Accountant/Admin Officer 569 views

About the company

Owens & Xley Consults – Our client, a leading party supplies company, well known for their quality and affordable party gift and decoration items, is looking to recruit a qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title

Accountant/Admin Officer

Job Descriptions

• He/She would be responsible for maintaining the financial and accounting function.
• He or she will be tasked with preparing financial statements, maintaining cash controls, preparing the payroll, managing the company’s expenses and carrying out administrative duties.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of the company budget
• Implement financial policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain cash controls
• Manage petty cash
• Manage expense requisition
• Manage the payment process to the vendors with Business Director
• Follow up with creditors
• Ensure that invoices are sent
• Ensure that payments are made
• Assist in the day to day running of the store
• Manage employee requests
• File and manage employee records
• Reconcile bank statements
• Establish and maintain supplier/vendor accounts
• Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the accounting software
• Prepare financial statements such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
• Prepare quarterly reports and report on variances
• Assist with the annual audit
• Maintain financial files and records
• Perform other duties as assigned/required by the Business Director

Job Requirements

• Min Required Experience: 2 year(s)
• Min Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree/HND
• Desired Courses: Not Specified
• Educational Qualification: Minimum of HND/B.Sc. in a Finance and Administrative role
• 2+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Experience in the retail industry a plus
• Use of accounting software
• Compulsory skills required (E.g. must be proficient in Excel)
• Proven integrity
• Familiarity with financial and customer service principles
• Good math skills with the ability to create and analyze reports, spreadsheets and sales statistics
• Proficient user of MS Office (MS Excel in particular)
• Must be able to prepare management reports and correspondence
• Good initiative, time and stress management skills
• Leadership and organizational abilities
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Problem-solving attitude
• A keen eye for detail
• Preferably lives within the Lekki axis.

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV by using the “Apply this for this job” button below.