Accountant at a Renowned Logistics and Delivery Company - Myrtle Management Consultants Limited

Myrtle Management Consultants Limited - Our client, a renowned Logistics and Delivery Company located in the heart of Port Harcourt, is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Report to line manager regarding the finances of establishment
• Establish charts of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts
• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current technology or designated ERP
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements (make VAT and PAYE returns to relevant tax authorities)
• Maintain or examine the records of government agencies
• Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice
• Assemble spreadsheets and draw charts and graphs used to illustrate technical reports
• Analyze financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions
• Interpret data affecting investment programs, such as price, yield, stability, future trends in investment risks, and economic influences
• Monitor fundamental economic, industrial, and corporate developments through the analysis of information obtained from financial publications and services, investment banking firms, government agencies, trade publications, company sources, and personal interviews
• Prepare plans of action for investment based on financial analyses
• Any other responsibilities assigned by line manager
• Perform intercompany (related companies) reconciliations using appropriate templates
• Perform data entries in ERP for all cash transactions from the manual cashbook prepared by the Treasury Officer
• Perform data entries in ERP for other transactions as delegated by the Finance Manager.

Qualifications

• 3 years and above  related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Evidence of professional certification (s) or in the process of acquiring one
• Excellent Observation Abilities
• Capable of working independently and with minimum supervision
• Logical approach to identifying and evaluating issues and problem solving
• Well-developed organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple assignments
• Displays awareness of the need for confidentially in sensitive matters
• Demonstrated job commitment and personal flexibility to meet changing expectations
• Commitment to self-development and expansion of knowledge
• Ability to Conduct and Evaluate Research
• Demonstrate Working Knowledge and Expertise
• Good Decision Making
• Excellent communications both verbal and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good Analytical skills
• Has a strong knowledge in the use of Finance ERP (Sage and customized ERP)
• Excellent commands over excel and word.

Remuneration
Competitive.

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2021.