Senior Account Officer at Microcred Group

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Supervisor: Reporting to the FC / CFO

Main Responsibilities

• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable.
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results.
• Analyse financial information and summarise financial status.
• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve eciency and spending.
• Provide technical support and advice on Management account
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
• Manage accounting assistants.
• Participate in financial standards implementation and in the forecast process.
• Provide input into the department's goal setting process.
• Prepare financial statements.
• Assist with tax audits and tax returns.
• Work with the internal and external audits.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Assist in the Developing and documentation of business processes and accounting
• policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP principles.
• Any other jobs as assigned by the Head Accountant and Financial Controller
• Perform timely and accurate settlement of ALL e-tr'ansactions on ALL channels (POS, Web, Mobile), various payment platforms with the Processors/Switch (e.g. Interswitch, NIBSS) and Partnering/Settlement Bank (e.g. Stanbic IBTC).
• Ensure the timely and accurate remittance of collections via the Bank’s Branches on the various e-payments platforms deployed in the Bank, to the various billers in line with the SLAs.
• Provide accounting procedures (online and settlement entries) for new e-products being launched by the Bank and also ensure that these procedures are smoothly implemented.
• Liaise with stakeholders for review of existing settlement processes with a viewproviding automation required for increased eciency and amendment / correction / enhancement of existing applications.

Educational / Experience

• University Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Economics
• 3 - 5 years related experience
• Chartered Accountant Preferred.