Finance Officer at Bayshore Technologies Limited

Job Description

• Preparing customer invoices and reconciling customer accounts within the general ledger
• Preparing the monthly receivables statements.
• Making copies of any cheques or bank slips received and ensuring they have been appropriately filed.
• Following up on customer invoices, and ensuring they have been received
• Post receipts to the appropriate account and verify the details of the transaction.
• Monitoring customer account details for irregularities, delayed payments, and non-payments, and reporting this to the Finance Manager.
• Communicating regularly with the customer either through the phone, email, or face-to-face interactions.
• Providing support to other members of the finance team.
• Keeping track of all payments and expenditures, including payroll, purchase orders, invoices, statements, etc.
• Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
• Maintaining historical records and adequately storing and filing documents.
• Paying employees by verifying expense reports and preparing paychecks
• Paying vendors by scheduling paychecks and ensuring payment is received for outstanding credit; generally responding to all vendor inquiries regarding finance
• Prepare analysis of accounts and produce monthly reports

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field is required.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, technical, IT, and numerical skills
• ICAN certification is an added advantage.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated creative and critical thinking skills.
• Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication, presentation, interpersonal, and time management skills
• Ability to develop and implement accounting systems
• Solid understanding of financial statistics and Accounting Principles
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles
• Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records.
• Experience with SAGE & Quickbooks would be advantageous.
• Candidate must reside in Kano