Accountant

Job Description

• The Accountant will be responsible for keeping and maintaining proper books of accounts for the preparation of annual, statutory and group reporting accounts to give a lucid view of the company’s situation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review financial statements for accuracy and legal compliance
• Prepare and file tax returns
• Enter accounting related information into business logs
• Inspect account books for efficiency and accuracy
• Responsible for GAAP preparation and entry of journal entries
• Calculate and document accruals.
• Perform bank reconciliations and ensure proper coding of cash receipts and transfers
• Maintain fixed assets.
• Prepare balance sheet and profit and loss account reconciliations
• Perform monthly profit and loss analysis with explanation for variances to budget and prior periods including proposing required journal entries as needed
• Set and execute year-end accounting close activities
• Supports annual financial and other audits
• Liaison between Account Receivable, Account Payable, general accounting, finance, IT, and other teams as necessary
• Identify and drive revenue initiatives and strategy to advance the team and organization
• Make recommendations and implement actions necessary to maintain and improve team and organization metrics
• Other duties & projects assigned

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or any other relevant discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of prior general accounting experience.
• Experience in Fintech space is a plus
• Certification in Accounting related is a plus.
• Membership of relevant professional bodies such as Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria ICAN is a plus
• Professional written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel e.g., XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Advance Filters, Pivot tables, If Statements, Text to Columns, etc.
• Strong account reconciliation skills
• Strong data analysis skills