Factory Accountant Job at Outsolutions Accountants & Bookkeepers

Outsolutions Accountants & Bookkeepers  - We are a Nigerian consulting firm specialising in financial accounting, management information systems, management accounting, management consultancy projects and human capital development. The firm provides first-class consulting services to organizations within Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Factory Accountant

Job Location: Sagamu, Ogun

Job Description

• The ideal candidate will be involved with preparing financial reports and statements, bank reconciliations, and factory variance analysis.
• Moreover, the candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and possess a strong business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.
• Prepare adjusting journal entries.
• Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
• Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
• Maintain the required records for external agencies like tax authorities, banks, PENCOM, etc
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.
• Represent company before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors for conformance to business requirements.
• Appraise, evaluate, and inventory and equipment, recording information such as the description, value, and location of property.
• Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
• Ability to interpret and analyze financial statements and periodicals
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing company that utilizes a reasonably well known ERP system.
• ICAN/ACCA/CIMA certification is a requirement while a good working knowledge of the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry is an added advantage.