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Job title : School Accountant
Job Location : Lagos
Deadline : October 04, 2024
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Job Overview
- An international school situated at Ejigbo urgently requires requires the services of a school accountant to join its team with the following job brief:
- Organizing and managing school finance and administering payroll and pension related functions.
- Assisting the Consultant,Principal and school’s leadership team in establishing the budget planning and financial control and procedures through which they shall be achieved, including development of resource plans as required.
- Advising on compliance with legislation and guidance, for example, LIRS, FIRS, PENCOM, etc.
- Complete recording and reconciliation of all transactions made in the school.
- Effective cash flow management
Responsibilities
- Maintenance of a complete filing system and reconciliation of all customers payments for invoices.
- Lodgment of all cheques into the bank.
- Perform payroll accounting, make payroll entries and maintain payroll and files for the company employees.
- Filing and remitting of pension and taxes and other financial obligations.
- Monitor income and expenditure in relation to the school’s budget, and produce monthly reports for the Directors, Headteacher and the Finance Committee.
- Keep all school accounts and prepare income and expenditure reports in accordance with the financial regulations and shall prepare accounts for submission to the school’s auditors.
- Maintain and oversee all bank accounts including the school’s debit card/s, completing monthly reconciliations and reporting banking errors.
- Be responsible for all elements of cash handling including collections and disbursements, banking and security, fundraising and school trips.
- Be responsible for the completion of the school’s payroll, ensuring all forms including time sheets, new starter/leaver/variation forms and annual returns are submitted within required deadlines.
- Carry out and keep analyses of costs and other statistical information.
- Daily monitoring and tracking of all inflows into our various bank accounts.
- Other duties of an appropriate level and nature may also be required, as directed by the Head of School or consultant
Requirements
- BSc. / HND in Accounting with a minimum of 3-5 years’ proven work experience.
- ACCA, ICAN or ICMA is required.
- Hands-on experience with accounting software such as sage, excel etc
- Self-confident, mature and well dressed.
- Strong analytical, numerical, and communication skills.
- Skilled in negotiation and dealing with complaints.
- Persistent and results-oriented.
- Additional certification is a plus.
- Must reside within Ejigbo and environs.
Salary
Negotiable based on experience and qualification
How to Apply for this Offer
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: zurishaddairecruitmentagency@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.
Note:
- Only suitably qualilified candidates will be contacted.
- Candidate must reside in Ejigbo or in very close proximity to Ejigbo.
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