Senior Accountant at Sterling Petrochemicals

Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company Ltd. (SEEPCO) is an indigenous company that ventured into Exploration and Production (E&P) business in the year 2005. SEEPCO participated in the 2005 bid round held by Department of Petroleum Resoucres (DPR) and was successful with license OML 143 (formerly OPL 280).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Responsibilities

• Specific project accounting and reporting.
• Monitor the book of account, financial reporting, and financial compliance of the company.
• Preparation of bank reconciliation statement.
• Maintenance of fixed assets register and safeguarding all assets.
• Update schedules for all payables.
• Transactions handling, posting on SAGE evolution, GL reconciliations, Vendor account reconciliation and customer account reconciliation.
• Ensure that payments are consummated on or before due date and advising the respective supplier/ departments about the payment.
• Assist the Head of department in the preparation and monitoring of Annual Finance Budget.
• Undertake any other tasks as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc. Degree or equivalent in Accounting or Finance.
• 10 to 15 years post-NYSC relevant working experience.
• Member of ICAN or ACCA is compulsory

Requirements:

• Proven organizational skills.
• Strong ability to multi-task.
• Very high proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word.
• Proficiency in SAGE Evolution accounting package is an advantage (not mandatory).
• Well-developed numeric skills.
• Good personal and interpersonal skills covering communication; teamwork; self-motivation; demonstrable initiative and attention to detail.
• An ability to prioritize, plan and organize work in a busy environment.
• Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organizational requirement

Application Closing Date
31st May, 2023.