ACCOUNTANT

Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Full-Cycle Accountant to manage our organization’s accounting operations.

This role involves overseeing everything from transaction processing and journal entries through to reconciliations, trial balance preparation, and the generation of monthly financial statements.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring timely reconciliations, supporting statutory tax compliance, and delivering reliable financial reports essential for management decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience managing the full accounting cycle through to financial statement preparation.
• Currently pursuing professional accounting qualifications such as ICAN or ACCA.
• Working knowledge of IFRS and Nigerian tax regulations, including VAT, WHT, and PAYE.
• Strong understanding of bookkeeping, general ledger management, reconciliations, and month-end closing.
• Experience preparing trial balances, profit and loss statements, and balance sheets.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail, integrity, and accuracy.
• Ability to meet reporting deadlines and manage multiple accounting responsibilities independently.

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• Key Responsibilities
• Process financial transactions and maintain accurate accounting records.
• Post receipts, invoices, payables, and journal entries with supporting documentation.
• Ensure accurate classification and recording of transactions in the accounting system.
• Maintain proper documentation and filing of financial records.
• Reconcile daily collections against invoices, receipts, and bank credits.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in collections and financial records.
• Verify vendor invoices against purchase orders and goods-received notes.
• Prepare payment schedules and maintain accurate supplier accounts.
• Maintain the debtor ledger and monitor outstanding customer balances.
• Follow up on payments from clients and reconcile customer accounts.
• Perform monthly bank, supplier, debtor, and control-account reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate accruals, prepayments, and the fixed-asset register.
• Coordinate the month-end closing process and ensure timely financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly trial balances, profit and loss statements, and balance sheets.
• Prepare supporting schedules and account reconciliations for financial statements.
• Prepare statutory tax schedules for VAT, Withholding Tax (WHT), PAYE, and other tax obligations.
• Support external auditors and respond to requests for accounting records.
• Ensure accounting activities comply with applicable financial reporting standards and Nigerian tax regulations.