Accounts Officer at Newgate Medical Services

Newgate Medical Services Limited started operations in October 2000 with a committed staff of 10 with the aim of bridging the obvious gap identified in health care delivery service in Ikorodu. We decided to change the face of healthcare by raising the standard of healthcare delivery. We have over the years maintained our standards with continuous improvement of performance. Dynamism has been our watchword

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accounts Officer

Location: Ikorodu, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Coordinate back office responsibilities as in a responsible and reliable manner
• Effective Coordination of the Accounts Department with the aim of ensuring seamless flow of operations and generate relevant and timely information for the decision making process of the company.
• Ensure adequate record keeping (efficient filing system), book keeping, and posting of transactions on a daily basis and maintenance of all relevant ledger accounts.
• Banking liaison functions including daily banking of all instruments received.
• Conduct a daily reconciliation of all accounts
• Generate weekly and monthly bank reconciliation statements.
• Ensure daily financial transactions are posted
• Review procedural and document flow charts relating to the unit operations with a view to improving efficiency and effectiveness;
• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes.
• Liaise with the company’s auditors with respect to the company’s annual audit.
• Provide general accounting information needs for the Back Office operations
• Any other assignments from the CEO / Managing Director.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with accounting software (e.g., Tally) is a plus.
• A minimum of First Degree in any Management Science / Social Science related discipline preferably in Accounting, Economics / Finance.
• Professional qualification- A minimum of ACA/ACCA is compulsory while other qualifications such as ACS, ACTI, CFA will be an added advantage.
• Living within proximity to Ikorodu is an added advantage
• 3 years of cognate accounting experience.

Skills / Knowledge:

• Negotiation Ability
• Interpersonal
• Leadership
• Integrity
• Team spirit.
• IT savvy.

Attributes

• Leadership
• Ability to influence others to do what is ethically right.
• Must possess good listening skills
• Must be fair, goal oriented, responsible and skilled
• Must be a good director of affairs both human and material
• Must be able to evaluate others
• Must be charismatic
• Proactive decision-maker
• Ability to pay attention to details
• Ability to question assumptions
• Ability to proactively measure performance.
• Self-starter
• Must be an energetic person with unusual initiative
• Must be resilient
• Sound ethics and integrity.
• Must be honest and of consistent upright character

Application Closing Date
20th December, 2025.