Accountant (Lagos)
Job Summary

The Accountant shall be responsible for handling the fundamental aspects of the Firm’s financial recordkeeping, including recording financial transactions, managing accounts payable and receivable, reconciling bank statements, and completing annual tax forms.

Responsibilities

  1. Prepare financial statements and reports, including the profit and loss statement and balance sheet
  2. Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents
  3. Pay bills and maintain ledgers
  4. Receive or decline client invoices
  5. Keep track of client accounts
  6. Make bank deposits and receipts of money
  7. Reconcile bank accounts and disburse funds within departments
  8. Ensure expenditures are in accordance with code balances for item acquisition
  9. Conduct invoice activities and pay vendors for delivered materials
  10. Provide inventory support, including maintaining office materials and supplies
  11. Prepare appropriate schedules and reports as requested by the Managing Partner
  12. Resolve accounting discrepancies
  13. Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits
  14. Recommend, develop and maintain financial databases, computer software systems and manual filing systems
  15. Other duties as assigned

Requirement and Skills

  1. Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including generally accepted accounting principles
  2. Knowledge of financial and accounting software management
  3. Financial Accounting
  4. Accounting policies and standards, tax management, cost accounting

 

Skills

  1. Good financial analysis skills
  2. Good written and communication skills
  3. Sound Organisational and administrative skills
  4. Attention to detail
  5. Computer literacy

Application Deadline: 27th Jan, 2023