Finance Officer Job at Novella Africa Limited

Novella Africa Limited - Our Client, a logistics and supply chain organization, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Finance Officer

Job Opening ID: ZR_95_JOB
Job Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

• Responsible for administering all aspects of the accounting function including payroll processing for transmittal to the payroll service, financial reporting, and month-end close.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities.
• Provide inputs on weekly, monthly, and quarterly management reports to senior management
• Prepare a monthly reconciliation of all payments received on billing using the Billing reconciliation template.
• Provide input on monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and security regulations and policies.
• Liaise with the HSSEQ department on any health, safety, or security problem which you cannot resolve.
• Responsible for the health, safety, and welfare of all staff under direct management and expected to contribute to the health and safety of all personnel in the overall business unit.
• Prepare required journal entries after each inflow on the contract for recording deductions from the Invoice in line with payment received.
• Submit a monthly schedule of Trade and Other receivables aging analysis to ensure that all receivables are duly recovered.
• Assists in financial analysis of various business initiatives and performance (debtors and creditors schedule; fixed assets schedule)
• Prepares monthly closing accounts including GL journal entries
• Comply with health and safety procedures and instructions.
• Keeping abreast of developments and changes in the field by reading pertinent journals, attending meetings and courses.
• Provide training and guidance to less experienced officers

Requirements

• A good University Degree in Accounting or Finance
• A registered member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants is an added advantage
• Understanding of moderately complex accounting concepts and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IFRS
• Result oriented
• Must be customer focused
• Ability to deliver results
• Open to learning
• Computer applications (MS Office)
• Good communication skills (written & verbal)
• Planning and organizing
• Relationship management
• Have professional confidence.