Early Career Finance and Accounts Officer at Ojatee Consulting

Ojatee Consulting is a forward-thinking management consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations achieve sustainable growth and operational excellence. We partner with clients across diverse industries to deliver tailored solutions in strategy, human capital and process improvement, digital transformation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title:  Early Career Finance and Accounts Officer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Finance and Accounts

Role Overview

• The successful candidates will provide support to the Finance and Accounts Department in the areas of financial documentation, transaction processing, reconciliations, receivables and payables support, statutory compliance, and basic financial reporting.
• This role is suitable for young professionals with a strong academic background in Accounting, Economics, Finance, or any related discipline, with a maximum of three years’ relevant work experience.
• The ideal candidate should be analytical, detail-oriented, numerate, willing to learn, and able to work with financial information accurately and confidentially.

Role Responsibilities

• Support the preparation, review, and filing of invoices, receipts, payment vouchers, journals, and other financial documents.
• Assist with posting of financial transactions into the accounting system under supervision.
• Support bank reconciliation, customer reconciliation, vendor reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation activities.
• Assist in tracking accounts receivable and accounts payable transactions.
• Support the preparation and processing of payments, expense claims, reimbursements, and retirements. Maintain proper documentation and filing of financial records for audit, reporting, and reference purposes. Assist in the preparation of weekly, monthly, and periodic finance reports.
• Support tax and statutory compliance documentation, including VAT, WHT, PAYE, pension, and other relevant deductions.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of Second Class Upper Division in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or any related discipline.
• Maximum of three years’ relevant work experience in finance, accounts, audit, banking, consulting, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles, financial processes, and reconciliation.
• Good numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work with figures, reports, financial records, and supporting documents.
• Progress towards a professional qualification such as ICAN, ACCA, ACA, or related certification will be an added advantage.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration.
• Hybrid work model
• Opportunity for hands-on learning and career development in Finance and Accounts.
• Exposure to accounting operations, reconciliation, reporting, compliance, audit, and internal control processes.

Application Closing Date
19th June, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to: recruitment@ojatee.com using the job title as the subject of the email.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will contacted.