Senior Accountant at 7Eleven Consultancy Services

7Eleven Consultancy services is a company that runs a full HR services but in a consulting role. Such services are recruitment, organisation development, payroll management, training, etc.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Key Responsibilities

• To keep financial records; electronic and paper, in accordance with company's financial procedures.
• To apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports.
• Analyze company's financial position detailing assets, liabilities and capital, and produce quarterly reports to summarize current company's financial position.
• Assist the Executive Director with annual budget preparation, development of program budgets.
• Maintain and reconcile payroll, reconcile financial journals and records for the general ledger.
• Maintain company's financial accounting system in line with global accounting practice.
• Assist Executive Director in monitoring and overseeing a cash management system.
• Ensure timeliness of work and accounting functions.
• Liaise with other staffs to maintain up to date financial records relating to receivables, payables and expense accounts.
• Ensure petty cash is reviewed and updated ensuring that there is up to date records.
• Track and ensure strict compliance of all grant and contract budgets.
• Ensure that all input onto Peachtree Premium for Not-for-Profit accounting system are correctly recorded by regularly monitoring and reviewing the accounts.
• Ensure documentation relating to payments are duly approved.
• Maintain the inventory file to support purchases of all equipment/assets.
• Maintain files on receipts, cheques, back-up documentation and invoices.
• Assist with various computer related issues, including daily and monthly back-up, program installation, problem diagnosis and repair.
• Preparation and timely provision of well-articulated periodic financial reports using relevant Microsoft office tools and Peachtree package.
• Reviews and processes all incoming receivables and contributions, and enters transactions into database system.
• Prepares all bank deposits and transfers as well as reconciliation.
• To prepare monthly bank reconciliations
• To administer salary payments
• To prepare budgets and cash flow forecast in consultation with Executive Director/Director Operations
• Maintains confidentiality of donor/donations with high level of discretion.
• Undertake other relevant matters assigned by the company.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's B.Sc. or HND in Accounting or related field (management accounting)
• Three years working experience, preferably in an NGO environment.
• Experience in budgeting, including integration of program budgets.

Specific Requirements:

• Proficiency in the use of software packages, Microsoft office especially excel, QuickBooks and SAP.

Competencies:

• Analytical, numerate and able to pay attention to detail and follow procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Application Closing Date
27th May, 2022.