• Application Deadline:
• Position: Finance Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

The Role

• This role is exciting, positively challenging and will provide growth to the prospective role holder.


• The ideal role holder is a skilled and detail-oriented Financial Accountant who will be responsible for managing all financial transactions and providing accurate financial information to support the organization’s operations.


• He/she must be competent in Management Accounting functions and will be required to provide accounting & financial management services to the organization as well as ensuring compliance with accounting principles and regulations.


• Most importantly, in line with our standard, he/she should be committed, hard-working and particular about delivering quality work.

Job Responsibilities

• Assemble and summarize data to structure sophisticated reports on financial status and risks


• Producing an accurate set of month-end accounts, with comparisons to forecasts and previous periods.


• Assisting in preparing budgets and business planning, including projected room revenue


• Review and reconcile bank statements on a regular basis.


• Ensuring compliance with regulations pertaining to consumption tax, WHT, VAT and PAYE


• Pursuing overdue payments, documenting uncollectible debts, and vigilantly monitoring the cash flow.


• Coordinating stock control operations with warehouse staff, as well as the sales and finance departments.


• Forecasting supply and demand to prevent overstocking and running out-of-stock (OOS).


• Performing regular inventory audits and keeping stock purchasing within budget.


• Assist in the coordination of external audits and regulatory reporting requirements.


• Ensure financial statements are prepared in line with regulatory standards


• Identify trends, advice and recommend actions based on sound analysis


• Ensure compliance with best practice and legal requirements


• Other tasks as assigned.

What you need to succeed

• Educational background in Accounting, Finance or a closely related field


• 2+ years of hands-on Finance experience


• A member of a professional body e.g. ACA,ACCA, CFA (Part or Fully Qualified)


• Proven knowledge in financial reporting, internal auditing, financial analysis & management, financial software, Microsoft suite and statistical analysis package


• Excellent presentation, reporting and communication skills


• Highly confidential with good integrity


• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced and result-oriented environment


• Ability to work in a team and multitask


• Client relationship and engagement skills


• Tech savvy; good use of collaboration tools such as Slack, Zoho, QuickBooks or similar.