Finance Officers (Graduate Trainee) at Novella Africa Limited

Novella Africa Limited - Our client, a logistics and supply chain organization, is  recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officers (Graduate Trainee)

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Responsible for administering all aspects of the accounting function, including payroll processing for transmittal to the payroll service, financial reporting, and month-end close.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities.
• Provide input on weekly, monthly, and quarterly management reports to senior management
• Prepare a monthly reconciliation of all payments received on billing using the billing reconciliation template.
• Prepare required journal entries after each inflow on the contract for recording deductions from the invoice in line with payment received.
• Submit a monthly schedule of Trade and Other receivables aging analysis to ensure that all receivables are duly recovered.
• Assists in financial analysis of various business initiatives and performance (debtors and creditors schedule; fixed assets schedule)
• Prepares monthly closing accounts including GL journal entries
• Provide input on monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and security regulations and policies.
• Liaise with the HSSEQ department on any health, safety, or security problem that you cannot resolve.
• Responsible for the health, safety, and welfare of all staff under direct management and expected to contribute to the health and safety of all personnel in the overall business unit.
• Comply with health and safety procedures and instructions.
• Keeping abreast of developments and changes in the field by reading pertinent journals and attending meetings and courses.
• Provide training and guidance to less experienced officers

Requirements

• A good University Degree in Accounting or Finance
• A registered member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants is an added advantage
• Understanding of moderately complex accounting concepts and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IFRS
• Computer applications (MS Office)
• Good communication skills (written & verbal)
• Planning and organizing
• Relationship management
• Result oriented
• Must be customer focused
• Ability to deliver results
• Open to learning
• Have professional confidence.

Application Closing Date
28th March, 2025.