Smart Partners Consulting - Our client, a major player in Upstream Oil & Gas sector is seeking to employ an experienced candidate to fill the position below:
Job Title: Account Officer
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- We are seeking to employ an experienced Accountant who will be manage our balance sheet schedules, ledgers, accounts, bank reconciliation analysis and audit/reconciliation of accounts and also carry out monthly closing and account analysis in the accounts department.
Job Resposibilities
- Liaise with central business and finance areas with respect to journal entries and all financial transactions affecting the business.
- Performs statistical, cost and financial analysis of financial reports and data, and prepares subsequent narrative analysis for management.
- Review expense vouchers, invoices, purchase requisitions or other transactions.
- Compiles and analyses financial information to prepare entries to account books, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions, prepare journal entries.
- Summarizes the organization’s current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports, monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements.
- Manages retention and preparation of tax records, tax returns and other required reports.
- Payroll administration and preparation of monthly sales reports for analysis.
- Periodic audit of departmental processes
- Relates with Procurement, Contracts and Grants Accounting, Budget Services or other department with respect to accounting and financial information.
- Process regulating permit as may be required
- Process sales orders on as may be required.
- Ascertaining that routine entries from the departments are processed on time.
- Keep abreast on the accounting policies and procedures.
- Monitor compliance in line with accepted accounting principles and company procedures.
- Ensuring deductions and prompt remittance of necessary schedules and various statutory deduction i.e VAT, PAYEE pension Fund etc.
- Develop, implement, modifies, and documents recordkeeping of accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
- Develops, maintains and implements financial internal controls, policies and procedures.
- Maintains customer confidence and maintains confidentiality with respect to the company financial information.
Qualifications
- 1st Degree in Accounting from a recognised Institution
- Minimum of 3 years working experience
- Preferred candidate must have worked in any of these sector; Oil & Gas, Construction, IT, Manufacturing or Engineering.
- Other Accounting Certifications will be an added advantage.
Application Closing Date
25th May, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their detailed CV's and photograph's to:
[email protected]