Finance Officer at Westfield Consulting Limited

Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Job Description

• We are seeking an experienced, driven finance officer for our radio station. As a finance officer, you are in charge of overseeing the financial transactions of the organization. You are responsible for developing budgets, monitoring transactions, and preparing financial reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Meets accounting financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; preparing business plans and cash flow forecasts, scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions.
• General book-keeping and implementing on-going control of cash transactions including reconciliation of bank statements and accounts and resolution of any discrepancies.
• Preparation of management reports, including monthly and annual accounts; analysing operating and financial statements for profitability ratios.
• Work with the external auditors to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit.
• Preparing payrolls, records of prepaid assets, accounts receivable, accruals and payment of employee salaries. Oversee the timely and regular payment of utility bills and tax levies.
• Maintenance of company cash flow.
• Disbursement of petty cash.
• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation statements.
• Weekly reconciliations of accounts for smooth management of revenue with traffic department
• Preparation for monthly income & expenditure report for management
• Any other accounting and financial tasks as assigned by the MD.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of OND in Accountancy.
• 3-5 progressive years on the job experience.

Skills:

• Good communication skills and ability to speak and write well.
• Possess strong accounting and analytical skills.
• Financial reporting.
• Computer literate.
• Good knowledge of accounting software.
• Good negotiation and prospecting Skills.
• A positive, confident and determined approach
• The capability to flourish in a competitive environment.
• Basic administrative work, maintaining records, producing reports, forecasting and assisting with problem resolution on payments and revenue collection.