Accountant & Book Keeper

Parcel Line Logistics Limited is Nigeria’s largest SME oriented logistics company with a world-class technology platform. Hundreds of businesses ship their parcels and packages daily by leveraging our Pay-on-Delivery, tracking and business intelligence services

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Accountant & Book Keeper
Job Location: Lagos

Accountant Job Responsibilities

• Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data; preparing reports.

Accountant Job Duties

• Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information
• Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.

Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.

• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Secures financial information by completing data base backups.
• Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
• Prepares payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
• Complies with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
• Prepares special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Accomplishes the result by performing the duty.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Accountant Skills and Qualifications

• Accounting, Corporate Finance, Reporting Skills, Attention to Detail, Deadline-Oriented, Reporting Research Results, SFAS Rules, Confidentiality, Time Management, Data Entry Management, General Math Skills
• Prior work experience in Logistics and supply chain managment
• Ideal Applicant lives in close proximity to Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
• Ideal Applicant has had atleast 2-3 years working in a corporate environment