Accountant

Accountant

HCM Bridges Consulting is a professional HR and recruitment consultancy connecting skilled candidates with reputable employers across Nigeria and Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Mushin, Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are seeking a qualified and experienced Accountant for a company with operations across multiple branches.
• The successful candidate will oversee accounting functions, ensure accurate financial reporting, maintain effective financial controls and support management decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Accounting & Reporting:
• Oversee the company's accounting records and financial transactions.
• Prepare monthly and periodic financial statements and management reports.
• Analyse revenue, expenses, profitability, cash flow and other financial information.
• Review financial records and schedules prepared by the bookkeeping function.
• Ensure accounting records are complete, accurate and maintained on time.
• Financial Control & Reconciliation:
• Review bank, cash, sales, purchase, receivable and payable reconciliations.
• Monitor financial transactions across the company's branches.
• Investigate significant discrepancies and ensure appropriate corrective action.
• Monitor financial controls to reduce errors, losses and unauthorised transactions.
• Review branch financial reports and identify unusual or inconsistent transactions.
• Inventory & Cost Accounting:
• Monitor the accounting treatment and valuation of inventory.
• Review stock movement and inventory reports across branches.
• Analyse inventory variances and investigate significant discrepancies.
• Monitor cost of goods sold, gross margins and other relevant financial indicators.
• Support management in analysing the financial implications of bulk purchases and sales.

Accounts Receivable & Payable:

• Oversee customer receivables and supplier payables.
• Review outstanding customer balances and supplier obligations.
• Monitor credit transactions and payment schedules.
• Ensure proper reconciliation of customer and supplier accounts.
• Provide management with updates on significant outstanding balances.

Tax & Statutory Compliance:

• Maintain appropriate records required for tax and statutory compliance.
• Support the preparation and filing of applicable tax returns and statutory obligations.
• Ensure accounting practices comply with relevant accounting standards and applicable regulations.
• Liaise with external accountants, auditors, tax consultants or relevant authorities when required.

Management Support & Financial Analysis:

• Provide management with financial information and analysis to support business decisions.

• Assist in budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow planning.

• Identify financial trends, risks and areas requiring management attention.

• Recommend improvements to accounting processes and financial controls.

• Prepare financial schedules and reports as requested by management.

• Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or HND in Accounting, Finance or a related field.

• Professional accounting qualification such as ICAN, ACCA or equivalent is an advantage.

• 3–5 years of relevant accounting experience.

• Experience in a trading and inventory-based business is an advantage.

• Good knowledge of financial reporting, reconciliations, inventory accounting and statutory compliance.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to details
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Good understanding of inventory and cost accounting.
• Strong reconciliation and problem-solving skills.
• Integrity and sound financial judgment.
• Ability to analyse large volumes of transactions and financial data.
• Good communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines and work independently.

Application Closing Date

• 30th September, 2026.