Senior Accountant

Job Introduction

Adexen has been mandated by a client in the logistics and transport industry to recruit a Senior Accountant for its operations in Lagos Nigeria.

Responsibilities

Manage the team to ensure compliance with existing accounting policies and standard accounting practices in the company's policies.

• Ensure production and review of monthly management accounts and associated reconciliations within the specified monthly deadlines.
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of the company’s financial transactions.
• Liaise with the company bankers on a regular basis.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of the company’s general ledgers
• Handle all tax fillings of the company.
• Liaise with external auditors and submitting request documents during audit.
• Maintain fixed assets register and reconcile to general ledger control account
• Facilitate debt collection for the company main debtors
• Coordinate bank reconciliation
• Maintain creditors records for the company
• Process payroll for the employees.
• Process invoices in accounting system.
• Process Payment vouchers.
• Obtain Payment Voucher approval.
• Process cheques or payment instructions.
• Issue cheques to suppliers.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Prepare Payment schedules.
• Process invoices to customers suppliers and other clients.
• Match invoices to approved PO or requests as applicable.
• Prepare and submit statutory returns.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in any social science discipline or related field.
• Master’s degree is an added advantage.
• 3-5 years’ working experience.
• Must be ICAN certified.
• Good knowledge of Peachtree, SAGE and Quickbook.
• Good communication skill both oral and written.

We thank all applicants however only those selected will be contacted.