Job Vacancies at Givanas Cosmetics Nigeria Limited

Job Purpose

• The Junior Accountant is responsible for day to day transaction posting.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial accounting and general ledger structure.
• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded
• Update accounts receivable and issue invoices
• Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations
• Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines
• Assist with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc. as assigned
• Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed
• Prepare and submit weekly/monthly reports
• Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings
• Assist with other accounting projects

Experience Required

• B.Sc. in Accounting, Finance or relevant field
• Minimum of 1-year general accounting experience preferably in a manufacturing firm.
• Audit and taxation experience preferably from Big 4 will be an added advantage
• Sound knowledge of IFRS and IAS regulations.
• Professional Qualifications (ICAN/ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Ability to develop checking strategies
• Strong sense of deadlines and time management
• Excellent organizing abilities
• Good attention to detail
• Strong financial and analytical acumen
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with relevant computer software (SAP)
• Good communication skills and adaptability
• Good interpersonal and team work skills with good decision making

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Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, review, control and adjust production schedule where needed to ensure company’s targets are met.
• Developing and implementing short- and long-term plans to ensure that production has the necessary resources to meet business objectives and volume targets without disruption.
• Ensure that all products manufactured are produced efficiently, and are consistent with company established targets and goals for quality.
• Coordinate, recommend and manage improvements to reduce costs, increase productivity and efficiency, and sustain improvements.
• Ensure quality standards and processes are utilized throughout production and constantly work with Quality Control and Assurance on continuous improvements and provide preventive and corrective actions when problems occur.
• Determine human resources and material resources required, and manage these resources to meet production targets.
• Direct the entire production operation towards complying with customers specifications on quality, quantity and delivery time and meeting company’s standard of efficiency.
• Work out and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for production operations and ensure that SOPs are adhered to.
• Prepare, maintain and analyze production reports to determine deviations and make necessary improvements where needed.
• Set and manage production budgets, and implement cost control programs to reduce production operating expenses.
• Ensure efficient collaboration and coordination between relevant departments including Supply Chain, Procurement, Distribution, Sales and Marketing and Management.
• Track competencies of subordinates and provide leadership, development, and training as required.
• Setting up directional guides for the effective and efficient conduct of internal business processes that produce and deliver the products to the markets;
• Initiating the establishment of systems and procedures and compliance review system that are based on policies and anchored on corporate values;
• Initiating the continuing rationalization, resource implementation and documentation of systems, procedures and structures.
• Developing corrective/ preventive measures to make systems and procedures more effective and efficient;
• Managing all production personnel to ensure that they are appropriately motivated, trained and developed, and can carry out their responsibilities to the required standards and statutory requirements;
• Facilitating the employment and directing the training, coaching, mentoring and development of personnel.

Requirements/Experience

• A graduate of Chemistry, Chemical or Industrial Engineering, Business Management or any related course.
• Master's Degree in Management, Engineering an advantage.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in a relatively large organization and at least 1-year experience as a production manager in a manufacturing firm.
• With wide knowledge of the Quality Management, Quality Control, Process engineering, with a very high level of policies, processes and procedure development and documentation
• Able to express ideas clearly both in oral and written communications.
• Trustworthiness, resourcefulness and hard work
• With excellent organizational. analytical and problem-solving skills
• Computer literacy
• Problem Solving/Analytical
• Time Management
• Initiative

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Job Purpose

• The Accounting Manager is responsible for all areas relating to financial accounting.
• This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements.
• The Accounting Manager supervises four staff accountants and is responsible for day to day operations to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, year-end audit preparation, and other duties to be assigned.

Job Description

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial accounting and general ledger structure.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
• Assist the Finance Manager in the daily requirements.
• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of transactions.
• Collaborates with the Finance Manager to support overall department goals and objectives.
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Responds to inquiries from the Finance Manager, CFO, General Manager and firm wide managers.
• Work with the Finance Manager to ensure a clean and timely period end audit.
• Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Support Finance Manager with special projects and workflow process improvements.
• Ensure that all transactions posted in accounting software is accurate, error-free and in adherence to the existing policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all posting is properly allocated with correct account and proper notes are mentioned.
• Maintain all transactions with schedules and properly monitor the movements
• Attend all inter departmental queries and assure that everything has been accounted
• Assist the Finance Manager with proper period end closing
• Monitor each suppliers’ and customers’ account every month and verify the reconciliations
• Ensure that bank reconciliations are made twice a month
• Maintain fixed assets register and administer stock count
• Screen all transactions and provide 3-way matching

Key Technical Skills

• Strong sense of deadlines and time management
• Good communication skills and adaptability
• Aptitude to learn and strong analytical skills
• Ability to develop checking strategies
• Multi-cultural Understanding
• Sound good decision-making skills

Education & Professional Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
• Minimum of 4- year general accounting experience with taxation background
• A professional license
• Sound Knowledge in IFRS and IAS regulations.
• An audit experience (preferable from Big 4)
• Ability to handle full set of accounts for a manufacturing firm