Account Officer at HR Aid

Salary: N300k

Our client is looking to hire a very qualified Account Officer to join their team. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Account Officer is responsible for responsible for managing and reconciling rebate payments, monitoring invoice and payment statements, and ensuring accurate financial reporting. The role also involves liaising with task managers, handling VAT remittance, managing customer ledgers, and overseeing the financial performance of key partners such as Lafarge, BUA, and Dangote.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Track and manage all Lafarge rebates paid to the company.
• Monitor monthly summaries of Lafarge and the company’s invoices and perform payment statement reconciliation.
• Issue codes to task managers upon request.
• Manage all company emails, send bank instructions, and follow up on requests.
• Remit VAT to the federal government and provide remittance evidence/memos to corporate customers.
• Adjust and correct customer ledgers as requested by sales officers and approved by the MD.
• Monitor balance sheets and trial balances.
• Track and evaluate the performance of Lafarge, BUA, and Dangote accounts.
• Monitor rebate trends from Lafarge, BUA, and Dangote.
• Review transport profit or loss and the overall performance of trucks.
• Compute weekly sales performance for marketers in both the company and Lafarge teams.
• Review stock queries for orders with outstanding deliveries, caked cement, or invoicing errors.
•  Perform any other duties as directed by the Senior Accountant and the MD.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION/ SKILLS

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
•  A minimum of 4 years of accounting experience
• Strong understanding of financial reconciliation and reporting.
• Proficiency in the use of Excel, Google Sheets and Tally
• Strong attention to detail and ability to reconcile accounts accurately.
• Knowledge of managing rebates and customer account adjustments.
• Excellent communication and task management skills.
• Ability to analyze and monitor financial performance.