• Application Deadline: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Account Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Job Description

• Maintain general ledger accounts and related activities for the production of financial statements and reports,


• Complete general ledger operations


• Assist with year-end closings


• Administer accounts receivable and accounts payable


• Prepare tax computations and file returns


• Review and process expense reports


• Assist with preparation and coordination of the audit process


• Assist with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures


• Perform account reconciliations and analyses,


• Prepare journal entries and review accounting classifications.


• Assist the finance manager with annual accounts and supporting schedules


• Assist in the preparation of annual accounts and statutory returns of associated companies


• Assist with the annual budgets and forecasts


• Analyse and prepare the monthly management accounts and supporting schedules which include accruals and prepayment schedules


• Maintain and improve the firm’s accounting systems and controls


• Identify customer needs and proactively develop solutions to meet them,


• Serve as a key resource on complex and/or critical issues,


• Solve complex problems and develop innovative solutions


• Review work performed by others and provide recommendations for improvement


• Forecast and plan resource requirements


• Lead functional or segment teams or projects


• Provide explanations and information to others on the most complex issues.


• Follow up with customers/Project Account on receivables.


• Assist Other Account executives to meet accounting/operational standards by contributing financial information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying system improvements.


• Assist other Account executives to meet accounting/financial standards by providing accounting department annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions.


• Demonstrate confidence and authority as the day-to-day voice of the accounting team


• Any other assigned tasks

Key Performance Indicators

• Timeliness and accuracy of reports


• Effectiveness of implimenting all internal controls put in place by the company


• Effectiveness and efficiency in understanding and implimenting all applicable company processes.

Skill and Competency Requirements

• Analytical skills


• Attention to detail and accuracy


• Planning and organizing


• Scheduling and monitoring


• Communication skills


• Problem analysis and problem-solving skills


• Initiative


• Team work


• Confidentiality


• Research skills


• Management reporting skills


• Organizational skills, Written and oral communication skills


• Self-driven personality


• Versatility


• PC skills.