Account Officer at Smart Partners

Job Description

• We are seeking to employ an experienced Accountant who will be manage our  balance sheet schedules, ledgers, accounts, bank reconciliation analysis and audit/reconciliation of accounts and also carry out monthly closing and account analysis in the accounts department.

Job Resposibilities

• Liaise with central business and finance areas with respect to journal entries and all financial transactions affecting the business.
• Performs statistical, cost and financial analysis of financial reports and data, and prepares subsequent narrative analysis for management.
• Review expense vouchers, invoices, purchase requisitions or other transactions.
• Compiles and analyses financial information to prepare entries to account books, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions, prepare journal entries.
• Summarizes the organization’s current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports, monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements.
• Manages retention and preparation of tax records, tax returns and other required reports.
• Payroll administration and preparation of monthly sales reports for analysis.
• Periodic audit of departmental processes
• Relates with Procurement, Contracts and Grants Accounting, Budget Services or other department with respect to accounting and financial information.
• Process regulating permit as may be required
• Process sales orders on as may be required.
• Ascertaining that routine entries from the departments are processed on time.
• Keep abreast on the accounting policies and procedures.
• Monitor compliance in line with accepted accounting principles and company procedures.
• Ensuring deductions and prompt remittance of necessary schedules and various statutory deduction i.e VAT, PAYEE pension Fund etc.
• Develop, implement, modifies, and documents recordkeeping of accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
• Develops, maintains and implements financial internal controls, policies and procedures.
• Maintains customer confidence and maintains confidentiality with respect to the company financial information.

Qualifications

• 1st Degree in Accounting from a recognised Institution
• Minimum of 3 years working experience
• Preferred candidate must have worked in any of these sector; Oil & Gas, Construction, IT, Manufacturing or Engineering.
• Other Accounting Certifications will be an added advantage