Project Accountant Job at a foremost Online Publishing platforms

One of Nigeria's foremost Online Publishing platforms is currently expanding its frontiers with the launch of an online health vertical, which is envisaged to become Nigeria’s go-to website in health sector coverage. Thus, they are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Project Accountant
Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Project Accountant position is accountable for monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected.

Principal Accountabilities

• Create project accounts in the accounting system
• Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders
• Authorize access to project accounts
• Authorize the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts
• Review and approve supplier invoices related to a project
• Review and approve time sheets for work related to a project
• Review and approve overhead charges to be applied to a project
• Review account totals related to project assets and expenses
• Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
• Confer with receivables sta3ff regarding unpaid contract billings
• Report to management regarding the remaining funding available for projects
• Close out project accounts upon project completion
• Create and submit reports related to projects
• Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, professional qualification such as ICAN, ACCA, etc, detailed knowledge of project contracts and accounting.

Desirable:

• The Project Accountant has no less than five years of on-the-job experience working on grants supported by international donors such as McArthur Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, etc.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application with detailed CV to: Job_vacancies2019@outlook.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note

• CV and Application/Cover Letter must be sent as attachment in one file
• Only those who meet the requirements should apply.
• incomplete applications won’t be processed.