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Job title : Accountant
Job Location : Lagos
Deadline : September 25, 2024
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Job Description
- Timely preparation and reconciliation of Financial Statement
- Reconciling of Inventories
- Coordination of Accounts payable and Receivable
- Credit Control and Cost Analysis
- Setting up the Accounting System
- Recommends financial actions by analysing accounting options.
- Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
- Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
- Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information.
- Keeps financial information confidential and secures financial information by completing data base backups.
- Manage all accounting operations based on accounting principles
- Prepare budget, financial forecasts and variances
- Develop periodic reports for management
- Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions
- Review the company’s systems and analyse risk
- Detect and prevent fraud
- Verify the authenticity and accuracy of automated accounting documents generated by the information systems.
- Prepare bank reconciliation statements.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
- Monitor fixed assets and stocks.
- Ensure that all aspects of financial and resource management are efficient and effective throughout the company.
- Managing and reconciling petty cash and safe
- Reconciling supplier and debtor statements
- Preparing daily, weekly and monthly Bank reconciliation of all our Bank accounts promptly.
- Monitoring weekly actual sales with budget to draw up performance report
- Ensure timely payment of PAYE, VAT and others statutory payments.
- Checking the accuracy of daily lodgement on internet Banking.
- Reporting negative and/or positive sales and expenses variance against budgeted
- Reporting negative and/or positive stock and cash variance against actual
- To ensure all accounting processes are adhered to and to continue to develop and improve as appropriate.
- Offer financial information and support to the wider team
- Cash-flow forecasting
- Work to KPIs and deadlines
- Other duties as assigned by Management
Job Requirements
- Minimum of HND in Accounting or Business related fields
- Minimum of 2 years in Accounts related fields
- Ability to manage time effectively
- Self-starter, team player with excellent communication skills
- Competent with an accounting package, preferably QuickBooks
- ability to reflect on one’s own work as well as the wider consequences of financial decisions
- interpersonal and organisational skills and ability to manage deadlines
- Confident in use of Microsoft Office, with an emphasis on Excel
- Excellent attention to detail accuracy and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Problem-solving skills and initiative
- Good time management skills and the ability to prioritise
- Highly motivated with positive helpful attitude, plus energy and drive to succeed
- Assertive, organised, methodical, efficient and able to work on own initiative
- Must have the ability to work as part of a team and to build strong working relationships
- Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
- Excellent Interpersonal skills with strong written and oral communication skills
- Good analytical and numerical skills.
How to Apply for this Offer
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.
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