Accountant and Tax Adviser

Position Purpose

Odunela Group seeks an external accountant and tax adviser to provide professional accounting, payroll, tax, financial-control and compliance support across approved Group companies and projects.

Scope of services

The appointed adviser will:

1. advise on accounting policies and controls;
2. review bookkeeping and reconciliations;
3. review payroll calculations and statutory deductions;
4. advise on tax obligations and filings;
5. review management accounts;
6. advise on intercompany and project cost allocation;
7. review payment and approval controls;
8. support financial reporting;
9. review finance procedures;
10. advise on audit readiness;
11. assist with tax-authority or regulatory correspondence where instructed;
12. provide periodic finance and tax reports;
13. advise on material financial exceptions.

Required qualifications and experience

Individual applicant

The applicant must demonstrate:

1. recognised accounting qualification;
2. current professional standing;
3. relevant Nigerian accounting and tax experience;
4. payroll and statutory-compliance experience;
5. experience with SMEs, groups or project entities;
6. strong written reporting;
7. professional-indemnity insurance where applicable.

Organisation applicant

The organisation must demonstrate:

1. legal registration;
2. recognised accounting or tax practice capability;
3. designated engagement partner or lead;
4. qualified supporting personnel;
5. professional-indemnity insurance;
6. relevant tax and accounting experience;
7. quality-control and conflict procedures;
8. continuity arrangements.

Deliverables

1. accounting-control review;
2. payroll-review reports;
3. tax-compliance calendar;
4. filing support;
5. management-account review;
6. cost-allocation advice;
7. finance-exception reports;
8. periodic accounting and tax memorandum.

Application requirements

Individual applicant must submit

1. A current professional CV.
2. The CV submission must include or have enclosed:
3. accounting qualification evidence;
4. professional-membership and current-status evidence;
5. tax-practice evidence where applicable;
6. insurance evidence;
7. two references;
8. evidence of comparable assignments;
9. sample redacted advisory or review report;
10. conflict declaration.
11. A Cover Letter containing the Statement of Suitability, proposed scope, availability and fee structure.

Organisation applicant must submit

1. A corporate practice profile.
2. CVs of the engagement lead and key personnel.
3. The submission must include:
4. legal registration;
5. professional-practice evidence;
6. qualifications of key personnel;
7. insurance;
8. evidence of comparable accounting and tax assignments;
9. two client references;
10. quality-control statement;
11. conflict declaration.
12. A Cover Letter containing the organisation’s Statement of Suitability.

YOUR APPLICATION WOULD BE REJECTED IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH THIS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

Equal Opportunity Policy

Odunela Group assesses applicants on competence, integrity, evidence, suitability and the approved requirements of the position.

Candidate Privacy

Applicant information will be processed for recruitment, verification and employment-administration purposes in accordance with the candidate privacy information available through the Odunela Group career portal.