Bank Reconciliation Accountant at the Place (Smackers Limited)

The Place is a trademark of Smackers Limited. It is a profitable player in the QSR industry in Nigeria with great prospects and staff strength of +1400 employees. Currently, our operations span across 17 locations (15 stores and 4 central operation units) in Lagos, Nigeria, with rapid expansion plans to penetrate more locations in the short to medium term.

Our current management team consists of experienced hands with over 60 years of experience that spans industry as well as management consulting in foremost multinational professional services companies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Bank Reconciliation Accountant

Location: Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• The individual occupying this position will be involved in evaluating payroll data, income statement accounts, computing pension & tax, enlightening staff and management on necessary deductions and reconciling and analyzing payroll affiliated balance sheets. 

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and remittance of monthly PAYE Tax, Withholding Tax, Value Added Tax for Federal and State agencies and ensure proper maintenance of accounting records and documentation in compliance with statutory requirements and Company policies
• Assist in managing regulatory bodies and ensures adequate planning and control ahead of tax audit.
• Handle the settlement of salaries and wages through the accounts structure and develop periodic payroll reports
• Act as the middleman between staff and pension fund administrator; ensure all staff get functioning PFA account and their pensions are duly deducted and remitted.
• Keep abreast of relevant tax & pension legislation and best practice in order to ensure compliance.
• Ensure daily posting of transactions on QuickBooks and Excel spread sheet.
• Assistance to auditors to finalise accounts at the year-end along with Tax Audit.

Qualifications
Requirements – Qualities – Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• HND / BSc in Accounting or other Finance related field 
• 1 - 3 years of related experience 
• Knowledge of accounting standards & principles including tax and pension laws
• Strong analytical skills and results oriented
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and completeness and multitasking abilities is required
• Ability to meet tight deadline.

Application Closing Date
19th January, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Candidates who do not meet the above criteria need not apply.