Senior Accountant

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Our client in the Oil and Marine sector is seeking to recruit a Senior Accountant that will record, verify, consolidate, and carry out all other transactional activities in their Lagos branch.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Job duties include but are not limited to:

Preparing monthly account reconciliations
Analyzing revenues, commissions and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis
Preparing financial statements and supporting schedules according to monthly close schedule
Assisting with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and report on variances
Anticipating the challenges in the financial system of the organization and prepare a plan of action to counter it.
Verifying the invoices that have been submitted for approval and present it to the manager. This also includes balancing the travel and lodging allowances etc.
Maintaining and balancing subsidiary accounts by verifying,allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
Coordinating and resolving various issues with bank such as cleared check differences, bank fee anomalies, targeted balance calculations and enhancements to online services.
Assisting with preparing tax returns and corporate reporting requirements
Assisting in documentation and monitoring of internal controls
Preparation of management accounts( Profit and Loss Accounts, Balance Sheet and Cash flow statement)
Preparation and monitoring of company budgets and reporting on variance analysis for management consumption
Planning and evaluating all accounting procedures and policies to ensure transactions are efficient/ effective, accounting is accurate and complete.




Job Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
• Prospective candidates must possess a minimum of OND, HND or Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• Highly detail oriented and organized in work
• Excellent Computer Skills esp with Microsoft Office / Excel.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish the tasks and assignments.

Interested, forward your CV to [email protected]