About the Role
Charles Ardor & Company is a forward-thinking management accounting and consulting firm empowering businesses and nonprofits with financial clarity and strategic insights. We are seeking a meticulous and driven Analyst, Finance Operations to join our dynamic team in Abuja. In this role, you will maintain accurate books for multiple clients across various sectors, ensuring our high standards of reporting are met. This position offers exceptional career progression, hybrid work flexibility, and continuous learning opportunities to accelerate your professional growth.
Key Responsibilities- Keep client books up to date by accurately recording sales, purchases, and payments from source documents.
- Perform bank and cash reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies systematically.
- Process payroll schedules with statutory deductions including tax, pension, and NHF, and prepare PAYE, VAT, and withholding tax returns.
- Prepare comprehensive month-end schedules and data to support associates in closing periods and generating client reports.
- Maintain proper documentation and audit trails for every transaction to facilitate seamless reviews.
- Manage multiple client schedules concurrently, ensuring timely delivery and proactively communicating potential bottlenecks.
- Degree or HND in Accounting or a related discipline.
- Approximately two years of hands-on bookkeeping experience; recent graduates with relevant internships or NYSC are welcome.
- Professional progress: completed ICAN Foundation, ACCA Applied Knowledge or ATS, with passes in at least two ICAN Skills or ACCA Applied Skills papers.
- Strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and working knowledge of Nigerian tax regulations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (lookups, SUMIF, pivot tables) and familiarity with accounting software such as Zoho Books.
- Must reside in or around Abuja and possess a personal working laptop and smartphone.
- Hybrid work arrangement with regular days in our Abuja office.
- Comprehensive HMO health coverage and paid annual leave.
- Structured mentorship with regular feedback to rapidly build your accounting expertise.
- Exposure to diverse industries, accelerating your professional judgment and career growth.