Chief Accountant at a Leading Christian University

A Leading Christian university, operating in the South-South zone, has the vacant position mentioned above.

Job Title: Chief Accountant

Location: Nigeria

Duties
The duties of the Chief Accountant include:

• Preparation of annual financial statements and any other periodic financial and management reports as may be required.
• Preparation of periodic bank reconciliation statements.
• Identifying and implementing process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Developing and maintaining good relations with banks, tax authorities, and other parties with whom the university has to relate.
• Keeping proper records of all financial transactions.
• Managing the payroll.
• Managing the short-term and long-term financial and nonfinancial assets of the university.
• Receiving and recording students’ fees and other payments made to the university.
• Identifying and implementing processes that would ensure minimal indebtedness to the university.
• Ensuring the smooth running of the computerized accounting system.
• Establishing job standards for subordinate staff and effectively evaluating their performance.
• Preparing, analyzing, and monitoring the university’s budget.
• Preparing status reports to aid effective budgetary control
• Ensuring that all financial transactions follow approved financial guidelines.
• Suggesting financial policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Advise the university on all financial matters.

Required Skills

• Candidate should have:
• Ability to use a personal computer to prepare correspondence, reports, charts, etc.
• Ability to use accounting and other relevant soft wares.
• Ability to generate detailed, well-illustrated reports and proposals, and make good presentations.
• Ability to suggest new policies and procedures and to administer established ones.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and outstanding interpersonal skills. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational and decision-making skills.

Qualifications

• The candidate who should possess a minimum of a B.Sc. degree must be professionally qualified. A higher degree will be an advantage.
• Candidate should have a minimum of five years post qualification experience.

Application Closing Date
4th November, 2014

Method of Application
Interested applicants should send detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of credentials to: mgtedusearch@gmail.com