Accountant in a Renowned Medical Service Provider Company

Sigma Consulting Group - Our client, a renowned Medical Service Provider located in Lagos State requires the services of a suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Summary

• The ideal candidate will be an experienced Accountant She/he would oversee general accounting operations by controlling and verifying our financial transactions.
• The Accountant’s responsibilities include reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end close procedures.
• The Candidate should possess excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze financial reports and forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly consolidated Balance Sheet and Cash-flow statement comprising the Head Office & all branches.
• Preparing and ensuring accuracy of information in the schedules to the accounts.
• Coordination of financial information from all branches and ensure they are in line with consolidated financials
• Liaising with other branches and entities to ensure accurate booking of all inter-company transactions and reconciliation of all inter-company accounts.
• Monitoring and Controlling of Prepayments.
• Liaising with external parties and auditors on matters relating to the accounts.
• Issuance of monthly reports for Management information
• Checking, preparation, verifying Invoices and other claims for settlement.
• Updating the General Ledger and Trial Balance by booking all relevant entries and monthly charge outs. Reconcile monthly intercompany balances. Ensuring outstanding un-reconciled items are not more than one month old. Drive completeness and accuracy of reconciliations. Follow through with outstanding items and ensure they are cleared.
• Generating the monthly consolidated Trial Balance and supporting Schedules.
• Management of all HMOs and receivables
• Ensures Financial Accountant checks and validates all invoices for payments before he processes.
• Ensures necessary postings are done before payments promptly.
• Ensure all payments are processed timely and efficiently to meet up with scheduled payment days.
• Checks and validates payment memos/ invoices for correctness before approval is given for payment.
• Send branches their respective transactions for posting and confirms this is done.
• Prepares monthly OPEX variance analysis report.
• Forwards payment schedules to Head of Accounts for payments to be made to respective beneficiaries after checks are done.
• Work with Payables staff to ensure accuracy and correct treatment for entries.
• Monitoring of all receivables, and strict follow up to ensure credits agreements are kept.
• Weekly updates on all receivables are expected.
• Recovery of proceeds from HMO
• Management of Medical Services rendered in other non EFH/SML hospitals
• Collation of all HMO bills(including branches and services rendered in other non EFH/SML hospitals)
• Confirmation of HMO approved medical operations
• Verification, preparation and distribution of all HMO bills
• Any other assignment as may be assigned by the management.
• Perform other assigned duties as delegated by Head of Accounts.

Qualifications

• Minimum of B.Sc or its equivalent in Accounting and / or Finance from a reputable university
• Cognate a year work experience
• Excellent organizational, problem solving and communication skills
• Excellent mathematical and numerical skills.
• Excellent use of modern accounting software such as Quickbooks, SAGE, Zoho Office suite, etc.
• Must be a Chartered Accountant.

Key Competence:

• Financial Planning and Management
• Treasury Management
• Management Accounting
• Credit Control.
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Tax Planning and Management

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline  31st January, 2021.