Account Officer at Peridot Forte Solutions Consulting

Our Client in the Fashion Industry requires an Account Officer to join their team.

Location: Lekki, Lagos.

Responsibilities

• Take Initiative and work closely with the Managing Director and General Manager with no limitations.

• Managing company assets and financial expenditures.

• Prepare monthly reconciliations and financial statements

• Liaise with external auditors on tax-related matters.

• Analyze business operations, financial commitments, costs, revenues, and trends to develop projections for future revenue and expenses

• Ensure compliance with accounting and finance standards, best practices, and government regulations

• Check the POS Status from all terminal locations.

• Update of sales report.

• Reconciliation of Cash, Bank Balance and POS. 

• Confirmation of Payment and Order.

• Create Invoice and Credit Note for Customer.

• Weekly Update of Customer Statement.

• Weekly Approval and payment of requisition and expense.

• Weekly Update of Dispatch and Shippers Report.

• Weekly reconciliation of retirement and petty cash.

• Monthly payment of mobilization and staff salaries, Pension and Payee and all Consulting Agencies.

• Monthly preparation of Company statement of financial position and Profit Or Loss Account.

• Monthly Stock Reconciliation for all locations and Stock-list reminder mail

• Preparing financial documents such as invoices, tax filings, and monthly profit reports.

• Maintaining files on account receivables and updating records as required.

• Managing the flow of petty cash by recording all monetary transactions

Requirements:

• First degree in Accounting, or related discipline.

• 2-4 years’ work experience as an Account Officer.

• Strong computer skills and proficiency in MS Office and Outlook.

• A solid understanding of financial processes such as bookkeeping and tax filing.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Good organizational and time management skills.

• The ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining accuracy.

• The ability to collaborate with co-workers, clients, and suppliers.