Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate
• Experience 10 years
• Location Kano
• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit
• This is more than a bookkeeping position.
• The successful candidate will take ownership of the General Ledger, month-end closing, inventory valuation, manufacturing costing, reconciliations, balance-sheet integrity and supporting financial schedules, while ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• General Ledger & Month-End Closing

• Maintain accurate General Ledger accounts.

• Drive month-end closing activities and support the company’s D+7 monthly financial close target.

• Prepare and review Trial Balance, accruals, prepayments, depreciation, provisions and closing journals.

• Reconcile P&L and balance-sheet accounts.

• Investigate unusual, aged or unsupported balances.

• Maintain complete supporting schedules and audit evidence.

• Inventory & Manufacturing Accounting

• Reconcile raw materials, packaging materials, Work-in-Progress and finished goods.

• Review inventory valuation and manufacturing cost calculations.

• Reconcile production output against material and packaging consumption.

• Review Bill of Materials (BOM) consumption and investigate production and cost variances.

• Support stock counts and investigate discrepancies.

• Ensure accurate finished-goods valuation.

• Manufacturing Costing & Margin Control

• Calculate and review product costs.

• Analyse material usage and manufacturing variances.

• Review standard versus actual costs.

• Validate Cost of Goods Sold.

• Support SKU and product profitability analysis.

• Identify unusual production or inventory losses.

• Work closely with Production, Warehouse, Procurement and Supply Chain teams.

• Bank, AR/AP & Treasury Reconciliation

• Reconcile bank accounts and investigate outstanding transactions.

• Review petty cash and cash-on-hand balances.

• Reconcile customer accounts, supplier balances, AR and AP ageing.

• Review advances, deposits, credit notes and unidentified receipts.

• Support proper three-way matching of Purchase Orders, Goods Received Notes and supplier invoices.

• Tax & Statutory Compliance

Support the timely preparation and reconciliation of:

• VAT

• WHT

• Corporate Income Tax schedules

• Payroll-related statutory liabilities

• Transfer-pricing supporting information

• Other applicable Nigerian and Free Trade Zone requirements

• ERP, Foreign Currency & Financial Controls

• Ensure transactions are accurately and timely posted in Odoo ERP.

• Maintain traceability between source documents, ERP transactions and financial reports.

• Manage accounting requirements relating to NGN, USD and EUR transactions.

• Support FX revaluations and intercompany reconciliations.

• Maintain appropriate supporting documentation and segregation of duties.

• Support external audits and follow up audit findings through closure.

• Qualifications & Experience

Candidates should have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.

• Professional accounting qualification such as ICAN, ACCA or ACA, or be at an advanced stage toward qualification.

• Approximately 10+ years of relevant accounting experience, preferably including at least 5 years within manufacturing, FMCG or food production.

• Strong knowledge of Nigerian accounting and tax requirements.

• Strong understanding of IFRS.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

• Strong ERP experience.

• Preferred Experience

Experience in the following areas will be an advantage:

• Food, pharmaceutical, FMCG or process manufacturing.

• Inventory accounting, BOM and manufacturing costing.

• Multi-currency transactions.

• External audit processes.

• Practical ERP systems experience.

• The Candidate We Are Looking For

• We are looking for someone who can identify accounting problems, reconcile them and bring them to closure, rather than simply reporting unreconciled information.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate:

• Strong attention to detail and analytical ability.

• High integrity and professional independence.

• Excellent reconciliation and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to challenge unsupported balances.

• Strong ownership and respect for deadlines.

• Ability to collaborate effectively across Finance, Production, Warehouse, Procurement, Sales and Supply Chain.

• Willingness to work hands-on with transactions and supporting documentation.

• Ability to perform effectively in a demanding manufacturing environment.

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