Accountant needed

Urgent Opening

Position: ACCOUNTANT (Full Time)

Location: LAGOS (Victoria Island)

JOB DESCRIPTION

 Responsible for keeping accounting records for branches.

 Prepare budget forecasts.

 Maintaining and updating of ledger entries.

 Tracking the execution of transactions at branches, 

 Confirm that branch remittances are credited to bank accounts and investigate discrepancies if any.

 Auditing financial documents and procedures, reconciling bank statements, and calculating tax payments and returns. 

 Ultimately, you will provide us with accurate quantitative information on financial position, liquidity, and cash flows of our business, with all tax regulations.

 Manage all accounting transactions.

 Prepare budget forecasts.

 Handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.

 Reconcile accounts payable and receivable.

 Ensure timely bank payments.

 Compute taxes and prepare tax returns.

 Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements.

 Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity

 Audit financial transactions and documents.

 Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary.

 Comply with financial policies and regulations.

 Prepare and monitor repayment schedule for all payables.

 Prepare and maintain asset register as part of the safeguard of company assets.

 

REQUIREMENT

- BSc in Accounting, Finance, or relevant degree. 

- Cognate experience with a minimum of 3 years

- Hands-on experience with SAGE accounting software 

- ACA/ACCA certification is required.

 

Other Requirements:

- Advanced MS Excel skills including VLOOKUP’s and pivot tables.

- Experience with general ledger functions

- Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills

 

Interest and qualified applicants should send their CV to deborah@pedininigeria.com using "Accountant" as the subject of the mail.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.