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues.
• Perform any other functions, duties or assignments that shall be given to you by the Managing Director or any authorized member of the company’s staff.

• Minimum academic qualification of a Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, preferable with ACA
• Not less than 2 years work experience as an accountant in a medical facility
• Accounting procedures and principles, awareness of business trends
• Experience in financial statements, general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process, accounting software
• accuracy and attention to detail
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• Good understanding of accounting and reporting standards

04 Jul, 2023