Graduate Accountant at Winco Foam Industries Limited

WINCO FOAM Industries Limited is a wholly indigenous private limited company incorporated on March 18th 1983. The company since 1978 has been operating in Nigeria as one of the leading commercial organizations involved in so many activities including foam manufacturing and trading activities. WINCO FOAM Industries Limited is one of the largest continuous polyurethane foam manufacturers with head office located in Lagos. The Company is family owned and operated and has been dedicated to manufacturing high quality polyurethane foam and bedding products for 30 years. Since its early beginning as a box foam producer in Lagos with a small market presence, the company has grown and expanded into a continuous foam producer with three large multi-million naira production plants in Nigeria strategically located to serve all the markets in the country.

Winco Foam Industries Limited is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Prepare, examine, and analyse accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
• Establish tables of accounts, and assign entries to proper accounts.
• Develop, maintain, and analyse budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Assist in handling company transactions, accounting, confirmations and reconciliations. The process must be completely timely and at a high level of accuracy.
• Assist in reviewing/monitoring company accounts, i.e. invoicing and payables
• Accurate and detailed review of company billings and purchases, including inventory and non-inventory activity
• Ensure compliance with Transfer Pricing policies, including thorough review/research of intercompany mark-ups on both billings and purchases of inventory and non-inventory intercompany transactions
• Resolve Intercompany Accounting related issues and disputes or escalate as required
• Other duties as may be assigned by the AP and Intercompany Supervisor or the Financial Controller
• Any other delegated responsibilities as instructed by Management within the timeframe specified in a safe and efficient manner to meet business requirements, provided the instruction is reasonable and you are capable and deemed competent to fulfill these
• Deputise for Head Office Accountant as necessary

Qualification and Requirements

• Minimum of 1-3 years of relevant experience in accounting.
• Professional qualifications progression will be an added advantage
• HND in Accounting
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Strong technical accounting background
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to interact effectively with all levels throughout the organization.
• Strong understanding of the accounting cycle.
• Intermediate level of Excel and Word skills.

Application Closing Date
8th October, 2014.

Method of Application
Interested candidates should send their applications with full CV to: [email protected]