• Application Deadline:
• Position: Deputy Accountant (Grocery Chain)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Job Objective:

The Deputy Accountant will be saddled with the responsibility of preparing and maintaining financial statement and also review the accounting records generated to ensure their integrity and reasonableness.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Finance & Admin Manager and other team members to execute various accounting tasks successfully.


• Maintain company ledgers and daily financial transactions.


• Create financial documents such as bills, invoices, pay-orders, payables, receivables and purchase orders.


• Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, tracking them to the source and correcting them.


• Control balances and cash movement in stores.


• Coordinate and manage payment and billing details of external service providers, contractors and vendors.


• Verify payments and deposits made through the company account and coordinate with the bank.


• Create a daily report and reconcile the information from the regional stores and report differences if any.


• Keep accounting books updated, ensuring that accounting records are reliable, reasonable and timely.


• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements/reports related to regional accounting.


• Manage accounting and tax documentation.


• Carry out any other task as assigned by the Finance & Admin Manager.

Key Requirements:

• B.Sc/HND in Accounting, Finance or in any related field from a reputable university.


• 3-5 years’ cognate experience as an accountant in retail management operations.


• ICAN or ACCA certification.


• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices.


• Proficiency in accounting software.


• Excellent communicator with strong verbal and written skills.


• Analytical thinker and problem solver.


• High level of accuracy.


• Trustworthy and discreet when dealing with confidential information.


• Great attention to details.