Accountant at the People Practice

The People Practice - Our client, the largest Information technology, telecommunication, energy, power, security and surveillance solutions provider in Nigeria, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Our client is looking to hire an Accountant to manage all financial transactions, from fixed payments and vriable expenses to bank deposits and budgets.
• The Accountant will be responsible for auditing financial documents and procedures, reconciling bank statements and calculating tax payments and returns. To be successful in this role, you should have previous experience with bookkeeping and a flair for spotting numerical mistakes.
• Ultimately, the Accountant will provide the company with accurate quantitative information on financial position, liquidity and cash flows of our business, while ensuring the company is compliant with all tax regulations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation of monthly and annual financial statement (Statement of Financial Position, Income statement and cash flow) in accordance with the IFRS standards
• Responsible for preparation of Budget and ensure strict compliance with the budgetary
• Responsible for raising and Posting of Journals in the ERP system and ensure correctness, accuracy and completeness of all postings
• Manage all activities relating to month end and yearly closing of financials
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
• Maintain the Company's system of accounts and keep books and records on all company transactions and assets while ensuring that accounting procedures and corporate policies are adhered to and in compliance with IFRS standards.
• Managing Cash flows and Treasury operations including management of bank accounts and bank relationships.
• Ensure financial compliance with all local laws and regulations, policies and procedures, through strong oversight and active engagement with the leadership team, including oversight of the end to end accounting processes.
• Coordinate the Statutory and Corporate Annual Audit so that all audit disclosures are in line with IFRS requirements.
• Follow up on Internal/External Audit issues, providing necessary resolutions in line with the corporate policies and relevant standard
• Generate Invoices and monitor customers account for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
• Recording and processing of financial transactions relating to procurement and suppliers
• Reconcile Bank Accounts and Prepare Bank Reconciliation Statements
• Prepare audit schedules and addressed all audit queries from Internal auditors, external auditors and tax authorities
• Prepare forecast and financial modelling to advise management periodically
• Disbursement of Petty Cash upon approval
• Manage receipt, storage and issuing of Inventories
• Generate Invoices and monitoring of account receivable records

Requirements & Skills

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and certification (ICAN, ACA) is a plus
• 5+ proven experience as an Accountant preferably in an Energy company.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks and QuickBooks
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
• Experience with general ledger functions
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills

Application Closing Date
1st March, 2023.