Accounting Officer at Amazon Energy Limited

Job Objective(s)

• Handling and managing Group’s accounts payable accounts.
• Receiving, opening, and logging invoices, as well as other duties like bank reconciliation, accounts payable in voice and data entry, and expense report handling for all Group subsidiaries.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare all payment vouchers as per procedures and batch them together for processing into the accounting system.
• Process all payment batches into the accounting system as per procedures.
• Analysis to be completed for banking and attached to bank deposit slips.
• All documentation to be filed correctly for bank reconciliation purposes
• Ensure that transactions for the day are posted and reconciled with the general ledger on a daily basis.
• Ensure that the required journal entries are prepared on a timely basis.
• Ensure that month-end closing entries are done as per standard procedure.
• Prepare reports, schedules and analysis that may be required by the Manager, Finance & Accounts.
• Respond to queries, by resolving issues in a timely and efficient manner to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Investigate and resolve problems associated with processing of invoices and purchase orders.
• Communicate and follow up with internal departments to resolve issues and determine methods for expediting problem payments.
• Maintain and administer Accounts Payable databases.
• Ensure that tax related matters such as computations, payments and reports to Inland Revenue Service are complied with.
• Interface with regulatory agencies: FIRS, LIRS, NSITF, ITF, DPR, NAPIMS etc
• Reconcile creditor’s statements of accounts against the records.

Job Requirements

Education:

• Must possess at least First Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Master's Degree or Professional Certification in related field would be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of relevant ERP or accounting software is added advantage

Experience:

• Must have 1 - 2 years cognate experience in Financial Accounting or related field and Oil & Gas Industry.
• Must be versatile with tax laws, regulations, IFRS and GAAP