Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date accounting records and financial transactions.
- Prepare and post journal entries, ensuring proper supporting documentation and approvals.
- Perform daily and monthly bank, cash, customer, supplier, and general ledger reconciliations.
- Monitor accounts receivable and payable, including invoice processing, collections, and supplier payments.
- Follow up on outstanding customer balances and prepare receivables ageing reports.
- Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, financial statements, and financial reports.
- Review revenue and expenses across the Group’s various business units, including cinemas, hospitality, retail, warehousing, and facility management.
- Ensure proper recording and reconciliation of sales, cash collections, POS transactions, online payments, and other revenue streams.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow monitoring, and variance analysis.
- Maintain proper records for fixed assets, inventory, expenses, and other financial accounts.
- Support statutory tax computations, filings, audits, and other regulatory requirements.
- Assist with internal and external audit processes by providing accurate schedules and supporting documents.
- Monitor compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and approved financial procedures.
- Identify accounting discrepancies, investigate variances, and recommend corrective actions.
- Assist in strengthening financial controls and improving accounting processes across the Group.
- Perform other finance-related duties as assigned by management.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Professional accounting qualification such as ICAN, ACCA, or equivalent is an added advantage.
- 5–7 years’ relevant accounting experience, preferably in a diversified group, hospitality, retail, entertainment, facility management, warehousing, or related environment.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, reconciliations, and internal controls.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting/ERP software.
- Experience handling high-volume transactions and multiple business units will be an advantage.
- Good knowledge of Nigerian tax and statutory requirements.
- Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and manage competing priorities.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level of integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism.