Accountant Job at Arkounting Business Concepts Limited

Arkounting Business Concepts Limited - Our client, a fast growing medium scale business, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Accountant

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full time, Onsite
Industry: FMCG

The Role

• This role is positively challenging and will provide growth to the prospective role holder.
• The ideal role holder is a progressive Finance professional who is intelligent, has a strong interest in deploying accounting solutions, and can work in a fast-paced environment. He/she must be competent in all basic Accounting functions and will be required to perform duties according to best practices.
• Most importantly, in line with our client’s standard, he/she should be committed, hard-working, and particular about delivering quality work.

Responsibilities
What you will be doing:

• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are properly and timely recorded
• Update accounts receivable and accounts payable accordingly
• Share responsibility for overseeing the accounts reconciliations and inventory management processes.
• Co-champion the preparation and processing of balance sheets, payroll, income statements, and other financial statements
• Liaise with the Consultants to provide advisory services such as business valuation, budget preparation, template design, accounting framework, and setup
• Ensure compliance with best practice and legal requirements
• Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed
• Collaborate with the tax consultant and external auditors to ensure the company adheres to all its statutory obligations
• Prepare and submit weekly/monthly reports
• Draft other relevant periodic reports on the financial status of the company
• Identify trends and recommend actions based on sound analysis
• Other related tasks as assigned

Requirements
What you need to succeed:

• 1+ years of hands-on Finance experience
• Educational background in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field
• A member of a professional body e.g. ACA, ACCA, (Part or Fully Qualified) is a ‘nice to have
• Proven knowledge in bookkeeping, financial reporting, financial management, financial software, and Microsoft suite
• Highly confidential with good integrity
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced and result-oriented environment
• Ability to work in a team and multitask
• Excellent presentation, reporting, and communication skills
• Good attention to details
• Client relationship and engagement skills
• Tech savvy; good use of collaboration tools such as Slack

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Applications to: talents@arkounting.com.ng using the Job Position as the subject of the email.

Interview Process
Preliminary Chat:

• If we believe you are a good fit based on your application, we will schedule a 30-45minutes chat with you, our Recruitment Associate and Hiring Manager. This is basically a get-to-know-you chat for us to hear about you experiences and to confirm that the role is a good fit for you, as well as if you are a good fit for us.

Recruitment Exercise:

• Thereafter, a recruitment exercise will be sent to you to further assess your technical competence for the role.

Second Interview:

• If we find your performance in the exercise satisfactory, you will meet with one of our Principal Consultant for a technical chat - relating to the role and the recruitment exercise.

Final Interview:

• At this stage, we will schedule a final interview with you to meet with our client for a final assessment and to discuss expectations of both parties
• We will ensure to give you an update within a week after each stage.