Accountant Job at Devand Agency

Devand is an innovative company driven to building brands and providing them with Up-to-date Digital Services and positioning them to thrive in their industry, giving them a better edge than their competitors and also building lasting relationships with their clients and customers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Accountant
Job Location: Portharcourt, Rivers
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description

• The ideal candidate will be involved with preparing financial reports and statements, bank reconciliations, and conducting cyclical audits.
• Moreover, the candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and possess strong business acumen. 
• The Job role is for a Supermarket based in Portharcourt.

Qualifications

• HND or Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
• Ability to interpret and analyze financial statements and periodicals
• Fluency in Microsoft Office suite ( Excel, Word etc.)
• Strong communication skills, problem identification and high level of numeracy
• Strong analytical and computer skills, especially with accounting software, spreadsheets, and financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage the accounting, finance, and administration components of the organization, including petty cash funds and office operations finance, accounting, and administrative activities
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Establish financial management systems, procedures and controls to ensure consistency with standard operating procedures and government policies.
• Maintaining accounts general ledgers.
• Management of cashflow and preparation of monthly cashflow projections.
• Preparation of annual accounts to trial balance stage, and liaising with the external auditor.
• Preparation of annual budgets for submission to Management and the Board
• Administration of the organization's operational expense.
• Maintenance of all items posted unto the accounting system (vendors, supplier invoices, cash receipts and payments).
• Reconciliation of all balance sheet items such as stocks, debtors and receivables.
• Ensure the verification and reconciliation of all sales (cash, card and bank transfers) into the company accounts.
• Ensure that weekly bank reconciliation is carried out for all company accounts.
• Ensure the registration and approval of different goods and services supplied per time all new supplies must be checked for confirmation.
• Expense claims
• Prepare budget forecasts
• Publish financial statements in time
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Comply with financial policies and regulation