Junior Accountant at Terra Energy Services Nigeria Limited

Terra Energy Services and its subsidiary companies are leading suppliers of a wide range of upstream engineering and management services including manpower supply, quality management, environmental services, facilities, project and resources management, maintenance, inspection and procurement services with distinctive capabilities in the design and execution of large-scale offshore and onshore projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Junior Accountant

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• To provide support in the various accounting functions which include correcting, processing, analyzing and reconciling a wide variety of accounting documents such as invoices, departmental billings, employee reimbursements, cash receipts, vendor statements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Verification of calculations and input of codes into the accounting system in an accurate manner;
• Posting ofcash receipts and payment vouchers into the cashbook;
• Ensuring all respective support documents such as receipts are attached to payment vouchers;
• Monthly preparation of bank reconciliations;
• Compilation, analysis and preparation of data for financial statements, expenditures, revenues, accounts and reports;
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and provision of updates on budget implementation;
• Assist in monitoring the expenditures to ensure that funds are utilized appropriately by the close of the fiscal year.
• Participation in the preparations for external, internal and tax audit exercises;
• Ensuring all relevant files and documents are readily available for smooth running of audit exercises;
• Performing any other duties asrequired;

Key Performance Indicators:

• Ability to reconcile and or balance financial transactions and accounts.
• Knowledge of accounting and book-keeping terminology and practices.
• Knowledge of general record keeping and filing systems.
• Ability to compare data from a variety of sources for accuracy and completeness.
• Ability to detect errors.
• Ability to determine work priorities

Working Conditions

• Work is primarily done in a business/office environment
• Limited travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
• Must have 3-5 years of progressive experience in finance or accounting for a structured organization (previous oil & gas experience is compulsory)
• A certified member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)/ACCA.
• Knowledge of applicable accounting and financial reporting rules, regulations and requirements
• Strong analytical skills - understanding of revenue - cost structures andtranslatedata to clear analytics
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint); experience with financial modeling a plus.

Application Closing Date
29th July, 2022.