• Application Deadline: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Accountant



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 5 - 8 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  
  

Job Summary:

The Accountant is responsible in assisting to coordinate the activities of the finance department; tracking payments to internal and external stakeholders, preparing budget forecasts, processing tax payments and returns.

Job Description:

• Manage all accounting transactions.


• Prepare budget forecasts.


• Liaise with the human resource department to maintain an effective payroll administration system.


• Publish financial statements and bookkeeping ledgers in time.


• Handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.


• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable.


• Ensure timely bank payments.


• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns.


• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements.


• Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity.


• Audit financial transactions and documents.


• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary.


• Comply with financial policies and regulations.


• Reconciling the company’s bank statements and bookkeeping ledgers.


• Completing analysis of the employee expenditures.


• Managing income and expenditure accounts.


• Generating the company’s financial reports using income and expenditure data.


• Keeping a check on the company’s finances based on financial status.


• Ensure that taxes, pension and other statutory contributions/payments are properly filed and remitted on or before government mandated deadlines.


• Initiating and managing financial and accounting software used by the company.


• Review financial records of sales to ensure balanced accounts are maintained.


• An analytical mind, comfortable with numbers.


• Ability to work in stressful situations.

Job Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or any other related field.


• Professional certification is compulsory (ICAN, ACA, etc).


• 5-8 years proven experience as an accountant, accounts officer or relevant role.


• Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods.


• Proficient in the use of MS Office and financial management software 


• Ability to strategize and solve problems.


• Strong leadership and organizational skills.


• Excellent communication and people skills.


• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.


• Hands-on experience with accounting software like Sage, etc.


• Experience with general ledger functions.


• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills.


• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success.


• Project management skills and a team player.

Remuneration: Salary is attractive.