Accountant; Payables & Operations at Lefort Consulting

Our client, a group of company in the Retail Sector is urgently looking for an Accountant; Payables & Operations to coordinate payables and operations activities in their organization
Experience: 1 - 3 years
Job Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit

Accountant; Payables & Operations

Reports to: Chief Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Preparing payment schedule for upload.
• Capturing transfer payment requests on Faxx E-payment tracker
• Maintaining records of all bank and cash transactions.
• Attending and Reconciling suppliers’ disputes.
• Management of HQ and assigned branch(es) petty cash and payments.
• Preparing a weekly report of all payment made through expense report.
• Assist in budget preparation and expense control activities.
• Preparation of Payable reports for management review.
• Check accuracy of invoices issued by vendors.
• Input and code invoices to cost centre(Branches).
• Match Invoices with Purchase Order (if applicable)
• Send invoices to Manager for payment approval.
• Verify and process employee expense claims and manage the approval and payment process.
• Update and maintain vendor database in a timely manner
• Perform reconciliations including supplier statement reconciliations, and more
• Support the month end process by providing supporting documentation for month end journals
• Report on Aged Payables plus other ad hoc reporting where applicable
• Identify improvements to the accounts payable process.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
B.sc/HND Accounting

• The candidate should possess at least 1 - 3 years working experience
• Must have experience with accounting software and Excel
• Highly Organized with attention to details
• Should be available to work with little or no supervision
• Professional certifications will be an added advantage.
• Financial analysis skills, organizational and stress management skills.
• The candidate must be based in Abuja.
• Pay is very competitive