Branch Accountant at SIMS Nigeria Limited

Job Description

• As a Branch Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in managing and overseeing financial transactions, ensuring compliance, and supporting the branch’s financial health.
• You will work closely with branch managers and the central accounting team, contributing to financial planning, budgeting, and reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations for the branch, including accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and general ledger entries.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial statements, including monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with company policies and financial regulations.
• Reconcile bank accounts, monitor cash flow, and prepare balance sheets.
• Assist in budget preparation and financial forecasting.
• Liaise with branch management and central accounting team to analyze financial data and support business decisions.
• Ensure compliance with tax, legal, and regulatory requirements at the branch level.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Counting of stock (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly), stock reconciliation and sign off.
• Preparation of daily sales report and reconciling with cashier and storekeeper registers
• Monitoring of cash lodgments and other deposits to bank
• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation for various banks and flagging of lodgments not credited by customers or to suppliers.
• Preparation of branch monthly payroll
• Weekly preparation of imprest and imprest analysis report
• Make audit returns - sales invoices, receipts, payment vouchers, tellers, etc.

Monthly preparation of the following:

• Inter branch supply - confirm that credits have been received by all branches releasing goods.
• Maintenance and report on inter branch/head office current accounts to head office finance.
• Confirmation of goods received from central warehouse or from hub warehouses.
• Weekly stock count reconciliation and report submitted to audit, signed off by accountant and storekeeper.
• Monthly preparation of GRN and the schedules for local purchases sent to audit.

Required Experience / Qualifications

• Candidates should possess an HND / Bachelor's Degree(minimum of a 2nd Class Degree) in Finance, Accounting or any other related field (Membership of a recognized professional body i.e. ICAN, ACCA will be an added advantage).
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role.