Accounting / Front Desk Officer

Ellae Creative Branding Agency Limited is an energetic and talented creative and digital agency, set centre stage in Lagos, Nigeria. We blend intelligent creativity with a sincere collaborative approach, consistently delivering powerful results for our clients.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Accounting / Front Desk Officer
Job Location: Lagos

Description

• We are seeking a Accounting / Front Desk Officer to join our team. At the heart of Ellae is a small team of creative and strategic professionals, all sharing in the same creative passion, philosophy and firm belief in the power of great ideas.
• We are dedicated to helping our clients develop more meaningful relationships with their customers through brand, communication, creative and the digital channels.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, examine and analyses accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Prepare accounts and balance sheets, profit and loss accounts.
• Prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
• Prepare employee payroll
• Liaise with external auditors and deal with any financial irregularities as they arise
• Keep records of debit/ credit for all vendors
• Allocation of funds to various departments as per budget provisions.
• Checking of bills with respect to terms and conditions of contracts
• Preparing and submitting periodical statement of accounts to the management
• To receive and direct visitors.
• To maintain a front desk visitor's register.
• Provide general administrative and clerical support.
• File paperwork, maintain computer files, perform data entry, order inventory, process financial documents, and update. reservations. sort incoming and outgoing mails.
• Maintain confidentiality & handle sensitive information appropriately.
• Answer telephone calls in a professional manner at all times.
• Prepare correspondence and reports.
• Receive and sort mail and deliveries.
• Schedule appointments.
• Maintain appointment diary either manually or electronically.
• Monitor and maintain office equipment.
• Control inventory relevant to reception area.
• Tidy and maintain the reception area and any other responsibilities assigned.

Job Requirements

• Min Required Experience: 3 year(s)
• Min Qualification: Second Class Upper in Accounting Related Bachelor's Degree.

Other Requirements:
In order to succeed in this role, it is expected that you will have:

• Minimum of 3-5 years post-Degree experience
• Great work and leadership skills
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office applications. (Excel, Word and Powerpoint)
• Good sense of judgment, result-oriented, self-motivated with evident analytical and strategic thinking ability.
• Ability to proffer solutions under pressure
• Good project management, planning, organization and high attention to detail
• Technical competence in Accounting Software such as Quickbooks and Sage, Etc.