Overview

The Management of OLA College of Education is seeking trustworthy candidates who work efficiently without sacrificing accuracy. Accountants can expect to work with large amounts of numerical data, handle multiple tasks with deadlines, and provide transparent and complete reports to management. You should have a firm grasp of accounting and financial practices and regulations and possess strong computer and verbal and written communication skills.

To ensure success, Accountants should be prompt, honest detail-oriented, professional, and analytical. Top candidates will have excellent presentation skills with the ability to successfully communicate complex quantitative data to decision-makers.

Responsibility and Duties

• The College Accountant will serve as Finance Officer heading a major division of the College
•  The Accountant will be the chief Accounting Officer of the College and the Chief Financial Advisor to the College Principal.
• Has the responsibility for the administration of the financial affairs of the College that would ensure its financial health.
•  Exercise direct supervision of all Accounting Officers
•  Is responsible for collecting all legitimate revenue due to the College
•  Exercise control over expenditure in line with the College’s objective and budgets of the appropriate Governing body for approval and implementation.
•  Is responsible for ensuring that the financial statement of the College, accounting standards and other relevant national laws are adhered to.
• Liaises with the appointed external auditors to get the College’s financial statement audited.

Qualification Required & Experience

• Applicant must hold M.Com or MBA (Finance or Accounting).
• He/she must be a member of a recognized accountancy professional association as well as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
•  He/she must have served as a Senior Assistant Accountant in a College of Education or comparable grade in a similar institution/organization for at least four (4) years.