Terminal Accountant at GIG Logistics

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, examine, and analyse accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Plan, compile and analyse financial information for management strategic business decision making.
• Assist in auditing activities by providing necessary information and prepare requested documents.
• Develop, maintain and analyse budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Assist in producing schedules for remittance/payments of VAT, PAYE Tax and other statutory payments from the terminal.
• Ensure strict adherence to internal accounting control procedures at the terminal.
• Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
• Secures financial information by completing data base backups.
• Summarize current financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit/ loss statement, and other reports.
• Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities by collecting and analysing financial information.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Works with and assists the Chief Financial Officer in implementing account functions for the company.
• Responsible for day-to-day finance and accounts operations at the terminal.
• Prepares reports of all movement of funds in and out of the terminal.
• Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
• Reconciliation of all cash accounts and monitoring of cash receipts and disbursements at the terminal.
• Ensure daily call-over and verification is carried out on all transactions posted into the system from the terminal.
• Perform other duties as required or as assigned.

Education and Work Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree or HND in any relevant discipline
• Minimum of two (2) years cognate experience in Accounting.

Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of Accounting Practices
• Ability to Prepare Financial Statements
• Knowledge of General Business Practices
• Ability to Analyze Data
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Accounting Organizational Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Written and Verbal Communication Skills
• Spreadsheet proficiency
• Mathematical skills
• Teamwork
• Accuracy
• Financial Reporting.