Senior Accountant at Terragon Group

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Profile
As a Financial Controller, a typical day might include the following:

• Prompt coding and registering of commitments in the accounting system, maintaining chart of accounts, invoicenumbers.
• Documenting financial transactions by entering account information.
• Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Liaising with accounting officers with respect to bills receivable, bills payable, etc
• Providing assistance to auditors with regards to scope and items
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
• Ensuring internal control system is effected and adhered to on the assets and accounting system of the company.
• Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analysing account information
• Summarise current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
• Preparation of the monthly bank reconciliation of the accounts of the company.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Develop, implement, modify, document, record keeping, and accounting system, making efficient use of the accounting
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information needed for the audit of financial statements
• Ensure all costs are captured on SAP daily and revenues captured promptly
• Compute statutory taxes i.e VAT, PAYE, local government and preparation of tax returns, ensure compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
• Maintaining account payables and accounts receivables: Collate payments due to the vendors for each unit of the business.
• Streamlining accounting functions and operations.
• Developing plans for financial growth.
• Evaluating and managing risk.
• Coordinating audit processes.

Requirements
You’d be a good fit if:

• Minimum of 5-7 years relevant analytical experience
• Candidate should possess a Masters degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant discipline
• Significant analytical skill set, including the utilisation of BI and reporting tools
• Excellent communication skills with ability to build relationships
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills
• High level of commercial acumen
• Advanced computer software skills, including writing macros in Excel and other accounting packages
• Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CFA

Salary
NGN3,600,000 - 4,800,000 / Year.