{"id":4162,"date":"2026-08-09T14:55:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/accountant-compliance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T14:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:55:27","slug":"accountant-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/jobs\/lagos\/accountant-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Accountant (Compliance)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Accountant (Compliance)\", \"description\": \"Reporting: Tax Coordinator\\nJob Purpose \/ Mission\\nThe Accountant will play a key role on the finance and accounting team.\\nThe role is expected to actively participate in compliance activities, month-end close, preparing, or reviewing all monthly reconciliations.\\nThe accountant will report directly to the Tax coordinator and work closely with all other departments.\\nKey Responsibilities\\nEnsure timely and accurate filing of all tax returns, including personal and company income tax, sales tax, withholding tax, and other relevant taxes.\\nStay up to date with changes in tax laws and regulations and adapt to the organization's processes and strategies accordingly.\\nPreparation of tax provisions and financial statements to comply with accounting standards.\\nEnsure 0% fines because of non-compliance with statutory obligations\\nReview weekly payment schedules to ensure accurate taxes have been applied.\\nProcess and obtain all regulatory certificates, e.g. TCC, etc.\\nParticipate actively in desk reviews and tax audits to ensure prompt closure.\\nReconcile all compliance related general ledgers and propose journals for adjustment postings monthly.\\nMonitor the insurance tracker to ensure zero risk exposure at every point in time through prompt policy renewals, new asset insurance cover and extension of cover with adequate sum insured.\\nParticipate in annual external audits from a compliance standpoint and collaborate with other team members in other areas as necessary.\\nEffectively manage the relationships with external stakeholders within your purview tax consultants, insurance brokers, vendors, auditors, etc.\\nParticipate in all compliance related projects by carrying out assigned tasks.\\nQualifications\\nHND\/Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any related qualification\\nRelevant professional certifications ACA, ACCA, CFA, etc. Preferred.\\nExperience:\\nMinimum of 3 years of experience in a similar position.\\nLanguages:\\nEnglish\\nKnowledge and skills:\\nComputer, Excel skills, and accounting systems preferably Odoo\\nAttention to detail, strong organizational skills\\nEnjoy working with a team to achieve joint goals\\nDemonstration of integrity and honesty\\nDemonstrated resourcefulness in proposing new ways of driving accounting efficiency.\\nStrong experience in income statements and balance sheet analysis.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-06\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Ignite Energy Access Nigeria Limited\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Lagos\", \"addressCountry\": \"NG\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-20T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Ignite Energy Access Nigeria Limited<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Lagos<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-20<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Reporting: Tax Coordinator<br \/>Job Purpose \/ Mission<br \/>The Accountant will play a key role on the finance and accounting team.<br \/>The role is expected to actively participate in compliance activities, month-end close, preparing, or reviewing all monthly reconciliations.<br \/>The accountant will report directly to the Tax coordinator and work closely with all other departments.<br \/>Key Responsibilities<br \/>Ensure timely and accurate filing of all tax returns, including personal and company income tax, sales tax, withholding tax, and other relevant taxes.<br \/>Stay up to date with changes in tax laws and regulations and adapt to the organization&#8217;s processes and strategies accordingly.<br \/>Preparation of tax provisions and financial statements to comply with accounting standards.<br \/>Ensure 0% fines because of non-compliance with statutory obligations<br \/>Review weekly payment schedules to ensure accurate taxes have been applied.<br \/>Process and obtain all regulatory certificates, e.g. TCC, etc.<br \/>Participate actively in desk reviews and tax audits to ensure prompt closure.<br \/>Reconcile all compliance related general ledgers and propose journals for adjustment postings monthly.<br \/>Monitor the insurance tracker to ensure zero risk exposure at every point in time through prompt policy renewals, new asset insurance cover and extension of cover with adequate sum insured.<br \/>Participate in annual external audits from a compliance standpoint and collaborate with other team members in other areas as necessary.<br \/>Effectively manage the relationships with external stakeholders within your purview tax consultants, insurance brokers, vendors, auditors, etc.<br \/>Participate in all compliance related projects by carrying out assigned tasks.<br \/>Qualifications<br \/>HND\/Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any related qualification<br \/>Relevant professional certifications ACA, ACCA, CFA, etc. Preferred.<br \/>Experience:<br \/>Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar position.<br \/>Languages:<br \/>English<br \/>Knowledge and skills:<br \/>Computer, Excel skills, and accounting systems preferably Odoo<br \/>Attention to detail, strong organizational skills<br \/>Enjoy working with a team to achieve joint goals<br \/>Demonstration of integrity and honesty<br \/>Demonstrated resourcefulness in proposing new ways of driving accounting efficiency.<br \/>Strong experience in income statements and balance sheet analysis.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: talent-ng@igniteaccess.com using the job title and preferred Location as the subject of the mail.<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:talent-ng@igniteaccess.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-20 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Ignite Energy Access Nigeria Limited Location: Lagos Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-08-20 Job Description Reporting: Tax CoordinatorJob Purpose \/ MissionThe Accountant will play a key role on the finance and accounting team.The role is expected to actively participate in compliance activities, month-end close, preparing, or reviewing all monthly reconciliations.The accountant will report [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,21],"tags":[51,1171,18,17],"class_list":["post-4162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-lagos","tag-full-time","tag-ignite-energy-access-nigeria-limited","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4162\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}