Account Officer at Myrtle Management Consultants Limited

Myrtle Management Consultants – Our client in the E-commerce sector urgently requires the services of a suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Account Officer

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Job Description

• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Report to line manager regarding the finances of establishment.
• Establish charts of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current technology or designated ERP.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements (make VAT and PAYE returns to relevant tax authorities).
• Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
• Assemble spreadsheets and draw charts and graphs used to illustrate technical reports.
• Analyze financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions.
• Interpret data affecting investment programs, such as price, yield, stability, future trends in investment risks, and economic influences.
• Monitor fundamental economic, industrial, and corporate developments through the analysis of information obtained from financial publications and services, investment banking firms, government agencies, trade publications, company sources, and personal interviews.
• Prepare plans of action for investment based on financial analyses.
• Any other responsibilities assigned by line manager.
• Perform intercompany (related companies) reconciliations using appropriate templates.
• Perform data entries in ERP for all cash transactions from the manual cashbook prepared by the Treasury Officer.
• Perform data entries in ERP for other transactions as delegated by the Finance Manager.

Qualifications

• 3 years and above related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Evidence of professional certification (s) or in the process of acquiring one.
• Excellent Observation Abilities.
• Capable of working independently and with minimum supervision.
• Logical approach to identifying and evaluating issues and problem solving.
• Well-developed organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple assignments.
• Displays awareness of the need for confidentially in sensitive matters.
• Demonstrated job commitment and personal flexibility to meet changing expectations.
• Commitment to self-development and expansion of knowledge.
• Ability to Conduct and Evaluate Research.
• Demonstrate Working Knowledge and Expertise.
• Good Decision Making.
• Excellent communications both verbal and written.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good Analytical skills.
• Has a strong knowledge in the use of Finance ERP (Sage and customized ERP).
• Excellent commands over excel and word.

Remuneration
Remuneration is competitive

Application Closing Date
30th December, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Interviews are on a rolling basis to this date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.