Accountant at an Upstream Oil and Gas Company

An Upstream Oil and Gas company, located in Victoria Island, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Summarizes the organization’s current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, preparation of monthly and yearly financial statements and other reports.
• Maintaining balance sheet schedules, ledger accounts, bank reconciliation analysis and audit / reconciliation of accounts of the organization.
• Ensuring deductions and prompt remittance of necessary schedules and various statutory deductions i.e VAT, PAYEE, CIT, pension Fund etc.
• Carry out monthly closing and account analysis in the finance department.
• Performs statistical, cost and financial analysis of financial reports and data, and prepares subsequent narrative analysis for management.
• Payroll administration and preparation of monthly sales reports for analysis.
• Develop and consolidate the departmental and organization’s budget.
• Periodic audit of departmental processes.
• Monitor compliance in line with accepted accounting principles and company procedures.
• Develops, maintains and implements financial internal controls, policies and procedures.

Requirements

• B.Sc in Accounting or related discipline
• ICAN, ACA or ACCA certification is required. Candidates in-view will be considered.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience / knowledge in Financial Reporting, Taxation and IFRS is required.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills.
• The ideal candidate is one who has a wholistic Accounting experience and is very conversant with Financial Reporting, Taxation and IFRS.

Application Closing Date
30th January, 2022.