Account Officer Job at Alan & Grant

Alan & Grant is a firm of consultants creating innovative HR & Enterprise Solutions. We focus on enabling performance improvements around our clients’ people, product and project concerns. We work with different organizations to conceptualize, build and deploy bespoke solutions aimed at improving overall performance and align workforce to long-term corporate objectives ensuring sustained growth and profitability in the process.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Account Officer
Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time 
Industry: Medical

Duties and Responsibilities

• Compile vendors, consultants’ obligations and commitments
• Writing of cheques and register them in cheque register before dispatch
• Writing of all payment vouchers and other advance requests
• Daily filing of relevant document for easy reference
• Preparation and analysis of revenue, expense, invoices and other accounting documents.
• Prepare management accounting reports
• Confirmation/vetting of consultant’s invoices, all incentive payments, external services requests (Lab, eye tests etc), marketing commission, recharge cards etc.
• Maintain financial data bases, computer software systems and manual filing systems
• Confirmation of discharges
• Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness
• Explain relevant billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients
• Resolve accounting discrepancies
• To undertake other duties as appropriately designated by the Head of Finance.

Experience, Qualification and Required Skills

• A minimum of 2 years previous experience in accounting.
• Minimum of B.Sc/HND in accounting and related discipline
• Preferably Accounting/numerate discipline
• Part or fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAN, ACA, ACCA,CIMA)
• Must have knowledge, ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections
• Excellent communication skills (both written & oral)
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent customer service focus
• Persuasive
• Honest and trustworthy
• Professional, able to maintain confidentiality and ethical behaviour
• A ‘can-do’ attitude
• Confident and patient