Overview

Convergence LP is a full service law firm dedicated to providing outstanding legal representation to clients operating in an increasingly complex and global economic environment.

Job Position: Accountant

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

  •  We are looking for an Accountant who will join our finance team to manage all financial transactions.
  • The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses, report the organization’s finances to management and offer suggestions about resource utilization, and budget forecasts.

Job Responsibilities

  1. Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analysing account information.
  2. Document financial transactions by entering account information
  3. Summarize current financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports
  4. Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
  5. Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
  6. Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information
  7. Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile transactions
  8. Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
  9. Analyse financial information and summarise the financial status
  10. Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and generally accepted accounting procedures
  11. Participate in financial standards setting and in the forecast process
  12. Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
  13. Support month-end and year-end close process
  14. Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.

Job Requirements 

  1. Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in an appropriate field of study. Professional certificate will be an added advantage.
  2. Should have completed at least the Foundation Level of ICAN
  3. Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures and principles
  4. Awareness of business trends
  5. Experience with creating financial statements
  6. Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
  7. Accuracy and attention to detail
  8. Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
  9. In-depth understanding of accounting and reporting standards.

Application Deadline
31st March, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: info@convergencelp.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

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