Roles & Responsibilities:


Ensure accurate and appropriate recording and analysis of revenues and expenses; Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities
Ensure that records comply with laws and regulations.
Compute taxes owed, prepare tax returns, ensure prompt payment (VAT, PAYE. WHT, WVAT etc.)
Timely posting and processing of all business transactions and journal entries
Ensure all statutory details are accurate and payments are remitted on time
Updating accounts receivable, issuing invoices and allocating payments promptly, and sending monthly statements to customers and debtors aging reports to the sales team and management
Updating accounts payable, settlement of supplier invoices, and performing supplier reconciliations
Maintain an updated Fixed Assets register, with timely recording of asset purchases and disposals
Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements, and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines.
Update financial data in databases promptly to ensure that information is accurate and available when needed
Assist the Finance Manager in the preparation of the monthly/year-end closing
Petty Cash Issuance Control and Reconciliation
Expenditure budget monitoring, assist with reviewing expenses, payroll records, etc, as assigned
Monthly stock take and reconciliation of variances, and follow up with the relevant team for variance explanation and clearance
Daily confirmation of the production report posting into Sage
Undertake all other roles or assignments given by management.
Perform timely Bank and Till reconciliation and follow up to clear any outstanding amounts


Minimum Requirements:


Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Business-related field from a recognized university,
Certified accountant – CPA or ACCA, CA or CIMA
5+ years of accounting experience with two 2years in a financial accounting and reporting environment, and conversant with IFRS, with hands-on experience in the application of IFRS 16
Must be conversant with and have hands-on experience in tax and other statutory returns filing and remittance - VAT, PAYE, WHT, WVAT, Standard Levy, etc.
Hands-on experience in debtors, payables, inventory, and fixed assets management
A proficient user of the MS Office suite tools