Accounts Officer at eRecruiter Nigeria

Role Summary

To manage the company’s financial resources to ensure that financial requirements are provided on time and in accordance with the approved budget.

Responsibilities

• Review processed invoices and ensure that all invoices are captured.
• Ensure all invoices are set off against advance payments to vendors, consultants and contractors.
• Sort and review invoices and cheque requests for proper account codes, cost centres, and payment terms.     
• Receive invoices and cheque  requests from contractors and consultants for non-project goods and  services provided.
• Confirm availability of  funds in budgets of project divisions before payment is processed.
• Resolve all payment issues for project consultants and contractors.
• Assist in identifying  bottlenecks in accounts payable processes and recommend solutions.
• Ensure the processing of all liabilities to non-project vendors, consultants and contractors.
• Develop and regularly update records of non-project consultant / contractor payments.
• Generate periodic report on outstanding non-project liabilities of the company.
• Prepare weekly cash flow projection.

Required Qualification

• A bachelor's degree/HND in accounting with a minimum of 3-4years experience.
• A recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA) will be an added advantage.

Desired Characteristics/Competences

• Must be thorough, pay attention to details, good interpersonal skills, good business  understanding, responsive and numerically sound. Must have integrity.
• Experience in a real estate  or construction company is an added advantage. 

• Must have good knowledge of  financial analysis and interpretation; cost and management accounting; bookkeeping; documentation and records management; revenue / expenditure management.