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.