Accountant

CareerEdu Consulting Limited - Our client, a Reputable Restaurant, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Gwarimpa, Abuja (FCT)

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and experienced Accountant to manage the organisation’s financial records and accounting operations.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, monitoring revenue and expenditure, preparing financial reports, managing reconciliations, and ensuring proper financial controls across the organisation.
• The ideal candidate must have a strong understanding of accounting principles, excellent numerical and analytical skills, and practical experience in financial management, preferably within the hospitality or restaurant industry.

Responsibilities

• Financial Records and Bookkeeping: Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, process financial transactions, and ensure proper documentation of all income, expenses, purchases, and payments.
• Revenue Monitoring and Reconciliation: Monitor daily sales across restaurant outlets, reconcile POS transactions, cash collections, bank deposits, transfers, and other revenue channels, and investigate discrepancies.
• Financial Reporting and Analysis: Prepare periodic financial statements, management accounts, cash flow reports, expenditure reports, and other financial analyses to support management decision-making.
• Cost and Inventory Control: Monitor food and beverage costs, inventory valuation, stock movements, wastage, and operational expenses. Identify unusual variances and recommend measures to improve cost efficiency.
• Accounts Payable and Receivable: Manage supplier payments, outstanding obligations, customer receivables where applicable, and ensure proper authorisation and documentation of financial transactions.
• Budgeting and Financial Planning: Assist in preparing departmental budgets, monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets, analyse variances, and provide recommendations for improved financial performance.
• Payroll and Statutory Compliance: Support payroll processing, verify payroll records, ensure accurate statutory deductions, and assist with applicable tax, pension, and other regulatory remittances.
• Internal Controls and Audit: Implement and monitor financial controls, identify irregularities, prevent revenue leakages, ensure accountability in financial transactions, and support internal and external audit exercises.
• Financial Administration: Maintain proper accounting documentation, monitor financial obligations, liaise with banks and relevant financial institutions, and ensure compliance with established accounting procedures.

Requirements

• Minimum of HND or BSc in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 3–5 years’ relevant work experience in accounting or financial management.
• Previous experience in the hospitality, restaurant, retail, or food service industry is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, bookkeeping, and account reconciliation.
• Practical knowledge of inventory accounting, cost control, revenue monitoring, and financial management.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, numerical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• High level of accuracy, integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
• Good understanding of applicable tax regulations and statutory financial obligations in Nigeria.
• Ability to work independently, meet reporting deadlines, and manage multiple financial responsibilities.

Profeesional Advantage:

• Membership or progress towards professional certification with ICAN, ACCA, or an equivalent recognised accounting body will be an added advantage.

Salary

N250,000 - N300,000 per month.

Application Closing Date

30th November, 2026.