Job for a Junior Accountant in a Group of Companies
Stresert Services Limited - Our client, a Nigerian owned group of companies with business interests in Hotels, Restaurants, Cinemas, Shopping Malls, Real Estate Development, etc., is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Junior Accountant
Job Ref: Jnr Acct
Location: Mile 2 - Amuo Odofin, Lagos
Work Days: Monday - Saturdays
Job Purpose
- General accounting including preparing journal entries, maintaining balance sheet schedules and ledgers, account and bank reconciliations.
- Assisting with monthly closings and account analysis; support the senior accountant in carrying out the deliverables of the account department.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain up-to-date billing system
- Follow established procedures for processing receipts, upon confirmation of payments made by Customers etc
- Reconciliation of Customer’s Account details for non payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
- Account/bank reconciliations
- Conducting of Weekly Stock take (Of Product unsold every week end)
- Preparing of Daily Sales Analysis
- Follow up, collection and allocation of payments
- Carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines
- Maintain accounts receivable customer files
- Prepare bank deposits
- Investigate and resolve customer queries
- Organizing a recovery system and initiate collection efforts
- Sending of Weekly Sales Report – (Every Saturday - COB)
- Maintaining General ledger operations
- Assist with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures
- Assist with preparation of monthly financial reports
- Assist with accounts receivable and accounts payable
- Assist with tax computations and returns
- Assist in budgets and forecasts
- Assist with payroll administration (Time sheet preparation)
- Assist with preparation and coordination of the audit process
Education, Skills & Attributes
- HND/B.Sc in Accounting (not a Chartered Accountant)
- 2-3 years work experience in similar position
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, attention to detail in a busy, changing work environment
- Ability to plan and organise work schedule and work within tight timelines
- Display personal drive and integrity working as directed to achieve work objectives
- Must have knowledge of account payable & receivable, taxes and payroll processing
- Must have good IT Skills including Microsoft Excel
Salary
- Proposed Salary per month is between N50, 000 - N60, 000 (based on experienced)
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected] using "Jnr Acc"’ as the subject of mail.
Note: Applicants who reside in Amuo Odofin and its immediate environment will be given more priority
Application Deadline 31st October, 2017.