Cost Accountant at Montaigne Place

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Objective

• To facilitate the execution of best practice financial management processes and maintain good relationships with local and international financial institutions, government agencies, consultants etc.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Financial Accounting & Treasury Management and Reporting:
• Ensure Proper record keeping of all financial records for adequate reporting
• Ensure all ledgers are reconciled and updated monthly (i.e. Creditors Ledger, Debtors Ledger, Prepayment Accounts, etc)
• Ensure Monthly preparation of Bank Reconciliation Report
• Develop and maintain credit control Policies and Processes
• Manage cashflow and collections within the outlets
• Ensure Monthly reconciliation of all outlets
• Ensure Monthly business performance reporting (Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Cashflow Analysis, Sales Analysis, etc)
• Manage Organization’s Tax matters
• Safeguard all company’s assets
• Monitor payment processes (Suppliers, Salaries, etc)
• Prepare corporate Annual Budget and variance report
• Ensure budgetary Analysis and control.

Key Performance Indicators

• Operational Efficiency/Cost Management
• Timeliness of completed quarterly financial reports
• Quality and ease of retrieval of financial information

Minimum Education Qualifications

• B.Sc or HND in Accounting or related discipline;
• A minimum of 7 years work experience.
• Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA) is mandatory.

Required Competencies:

• Knowledge
• Accounting and Finance
• Cost management
• Taxation
• Budgeting/Forecasting
• Company operations
• Management Accounting.

Skills:

• Execution
• Communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Proficient knowledge of Quick Book