Senior Accountant Job at Cedar Blue Accountants

Cedar Blue Accountants is a Kent based accounting firm, servicing companies and individuals across a range of sectors in the UK. We aim to meet the current and future needs of our clients, enable them cultivate long-term growth & success as well as have a lasting positive impact not only on our clients, but our employees and the community in which we are a part of.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior Accountant
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• This role will report directly to the CEO. Our preferred candidate will be personable, tactful and courteous, understands the importance of confidentiality, relish the challenge of a busy office environment.
• A proficient communicator with the ability to work independently with a, sometimes, tight deadline, open to learning new skills and taking on new responsibilities.

Duties

• Undertake completeness, accuracy and validity of reports by setting up controls capture all necessary audit questions/possible errors
• Monitoring the control framework in place to deliver accurate and timely external and internal reports.
• Conducting walkthroughs, assessing the internal control environment by performing controls and substantive testing
• Reviewing incoming reports to identify trends or issues that may require additional investigation
• Writing reports summarizing findings of investigations and legal proceedings
• Identifying issues and analysing identified issues for their impact on capital and other upstream and downstream processes or systems
• Drafting recommendations and liaising with the business units to remediate risks, findings and gaps identified during the validation process
• Conducting research to keep up-to-date with necessary laws
• Reviewing reports for accuracy and completeness before releasing them to the reporting body
• Reviewing existing policies and procedures for compliance with laws, regulations, or guidelines
• Analysing data to identify potential risks and help prevent fraudulent activity by individuals or companies
• Working with other departments within the organization to create effective policies and procedures

Required Skills and Experience

• Qualified Accountant, 5 years of post qualification with industry experience, especially within a practice.
• commercial acumen & Attention to detail
• Exceptional leadership qualities
• Quick thinking and critical analytical skills
• Analytical mind with strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent manner, communication and presentation
• Great organisation skills & Ability to multitask
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good grasp of the English language
• Good literacy & accurate numeracy
• Advanced User of MS office package – Especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Advantage:

• Regulatory reporting experience within a practice/bank
• Advanced User of MS office package - VCO and VBA.

Remuneration

• N250,000 - N750,000 Monthly.

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Work from home
• 20 days annual leave.

Note: Please do not apply for the role if you do not have the prerequisite skillset!