Accountants at Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc

Abbey is the premier, largest and most profitable, non-aligned Primary Mortgage Bank in Nigeria. We were incorporated on August 26, 1991 and licensed to carry on business as a primary mortgage institution (PMI) by the Central Bank of Nigeria on January 20, 1992. We commenced full commercial operations on March 11, 1992. Abbey was listed on the Nigerian stock exchange in September, 2007 with an initial authorized share capital of N5million which has grown over the years through capital injection and bonus issue to more than N6.5 billion Total equity as at December, 2014.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• Reporting to the Head of Accounts, the Accountant shall ensure proper and accurate recording of accounting entries (authenticity and accuracy of accounting documents, entries) in line with the accounting plan of the Bank and implement the financial policy of the Bank.

Job Description

• Ensure the accuracy of account balances and effect correcting entries
• Ensure the set-up of account plans and the processing of accounting data
• Verify the authenticity and accuracy of automated accounting documents generated by the information systems
• Prepare cheques, transfers and drafts for the payment of invoices
• Prepare bank reconciliation statements
• Respect of the timelines for production of regulatory reporting and financial statements
• Prepare quarterly and annual financial statements
• Monitor fixed assets and stocks
• Ability to control by self the consistency of his work, and consistency of the work of his supervisees
• Quality of the day-to-day bookkeeping, and of the regular financial statements.
• Respect of the timelines for production of regulatory reporting and financial statements

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Management from a recognized University or Tertiary Institution.
• Five years’ work experience preferably in Financial Sector
• ICAN, ACCA or ACA will be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to: [email protected] copying [email protected] with the job title as the subject of the mail