Accountant at Neptune Software Group

Neptune Software Group was founded in 1999 in London. We have a rich history of delivering mission-critical core systems to the banking and financial services sector. Having delivered end-to-end solutions to over 80 financial services institutions; we have the recognized experience needed to empower our clients with high performance and scalable solutions that are deployed quickly and reliably.

Our focus is to harness our in-depth business domain knowledge and technical expertise to provide innovative end-to-end financial services solutions. We aim to entrust financial institutions with a sustainable competitive advantage by making them more resilient and effective. Thereby, be one step ahead of their competitors. Neptune Software Group has headquarters in the U.K. We also have a presence in India and across several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full-time

About the Job

• We are looking for an Accountant who will join our finance team to manage all financial transactions.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses, report the organisation's finances to management, and offer suggestions about resource utilisation, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analysing account information.
• Document financial transactions by entering account information
• Recommend financial actions by analysing accounting options
• Summarise current financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
• Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information
• Secure financial information by completing database backups
• Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile transactions
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyse financial information and summarise the financial status
• Provide technical support and advice on management
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and generally accepted accounting procedures
• Participate in financial standards setting and in the forecast process
• Provide input into the department's goal-setting process
• Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
• Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Contribute to a strong client relationship through positive interactions with client personnel.
• Communicate with the Manager and/or Director on work status and client issues that arise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in an appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
• Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures and principles
• Awareness of business trends
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• Intermediate understanding of accounting and reporting standards, gaining experience in researching as it relates to accounting issues
• Experience with accounting software is a plus

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.