Ongoing Recruitment at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) was established by the Act of Parliament No. 15 of 1965 as an organization to regulate the Accountancy Profession in Nigeria. It has over 50,000 members and is a member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) and Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa (ABWA).

In pursuit of the Institute’s mission critical objectives to be a leading Professional body, we invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the vacant position below:

Job Position: IT Personnel

Job Location: Nigeria
Department: Information Technology Directorate

Job Description

• This position provides IT supports to the organization’s automation system and  renders services to IT users like staff and other stakeholders.

Overall Purpose of Job

• Four job roles will be filled. They are: Web Development; Database Management; Business / Analysis and; Programming / Software.

General Accountabilities

• Provides hardware and software supports to staff and other stakeholders;
• Installs  and  maintains  all  IT  equipment  and  infrastructure  for  effective service delivery to stakeholders;
• Provides supports in ensuring data security and integrity.
• Liaises with IT vendors and service providers to the organizations for quality service delivery.
• Oversees the organization’s IT help desk
• Liaises with other departments for timely resolution of IT related issues.  

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, ICT or Elect/Elect.
• A Masters degree in the relevant areas.
• Member of relevant professional body.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant post professional qualification working experience

Skills / Competencies:

• The right person for this role must have good hands-on knowledge of ICT and Microsoft Navision.
• The role also requires listening and scripting skills, strong communication, interpersonal skills, attention to details, confidence, integrity and demonstrated ability to effectively engage diverse groups of people and work under pressure.

Job Position: Secretary

Job Location: Nigeria
Reports to: The position reports to the Head, Liaison Offices.

Job Description

• This position is responsible for providing quality support for the Institute towards maintenance of effective corporate governance, efficient administration of its organization.

Key Accountabilities

• Provides administrative and corporate supports to all the department’s functions and activities;
• Takes and prepares minutes at the meeting and circulates resolutions for effective implementation;
• Schedules meetings and prepares claims for members;
• Assists in communicating decisions to the appropriate departments for effective implementation;
• Oversees the departmental registry functions;
• Files and retrieves documents as appropriate and;
• Liaises with other departments for effective planning and management.

Education and Experience

• Applicants must possess a minimum of HND in Office Technology, or other related fields.
• Relevant professional qualification will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience.

Skills / Competencies:

• The right person for this role must have good hands-on knowledge of administration, secretarial functions and corporate governance.
• The role also requires report writing and listening skills, strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills, attention to details, confidence, integrity and demonstrated ability to effectively engage diverse groups of people and work under pressure

Job Position: Web Development Engineer

Job Location: Nigeria
Department: Information Technology Directorate

Job Description

• Design and development of web applications.
• Integration and support of web applications and associated hardware.
• Develop high quality code for new and existing web applications.
• Analyze, test, and resolve issues with application software and associated peripherals.
• Manages the efficient operation of web applications/websites and blog.
• Oversee creation of daily backup for web application and it database.
• Monitors website traffic.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / Engineering or a related field.
• 4 - 6 years of experience in front-end web development and optimization.
• Proficient understanding of HTML5, CSS3 and PHP.
• Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS.
• Proficient understanding of JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as Django, AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS, DurandalJS etc.
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates,  and  AJAX.
• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools.
• Knowledge of Agile / Scrum process, language and ceremonies is a plus.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: recruitment@ican.org.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Multiple applications will lead to disqualification.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.