Accountant

Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Lagos

Our company is currently expanding and we are looking for accountants to join our Accounts department.

• Minimum Qualification: HND
• Experience Level: Mid level
• Experience Length: 2 years

• 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 analyzing accounting options.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing 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
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Develop periodic reports for management
• Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions
• Review the company's systems and analyze 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 a budget to draw up a performance report
• Ensure timely payment of PAYE, VAT, and other statutory payments.
• Checking the accuracy of daily lodgments 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 on KPIs and deadlines
• Other duties as assigned by Management

• Minimum of HND Accounting or business-related
• Minimum 2 years in Accounts related field
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Self-starter, and team player with excellent communication skills
• Competent with an accounting package, preferably QuickBooks
• Ability to reflect on one's work as well as the wider consequences of financial decisions
• Interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to manage deadlines
• Confident in the 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 prioritize
• Highly motivated with a positive helpful attitude, plus energy and drive to succeed
• Assertive, organized, 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

18 Apr, 2024