Account Officer Job at Dangote Group

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Account Officer 

Job Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• Dangote Cement Plc is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Accounts Officer to join our Finance team.
• In this role, you will be responsible for administering accounting operations to meet legal requirements.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and accounting, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Review CAPEX purchase requisitions and ensure accurate upload of all fixed assets in the fixed asset register.
• Calculate and record depreciation for all fixed assets in accordance with IFRS and DCP’s depreciation policies.
• Review, interpret and apply fixed assets policies to fixed asset transactions at the plant including purchase, valuation, revaluation, accruals and disposal.
• Reconcile the fixed asset sub-ledger to the general ledger on a periodic basis.
• Review supplier invoices and supporting documents against invoice processing checklist in order to establish completeness and validity of details.
• Generate variance analysis of planned vs. actual activity rates and standard prices on a monthly basis and investigate variances.
• Match supplier invoices to purchase orders prior to processing to ensure consistency and identify errors/discrepancies/irregularities
• Allocate costs for central or joint expenditure to relevant cost centers in line with DCP’s cost allocation policies
• Ensure timely submission, accuracy and validity of inventory, gross margin schedules to the Team Lead, Management Accounting.
• Ensure all new assets are properly labelled and set up in the fixed asset register and individual asset account.
• Participate in month-end financial closing procedures
• Prepare the year-end fixed asset/depreciation schedules for annual audit/review.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by Plant Financial Controller.

Educational and Work Experience

• B.Sc. or HND in Finance/ Accounting
• 3 - 9 years of relevant work experience in Accounting or Finance function.
• Professional certification in Accounting (ACA, ACCA) is an added advantage

Skills and Competencies

• Good knowledge and understanding of finance best practices, IFRS and other applicable accounting standards.
• Basic knowledge of accounting packages and systems, preferably SAP.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good data gathering, analysis and problem solving skills
• High ethical standards and integrity.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.