Requirements
Job Title: Accountant
Location: Lagos
Functionally Reports to the Financial Controller.
Job Summary
Maintain account operations for the provision of accurate financial information useful in decision making
Responsibilities:
• Protect and preserve the company's accounting policies and assets to comply with financial reporting and control requirements
• Analyze sales and manufacturing reports
• Prepare consumption variance report
• Prepare and analyze financial information - Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet schedules etc and submit to FC for review and consolidation.
• Reconcile items like revenue (Bank, Cash etc), receivables, payables, inventories, advances and miscellaneous income to make sure they are within accounting policy definitions
• Support and lead departments in preparing their annual budget, support FC in consolidation of the budget
• Plan tax returns with reference (to current legislation) and ensure compliance
• Analyze and ensure compliance to capital expenditure policy
• Ensure timely and complete month-end and year-end closing in preparation for annual audit
• Coordinate with external auditors to deliver various audit requirements. Ensure recommendations and internal audit queries are effectively implemented
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures for accountability and minimizing wastage
• Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data; preparing reports.
• Report any suspected case of fraud to the management without bias
• Maintain and prepare company payroll with reference to payroll changes from HR
• Provide daily guidance to Cashier and Accounting Officer and other team
• Prepare other key metric reports relevant for business as may be asked from time to time.
• Carry out other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Financial Controller
Requirements
• BSc or HND in Accounting (minimum second class lower division)
• ICAN or ACCA qualified
• Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience
• Knowledge in Advanced Microsoft Office -advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel is a MUST
• Excellent use of Tally software
• Competence in stock taking, maintenance of records and preparation of MIS
• Ample experience leading and working across corporate functions with financial rigour and accountability
• Ability to express ideas clearly both in oral and written communication
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
Method of Application
Interested candidates should send their CVs to recruitment@u-connect-ng.com using the job title as the subject of the mail. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Deadline
Not Specified
Salary
Attractive