Financial Accountant at Salpha Energy Limited

Salpha Energy Limited is a social, for-profit business founded in 2017 that designs, distributes, solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 200 million national consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Accountant

Location: Festac, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Gather and monitor financial data like sales revenues and liabilities
• Prepare annual budgets for the company and also collate/monitor departmental budgets
• Ensure that all financial records are updated containing both stock and inventory
• Reconciling and balancing all financial records
• Disbursing funds necessary for office operations eg., transport and office supplies
• Liaise with the sales department to reconcile stock and products supplied.
• Track supplied products, take stock count and advise on depleting and marketable stock
• Create unit cost for all products, already existing or new products.
• Track and confirm payments from customers and any other bank activity
• Create well detailed financial reports for management and for audit purposes
• Monitor and report on any account discrepancies
• Disburse payments approved by management for any benefits of all staff
• Conduct detailed risk analysis to assess potential investment opportunities and advise management on risks
• Perform month-end and year-end close processes
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
• Perform internal audit to substantiate financial statements and transactions
• Comply with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
• 3 - 5 years experience.
• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
• Excellent accounting software use and administration skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• Intermediate understanding of accounting and reporting standards, gaining experience in researching as it relates to accounting issues
• Experience with accounting software is a plus
• Excellent knowledge of Google Suites.

Salary
N75,000 - N100,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
20th December, 2021.