Financial / GL Accountant Job at BP Solutions Africa

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Financial / GL Accountant
Job Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• To ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the Finance function of OFIL.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Execution of financial accounting and administrative operations of the F&A department:
• Manage accounting for fixed assets acquisition, disposal and depreciation calculation policy in line with IFRS following SAP steps.
• Review and adjustment of posting to P & L
• Maintenance, posting and running of monthly accruals
• Review and adjustment to statement of financial position
• Recognize new fixed assets and reconcile with approved investment budget.
• Discuss with project teams and engineering department to conclude on capitalization of assets under construction.
• Justify fixed assets write-off proposal from requestors/dept. heads
• Coordinate with factory and others to make sure fixed assets are affixed with tags and identification numbers.
• Performing fixed assets physical count when due with fixed assets custodians.
• Monthly reconciliation of PPE general ledger to assets register
• Monitor inter-company transfer of fixed assets.
• Creation of Budget tree and Investment Order for cost accumulation
• Organize the physical count of fixed assets with the tax consultants for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Capital Acceptance from the Ministry of Industry
• Year-end account reconciliation.

Qualifications

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree
• A minimum of 5 years of work experience.

Competencies and Skills Required:

• Finance background
• Accounting including IFRS, SAP and Local GAAP
• Administration
• Monthly planning and control cycle, efficient working of Accounts Payable, Receivables, Property Plant & Equipment and General Ledger and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations and application of relevant accounting standards.
• Analytical Background Computer skills: MS Windows, including intermediate Excel and Word, and basic PowerPoint and Access; SAP (or the equivalent) experience.
• Experience working within the FMCG sector is highly required

Key Performance Indicator:

• Close SAP in line with the Group reporting timetable
• Clean audit opinion
• Conclude Annual report in line with the agreed timetable
• Accuracy and timeliness of reports as per deadlines.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: jobs@bpsolutionsafrica.com using the Job position as the subject of the mail.

Note: Candidates with FMCG experience are strongly encouraged to apply.