Accountant at Wartsila Marine and Power Services Nigeria Limited

Wartsila is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2018, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 5.2 billion with approximately 19,000 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 80 countries around the world.

We are recruiting an experienced individual to to join our team in the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos
Function: Finance & Control
Job Category: Support Functions
Report to: Financial Controller for the region

Job Description

• The Successful candidate will report to the Financial Controller for the region, to develop and maintain close co-operation and communication with various stakeholders including Group Control, Treasury, Business Control, and Local management.

Responsibilities
What will you be doing?

• The Personnel with relevant experience in financial reporting, treasury, taxation (direct and indirect).
• Support the process to ensure correctness of local company's financial statements (local GAAP) as well as the global reporting on SAP and HFM.  This includes the reconciliation between statutory and global reporting numbers.
• Execution and support of global Internal control processes.
• Processing of payments to various stakeholders including regular reconciliations for control purposes.
• Monitoring and processing of inflows and supporting the Credit controller.
• Periodic and timely tax filings (direct and indirect taxes)
• Periodic review and ledger monitoring to ensure correctness/accuracy of records that are reflective of true state of the business.
• Working knowledge of interfacing with various stakeholders. This includes collecting and preparing financial information, reports and analyses to internal and external stakeholders and authorities, e.g., tax related reporting (direct, indirect, transfer pricing, customs) and contributing into external auditing, internal auditing, and internal control reporting of the company
• A working knowledge of IFRS, such as IFRS 16, basic understanding of IFRS 9 etc.

Requirements
You will shine in this role when you have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or any related field.
• Three (3) to Seven (7) years cumulative experience required in the field
• Extensive Accounting and Tax experience
• Self-driven ability to work without supervision
• Knowledge of ERP (particularly SAP) is an added advantage
• Strong drive and efficient worker ensuring statutory, local, or global reporting deadlines are met
• Responsibilities will include working in Statutory Audit, Internal Audit, Social and other regulatory audit, administrative duties such as following through the administrative requirements on payment of foreign vendor, local tax filings (monthly, weekly, and annually) etc.

Why you and us:

• We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.
• We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in a diverse and inclusive work community where everyone can be their true self.
• We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them.
• We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition?

Application Closing Date
10th May, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Our recruiting tool recognizes the time zone where the job ad has been published and closes the application period according to same time zone.
• At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.
• Are you still wondering if you should apply and would like to get something clarified? Any questions related to this position. Please reach out to our Regional Talent Acquisition Specialist - MESAA via: Careers@wartsila.com