Accounting Officer - Supermarket at Edgewood Consulting Limited

Edgewood Consulting is a Professional Management Consulting, Recruitment and Business Training firm. Our firm provides a wide array of management consultancy services classified into two disciplines Recruitment/HR services, and Training & Development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accounting Officer - Supermarket

Location: Arepo, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Monitoring and keeping records of petty cash.
• Prepare and process payments in the banking system.
• Proper recording of daily transactions into the accounting software program.
• Weekly and Monthly reconciliation of cash & bank accounts.
• Filling supporting documents at the appropriate time.
• Maintain an up-to-date cheque register.
• Collating requisitions and getting proper approvals before disbursement.
• Handling of statutory payment remittances.
• Timely payment of bills, ensuring suppliers & vendors are paid at the appropriate time.
• Timely receipting for payments into the company account.
• Support the organization’s effort in the collation and collection of outstanding payments.
• Monitor all of the organization’s accounts and report outstanding balances on a regular basis.
• Assist in the annual audit process and related activities.
• Assist with the organization’s procurement process.
• Ensure adherence to all major financial rules and regulations especially those stated in the organization’s financial and operations manual.
• Preparation of accurate and timely financial reports.
• Maintain a high degree of safety and confidentiality of the organization’s documents and property in their possession.
• Practices a high level of accountability and integrity.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years on the job accounting experience.
• A Bachelor's Degree / HND in Accounting.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be versatile in the use of IT systems/office application.
• Must have excellent knowledge of the Microsoft office suite (Word, PowerPoint and Excel packages).
• Must have previous experience in middle finance/accounting role in a corporate environment.
• Must have knowledge of generally accepted accounting theories, principles, methods, practices, and terminology in a multidisciplinary and multi-functional environment.
• Must have knowledge of the application of data processing and terminology as it applies to maintaining financial control and accounting records.
• Must have knowledge of cost accounting and cost funding procedures.
• Must have the ability to collate and organize accounting data, interpret its significance, and prepare accurate financial reports.
• Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.

Application Closing Date
30th July, 2021.