Financial Accountant Job at Tsebo Rapid Nigeria Limited

Tsebo Rapid Nigeria Limited is a leading facilities services provider in Nigeria. Originally founded in 2011 as Rapid Facilities Management Limited, we quickly established a reputation for partnering with corporate clients, delivering high quality, cost-effective & transparent facilities solutions to international standards.

In 2014 we approached Tsebo Group in South Africa for a technical partnership which has evolved into a merger with Africa’s No1 Outsourced Services provider.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Financial Accountant
Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare payroll and payroll vouchers.
• Manage staff loans and deductions.
• Post monthly payroll JVs to Sage 50.
• Post PAYE / Pension / NSITF schedule and monthly payroll JVs.
• Additions, Amortization, and Prepayment Schedule as well as JVs.
• Prepare monthly interest on debt, finance leases and journal entries.
• Ensure Month-End Activities are completed and are accurate.
• Accrue for un-invoiced costs - OPEX & cost of sales.
• Review trial balance at month-end.
• Maintain proper file for month-end checklists of all finance staff, schedules for all balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations, and correspondences.
• Prepare WHT / PAYE / Pension/NSITF / ITF schedule and ensure remittances.
• Remit withholding taxes and PAYE due to FIRS, LIRS and other IRS.
• File monthly VAT returns.
• Produce report on indirect staff cost allocation in line with advice from the operations team.
• Produce intercompany ledgers.

Job-Related Work Experience / Qualifications

• BSc / HND Accounting / Finance
• ACA will be an added advantage.
• Four (4) years minimum experience in a similar role

Specialist Core Competencies:

• An analytical mind.
• Negotiation skills and ability to develop strong working relationships.
• Commercial and business awareness.
• Good communication skills- verbal and written.
• A keen eye for detail and a desire to probe further for data.
• Deadline-oriented and an ability to stick to time constraints.
• Leadership and team working skills within own area and across the business.
• Able to deal with multiple issues, tasks and priorities concurrently.
• Able to understand and identify key objectives across the business.