Accountant/Administrative Officer at PATOD Solar Limited

PATOD Solar is an official representative of AE SOLAR in Nigeria. AE Solar GmbH was founded by Dr. Alexander Maier and his brothers in Königsbrunn, Germany. AE Solar is one of the leading brands in the renewable energy industry, providing high-quality new energy products and services since 2003.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant/Administrative Officer

Location: Lagos

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the finance and budget activities of the office including assisting in Preparation of annual budget submission and revisions by estimating the cost of staff as well as rental and utilities, office equipment and supplies, printing, and other contracts, services or running expenses, to include in the budget.
• Verify all expense claims to certify correctness and ensure that all appropriate supporting documents have been provided.
• Upon request, extracts monthly financial reports of all active projects from the accounting/financial system.
• Ensuring that all cash and cheque payment requests are duly completed, certified and approved by authorized staff and all necessary supporting documents are provided before payment is done.
• Maintaining filing system for vouchers and all financial instructions/guidelines issued and filing system and ensuring the documentation is regularly updated
• Maintenance of an effective banking system including preparing monthly bank reconciliation
• Maintain the office petty cash
• Ensure compliance with all local, national and, where relevant, international legal requirements related to project finances
• Liaise with service providers and staff where necessary to ensure prompt settlement of bills.
• Assist in ensuring staff advances are properly liquidated and accounted for through staff advance accounts
• General management of the office; ensure regular supply of power, water; ensure timely supply and adequacy of office supplies e.g. stationery, ink, paper; proper maintenance and safety of office.
• Proper maintenance of office files including client, accounting and contract files (ease of retrieving information).
• Oversees the operation of office accounts, planning and monitoring of expenditure, liaising with vendors (obtain best pricing for good quality at all times)
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested

Key Requirements

• Applicant must have a minimum of 2:2 in Business Administration, Management, Finance or other related field
• Applicant with have a master’s degree or an MBA in will be at an advantage.
• An Advanced Professional degree is highly preferred.
• Applicants must have worked for minimum of 3 years with experience of 1 – 2 years in the Administrative/ Accounting background

Application Closing Date
30th June, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letters to: [email protected]