Accountant at Esosa Food Systems and Innovations Limited

Esosa Food Systems and Innovations Limited is a key food innovation company with innovative baked products and services. We produce high-quality baked goods under hygienic conditions using the most modern facilities. Our vision is "to be the leading food innovation company in Nigeria by 2026" with the mission of "utilizing innovative resources to build a world-class food brand that creates exceptional customer experience while surpassing stakeholders' expectations".

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Maintaining a proper record of the financial transactions of the bakery.
• Creating a database that can help in future business planning.
• Offering vital advice on matters like revenue and expenditure trends.
• Helping in taking important decisions like hiring outsourcing services, taking loans, etc.
• Monitoring debtors' and creditors' balances to ensure prompt payment and proper documentation.
• Balancing total cashier’s account for the day and sending a daily update to the Centre Manager or Director.
• Authorizing and appending payment vouchers.
• Dealing with discrepancies and irregularities related to the company’s finances.
• Interacting with bank account officers as relates to the bakery.
• Helping in tax preparation and filing.
• Dealing with suppliers and third parties.
• Timely preparation of payroll and pay-slips; ensuring that proper bank accounts are credited and debited.
• Reconciliation of cashbook accounts with bank statements.
• Setting accounting goals and objectives.
• Risk evaluation and opportunity analysis.
• Ensuring that there is consistency in procedures and policies across the accounts department and ensuring that these policies are appropriately set for the achievement of the company’s overall goals and objectives.
• Liaising with the Administrative department on the preparation of weekly/monthly budgets.
• Monitoring cash released for purchases and expenses to ensure that it is spent only on materials budgeted for.
• Preparing monthly reports of the company’s financial statements as well as the profit information for the month.
• Overseeing the raw materials store and ensuring that there is no excessive issuance of materials from the store.
• Vetting all materials to be issued by the Storekeeper in accordance with the laid down material usage standards.
• Training and overseeing all activities of the Cashiers, Storekeepers and Stock Control Officers.
• Any other duties assigned by the head of department.

Application Closing Date
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