Accounting Officer at Word of Faith Group of Schools

Word of Faith Schools is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accounting Officer

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

About Word of Faith Schools: Word of Faith Schools is the flagship of Christian Education in Africa with a tremendous spiritual and academic heritage, together with abundant opportunities for the maximization of your potential. Word of Faith Schools is a Christian school par excellence with the drive and determination to train up a child in the way he should go so that when he is old he will not depart from it (Pro. 22:6). This is being vigorously pursued through well-defined measures aimed at building character, self-discipline, nobility, and high standards of conduct in the child.

Job Requirements

• Maintenance and management of the School’s payroll 
• Computation of other employees’ benefits 
• Ensure full compliance with all tax laws relating to employees 
• Remittance of pension and other payroll deduction. 
• Filing and Remittance of Withholding tax deducted from vendors or contractors. 
• Liaising with colleagues on bookkeeping especially those related to school fees 
• Excellent understanding of accounting policies, standards and processes 
• Computer literate with experience in using Accounting Systems especially excel and quickbooks 
• Ensure correct posting of transactions in the financial system 
• Awareness and ability to demonstrate the importance of ethics & appropriate codes of conduct in the workplace 
• Explaining billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients 
• Technical skills and competence 
• Liaising with Bankers on bank transaction issues 
• Assist in Month-end closing process and balance sheet reconciliation 
• Producing reports and recommendations following internal audits 
• Assist with budget forecasts for the company 
• Liaising with internal and external auditors and deal with any financial irregularities as they arise 
• Conversant with online payment systems/platforms 
• Ability to achieve daily targets while attending to impromptu activities that may occur

How to Submit Your Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2023.