A faith-based university Current Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Chief Accounts Officer

THE CLIENT:

Our client, a faith-based university, operating in the South-South zone, has the below mentioned personnel to fill the vacant position.

POST TITLE:   Chief Accounts Officer

JOB DUTIES:

The duties of the Chief Accounting Officer include:

• Preparation of annual financial statements and any other periodic financial and management reports as may be required,
• Preparation of periodic bank reconciliation statements,
• Proactively 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 lone-term financial and non-financial 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 & COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to use a personal computer to prepare correspondence, reports, charts, etc.,
• Ability to use accounting and other relevant softwares,
• 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,
• Excellent interpersonal skills,
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational and decision-making skills.

MODE OF APPLICATION & APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Interested applicants should send detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of credentials to: universitypositions@yahoo.com on or before 25^th October 2011.