Accountant Recruitment at Ades Ventures Nigeria Limited

Ades Ventures Nigeria Limited is an indigenous company located in Ibadan, specialized in processing, production, exportation of African foods and drinks, and international business support services. We continue to increase our product range of quality African foods and drinks sold at very competitive prices to embrace a wider market. Our aim is to make top quality African and Caribbean foods and drinks accessible and affordable to consumers in and around London, the United Kingdom and in the EU.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Accountant

Job Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Job Type: Full time

Job Summary

• An accounting personnel whose responsibilities will include overseeing end-to-end finance operations, financial planning and analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, looking to make improvements to procedures and controls, as well as ad-hoc projects and requests as and when they come up.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist in coordination and direction of budgets, financial planning and forecasting.
• Assist in the analysis of monthly and quarterly financial reports and presenting findings to the board.
• Assist in transactional tasks and help make good financial decisions.
• Undertaking strategic analysis and assisting with strategic planning
• Undertaking research into pricing, competitors and factors affecting performance
• Assist Carrying out business modelling and risk assessment.
• Ensure invoicing and accounts receivables.
• Assist in driving the continuous improvement of end-to-end accounting practices.
• Compliance returns.
• Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments and similar accounting entries.
• Monthly reconciliation of bank, suppliers, customer ledgers and intercompany accounts: to ensure all accounts are accurate.
• Participate in departmental cost analysis.
• Advise on tax and treasury issues.
• Participate in inventory process and ad hoc finance work requirements.

Educational and Professional Requirements

• B.Sc or HND in Accounting.
• Professional Qualification ACCA desirable.
• MBA would be an added advantage.

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of (4) years of working experience in finance and accounts (preferably retail industry)
• Experience in using accounting software such as Sage 200 (not mandatory) as training would be given.

Skills:

• Commercial and business awareness.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Problem-solving skills and initiative.
• Strong attention to detail and an investigative nature.
• Good time management skills, ability to prioritise and ensure deadlines are met.
• Ability to work well in a team and build strong working relationships.
• Excellent IT skills - Proficiency in MS Office specifically in excel and confident when using digital skills and other applications.
• The desire to learn and take on new challenges.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application and Resume to: admin.nig@adesfoods.com using the Job position as the subject of the mail.