Accountant at Petra Micro Finance Bank Ltd (PMFB)

Location: Lagos Mainland - Yaba, Lagos

Job Responsibilities

• In charge of day-to-day finance and accounts operations.
• Administers payment transfers through the banks.
• Manages cash advance and reconciles retirement.
• Prepares bank reconciliation statements for all corporate accounts.
• Preparing accounts and tax returns
• Monitoring spending and budgets
• Auditing and analyzing financial performance
• Financial forecasting and risk analysis
• Advising on how to reduce costs and increase profits
• Compiling and presenting financial and budget reports
• Ensure that financial statements and records comply with laws and regulations
• Keeping account books and systems up to date.
• Audits bank statements to ensure consistency and accuracy of bank charges.
• Raises vouchers for transactions and posts financial data to the applicable accounting system.
• Ensures that all accounting entries posted into the accounting system are accurate.
• Prepares reports to show receivables aging and submit to management.
• Collects and reviews Purchase Order for jobs done by the Company.
• Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing the balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Guides other staff by coordinating activities and answering finance-related questions.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Maintains financial security by following applicable accounting controls.
• Prepares payments by verifying documents submitted, and disburse as required.
• Complies with federal, state, and local financial requirements enforce adherence to these requirements, and advise management on needed actions.
• Prepares special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Other duties are assigned from time to time.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with 1 - 5 years work experience.