SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful applicant will be required to perform the following duties among others in the Finance Division:

·       Supervision of all Accounts staff in his/her office;

·       Supervise the input and handling of financial data and reports for the Council;

·       Analyse revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budgetary controls;

·       Preparation and monitoring of Annual budgets;

·       Preparation of financial and cost analysis;

·       Interact with Internal and External Auditors in completing audit;

·       Preparation of reports for the Council’s meetings;

·       Preparation of financial statements in compliance with laws & regulations;

·       Be a statutory member of some Management Committees;

·       Advising on cost reduction and cashflow improvement;

·       Must be able to use at least one Accounting Package;

·       Any other duties that may be assigned by the Head of Office.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Applicants must:

·        Possess Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or any other related course of study with at least Second Class Lower Division

·        Be an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA UK)/ Institute of Chartered Accountant, UK (ACA)

·        Have at least three (3) years post NYSC professional qualification experience

DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES

APPLICANTS FOR ALL POSITIONS MUST:

1. be able to use Personal Computers, MS Office software package and have knowledge of web-based systems;
2. be a team player with good inter-personal skills and be open and able to lead change;
3. possess influencing, analytical and communication skills;
4. be an organiser/planner with ability to be flexible and to be able to successfully implement ideas.