Senior Accountant at Dover Engineering Limited

Dover Engineering, a subsidiary of the Dover Group, is a leading engineering company with experience in delivering swift, cost-effective, and innovative solutions to clients across various industries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities
Financial Accounting:

• Review Aged Analysis of Clients’ Receivables monthly and address over-aged receivables.
• Reconcile Staff Balances monthly and provide staff with monthly statements.
• Maintain/update Deferred Income Schedule for advance payments.
• Keep the Fixed Assets Schedule current, tracking additions, disposals, and depreciation.
• Ensure asset numbering and insurance coverage are up to date.
• Facilitate Certificate of Acceptance processing for tangible assets from Industrial Inspectorate Division.
• Review Aged Analysis of Vendors’ Payables monthly and manage over-aged payables.
• Maintain/update Prepayment Schedules for Rent, Insurance, etc.
• Reconcile GL account balances with actual cost control job allocation.
• Perform inter-company account reconciliations.
• Ensure accurate monthly/yearly cut-off procedures.

Internal / External (Statutory) Audit:

• Collaborate with internal and external auditors for relevant assigned schedules.
• Implement approved internal/external audit recommendations.

Tax / Statutory Contributions:

• Prepare Clients’ VAT and WHT Receivables Schedules monthly.
• Compile Vendors’ VAT and WHT Payables Schedules monthly.
• Extract PAYE, Pension, and NHF remittance schedules monthly.

Other Responsibilities:

• Identify and communicate challenges in existing work procedures to the Chief Accountant.
• Collaborate with the Chief Accountant on various financial reporting and statutory compliance tasks.

Requirements

• B.Sc / HND in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience working with a reputable accounting application package with not less than 5 years post-professional qualification experience.
• Oil and gas experience is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in accounting software such as Sage X3 ERP and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and teamwork abilities.
• Excellent understanding of prepayment and accrual accounting.
• Must have good Microsoft office skills and experience.
• Confident and capable of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Must possess strong integrity, Reliable and accurate.
• Logical approach to financial accounting problem solving.
• Candidate should not be older than 40 years.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.