Junior Accountant at Terra Energy Services Nigeria Limited

Job Purpose

• To provide support in the various accounting functions which include correcting, processing, analyzing and reconciling a wide variety of accounting documents such as invoices, departmental billings, employee reimbursements, cash receipts, vendor statements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Verification of calculations and input of codes into the accounting system in an accurate manner;
• Posting ofcash receipts and payment vouchers into the cashbook;
• Ensuring all respective support documents such as receipts are attached to payment vouchers;
• Monthly preparation of bank reconciliations;
• Compilation, analysis and preparation of data for financial statements, expenditures, revenues, accounts and reports;
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and provision of updates on budget implementation;
• Assist in monitoring the expenditures to ensure that funds are utilized appropriately by the close of the fiscal year.
• Participation in the preparations for external, internal and tax audit exercises;
• Ensuring all relevant files and documents are readily available for smooth running of audit exercises;
• Performing any other duties asrequired;

Key Performance Indicators

• Ability to reconcile and or balance financial transactions and accounts.
• Knowledge of accounting and book-keeping terminology and practices.
• Knowledge of general record keeping and filing systems.
• Ability to compare data from a variety of sources for accuracy and completeness.
• Ability to detect errors.
• Ability to determine work priorities

Working conditions

• Work is primarily done in a business/office environment
• Limited travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
• Must have 3-5 years of progressive experience in finance or accounting for a structured organization (previous oil & gas experience is compulsory)
• A certified member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)/ACCA.
• Knowledge of applicable accounting and financial reporting rules, regulations and requirements
• Strong analytical skills – understanding of revenue – cost structures andtranslatedata to clear analytics
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint); experience with financial modeling a plus