Accounts Officer at Mario Consulting Limited

Mario Consulting Limited was incorporated on 4th December, 2001 and started operations shortly after. At Mario, we achieve clarity in all areas of consulting, and help our clients to apply it to the decisions that influence the success of their businesses. We engage a team of seasoned professionals to critically examine ideas and inspiration, impartially reconsider relationships, assemble new data, thoroughly evaluate opportunities and then communicate information in a new, valuable and multi-faceted context and with a value-driven approach.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accounts Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties

• Execute all accounting transactions and effect necessary reconciliations of outstanding transactions.
• Provide monthly updates on budget implementation covering credits and carry-forward commitments and payments
• Provide advice on the interpretation and implementation of financial procedures.
• Participate in the development of financial procedures and model documents, including check list for all essential financial activities.
• Keep abreast of relevant accounting regulations and ensure updating of existing processes and procedures
• Ensure that staff who need to use financial procedures are aware of them, understand them and correctly apply them
• Disburse cash advance and ensure retirements within the stipulated time.
• Post financial transactions.
• Update fixed assets register as at when due.
• Compile and record revenue statements and reconcile balances.
• Prepare and compare books of accounts such as cash book, ledgers etc. with bank statements.
• Prepare staff salaries and pay slips and make remittances
• Receivable management.
• Prepares monthly Bank reconciliation.
• Inventory management for the group.
• Prepare monthly Management Accounts for review with Group Head, Finance & Accounts.
• Ensure timely filing of monthly PAYE remittance, VAT Returns and WHT remittance to the appropriate tax authority as at when due.
• File and archive all accounting related documents.

Requirements

• B.Sc. or HND in Accounting or Finance from a recognized University or Polytechnic
• A certified member of Institute of Chartered Accounts of Nigeria (ICAN)/ACCA
• Minimum of Five (5) Work Experience as an Accounting Officer in a well structured organization
• Hand-on experience in the use of Accounting package (preference for ERP software) is a must
• Proven knowledge of Accounting standards and procedures, laws, rules and regulations
• Proven knowledge in Tax computations and Tax filing
• Advanced computer skills on MS Office and databases for financial reporting
• Sound independent judgement Skills
• Strong passion for work, high attention to details and excellent analytical skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and reports writing skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadline, self-motivator, determined and/or confident in his/her abilities to deliver
• Young smart and intelligent.
• Organizational and administrative skills, including ability to manage priorities

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2021

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] using the Job Title as subject of the email.