Accountant at PalmPay Limited

PalmPay Limited is a Pan-African fintech company currently operating in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya and expanding to other markets in 2022. We’re reinventing the payments experience by making it easy and reliable for everyone to transfer money, pay bills and shop online.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Ikeja GRA, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: Accountant Team leader

Job Purpose

• The Accountant is responsible for timely recording of all business expenses from various business units.
• The position is responsible to interact and communicate with internal and external clienteles and ensure their operations are not unnecessarily jeopardized by responding aptly to authorize requests.
• The position is also responsible for monthly review and reconciliation of accounts payable and receivable.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Authorise all expense vouchers in accordance with company policy.
• Ensure accurate and timely daily recordkeeping and accounting systems  of payment vouchers and classifying in accordance with company policy.
• Daily check, reconciliation, update and correction of transaction postings as appropriate; promptly attend to reported reconciling items from cashier team.
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable ledgers at month end.
• Create visibility into expense drivers through robust reporting and analysis; perform other account analysis and reconciliations as may be required.
• Assist with providing documentation for external auditor requests; perform account analysis and reconciliations as may be required.
• Supervise, manage and train subordinates.
• Identify and implement processes improvements in the expense accounting process; establish work flow procedures and policies, develop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all processes within the job role.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Requirements
Competencies and Attributes:

• Attention to Detail - being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Strong analytical / problem solving skill.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, decision-making, and planning skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all business units across the company.
• Ability to work together in a team setting.
• Efficient communication and interpersonal skill.
• Must have good mathematical and Microsoft office (excel, word) skills.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems,can undertake pressure
• Work experience in well-known companies is preferred,under the age of 30.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.