Accounts Officer, Lagos

fosadconsulting
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📍 Lagos📍 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria📍 ng

About this role

Company Description

Our client is a major player in the upstream, and downstream segments of the petroleum sector. With a quality portfolio of oil and gas assets in Nigeria, their capabilities extend through upstream (exploration & production and drilling), downstream, trading of oil product, sub-surface engineering and data appraisal for geophysics and petroleum projects.


Job Description

ROLE DESCRIPTION: Responsible for providing support in looking after the organization’s financial plan and also given the responsibility of financial planning and record keeping of all accounts.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Preparing monthly bank reconciliations and reports to accompany monthly management accounts.
  • Audit payrolls.
  • Ensuring compliance with taxation legislation and preparing tax returns.
  • To supervise the posting of accounting information daily and ensure back up of electronic data
  • Preparing journal entries for posting to SAGE
  • Assisting with the preparation and consolidating annual accounting reports.
  • Reconciling balance sheets on a frequent basis
  • Analyzing expenditures against budget, investigating annual and monthly financial accounts.
  • Preparing reports, budgets, business plans, commentaries and financial statements.
  • Providing accounting support to managerial staff, colleagues and clients.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus
  • Must be competent in International Financial Reporting Standards
  • Must be highly detail oriented and organized
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office application; especially Excel
  • Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance creativity, problem solving, and results

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business related degree required
  • IFRS Certification will be an advantage
  • ICAN/ACCA Membership Advantage
  • 2+ years of relevant experience

Additional Information

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

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This Accounts Officer, Lagos role at fosadconsulting is based in Lagos, Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, ng. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
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When was the Accounts Officer, Lagos job at fosadconsulting posted?
This Accounts Officer, Lagos position at fosadconsulting was posted on Aug 16, 2016. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Accounts Officer, Lagos
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