Senior Accountant - Nigeria at Glovo Nigeria

Glovo - We’re a Barcelona-based startup and the fastest-growing delivery player in Europe, Hispanic America and Africa. With food at the core of the business, Glovo delivers any product within your city at any time of day. Our vision and ambition are not only to make everything immediately available in your city but it is also to offer our employees the job of their lives. A job where you'll be challenged and have the most fun working in through tech-enabled experiences.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Accountant - Nigeria (They/He/She)

Location: Lagos
Department: Finance

Description
Your work-life opportunity:

• Glovo's team is looking for a Senior Accountant in the Finance Department who will set-up and lead in-house accounting.
• We are looking for an experienced accountant, to undertake all accounting activity for different companies and partner with the business to ensure that the requirements are being met whilst at the same time ensuring that Glovo meets all its internal and external reporting and control requirements.

Responsibilities
Be a part of a team where you will:

• Maintain the company's accounting books according to the statutory regulations.
• Conducts General Audit of all Accounting Ledgers on a regular basis.
• Manage a team under your supervision
• Responsible for complying with local requirements related to tax and accounting
• Ensures accurate and timely Financial statements to be submitted to the Group. 
• Handle tax accounting according to tax legislation.
• Prepare Statutory financial statements.
• Prepare tax declarations.
• Minimizes wherever possible tax exposure through proper reflection of tax deductible expenses.
• Ensure that all VAT accounts reflect the prevailing business nature.
• Follow the changes in company policy, tax regulations and legislation.
• Be responsible for good and long term relationships with all local authorities.
• Ensure full and proper primary documents flow with the proper formalization.
• Provide full tax support to partners.
• Check all original documents (contracts, acts, VAT declarations, etc.) for the company interest.
• Ensure all accounting/financial Policies and Procedures are adopted in line with prevailing legislation.

Requirements
You have:

• More than 5 years of experience in multinational company in accounting
• Excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze financial reports
• Knowledge of accounting procedures
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
• Hands-on experience with accounting software packages – Navision
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
• Accuracy and attention to detail- aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills

Experience our Glovo Life benefits

• Enticing equity plan (if applicable)
• Top-notch private health insurance
• Monthly Glovo credit to spend on our restaurant products and zero delivery fee on all Glovo orders!
• Discounted gym memberships
• Flexible time off (take the time you need) and hybrid working model (own your time)
• Enhanced parental leave including nursery support!
• Online therapy and wellbeing benefit
• External learning budget

What you’ll find when working at Glovo

• Gas: Driven to deliver quality results quickly

• Good Vibes: Bring positivity and communicate openly
• Stay Humble: Self-aware and open to learning
• Care: Uplift people and the planet
• Glownership: Act as proud owners
• High Bar: Focus on Top Performance

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.