Account Officer at Cummins Inc.

Req ID: 20000186
Location: (Lagos-Island, DBU Alausa) Lagos
Job Type: Experienced - Exempt / Office
Recruitment Job Type: Office
Job: Finance

Description

• Supports account reconciliation and analysis, journal entry preparation and data entry. Supports the month-end close process. Performs activities under moderate supervision.
• Compiles, consolidates and conducts basic analysis of accounting and finance information.
• Prepares basic journal entries.
• Performs monthly and annual account reconciliations.
• Assists with preparation of tables, charts and other exhibits for reports.
• May perform less complex accounting projects or participate as a team member on more complex projects.
• Performs ad hoc reporting requests as needed.

Qualifications
Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.

Experience:

• Requires some work experience or intermediate level knowledge obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience.

Skills:

• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Financial Analysis - Interprets financial data by analyzing trends, variances, opportunities and risks to provide insight to stakeholders regarding financial impact to drive business improvement; evaluates financial results against targets to communicate conclusions to all stakeholders; ensures integrity of financial data by investigating variances and determining corrective actions to resolve identified issues.
• Financial Regulations Acumen - Evaluates applicable regulations for the financial area of focus, such as tax, banking, pension, local accounting to ensure underlying transactions are recorded in compliance with applicable regulations; explains key requirements and purpose of regulations and implications to the business to inform and educate relevant stakeholders.
• Financial Internal Controls - Leverages internal control framework by assessing internal controls and developing remediation plans to mitigate financial reporting risks and respond to changing business needs.