Junior Accountant Job at Sankore Investments

Sankore Investments is a wealth management firm that provides advisory, brokerage, fund management and other investment services to a range of clients including individuals and corporations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Junior Accountant

Job Opening ID: 162
Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Industry Financial Services

About the Role

• The Junior Accountant is responsible for providing support to the Finance and Operations team by managing daily accounting and financial tasks.
• In this role, you will be responsible for reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledgers and preparing of management account

Primary Responsibilities

• Reporting & Accounting:
• Prepare and maintain regular financial planning reports.
• Serve as a point of contact for external auditors.
• Manage preparation and support of all external audits.
• Process internal and external payments to Clients and Vendors.
• Update and maintain the pre-payment schedules on the accounting software.
• Assist in the preparation of Management Account.
• Manage cash flow across assigned businesses.
• Preparation of periodic financial statements.
• Engage in Transaction postings.
• Perform Bank Reconciliation exercises.
• Prepare and timely remittance of monthly regulatory returns such as PAYE, Pension, VAT, NSITF and ITF.

Cash/ Asset Management:

• Manage the Petty cash Till.
• Client Operations and transaction processing.
• Maintain a fixed asset register on the software.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• 1 - 3 years of proven work experience in a related position
• Professional Certifications (ICAN/CFA/CPA) is an added advantage.