Graduate Trainee (Account Officer) Recruitment at FHON Consulting

FHON Consulting believes that putting the right things in place such as people, processes, and systems with exceptional customers’ expectations in mind, will get one to the right place. We are here to solve industry challenges.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Graduate Trainee (Account Officer)
Job Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description


  • Prepare and check invoices, requisitions, and other documents for processing encodes and obtain approval
  • Provide detailed qualitative information on the financial position, liquidity, and cash flows of business while ensuring we are compliant with all tax regulations
  • Compiling and presenting reports, budgets, business plans, commentaries, and financial statements
  • Preparing accounts and tax returns
  • Administering payrolls and controlling income and expenditure
  • Auditing financial information
  • Dealing with insolvency cases
  • Verify amounts and codes on various forms for accuracy
  • Balance entries and make necessary corrections
  • Verify statement items and total with departmental records
  • Prepare asset liability and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information
  • Creation and presentation of reports, business plans, and financial statements
  • Examining expenses submitted by employees
  • Keeping an eye on incoming payments from accounts receivable and outgoing payments from accounts payable
  • Maintain an outstanding balance report
  • Generate Daily closing balance report
  • Provides financial information to management.

Qualifications and Skills Requirements

  • B.Sc Degree in Accounting or Finance-related courses
  • Possess 0 - 2 years of work experience
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Ability to follow up and make accurate decisions
  • Ability to handle a fast-paced, busy, and somewhat stressful environment, and work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office. Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
  • Attention to details
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Time management
  • Systems analysis
  • Mathematical and deductive reasoning
  • Critical thinking
  • Active learning
  • Clerical knowledge.