Accountant at Genesis Group
Genesis Group
Lagos, Nigeria
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
Job description
An established company is recruiting for the following position.
Description
- We’re looking for an Accountant who doesn’t just “do bookkeeping,” but actually takes ownership of our financial accuracy. Someone who can step into an environment where processes existbut definitely need a smarter human to improve them.
- This role isn’t about endless data entry. It’s about understanding the business behind the numbers and tightening the financial engine so the rest of the company can run faster.
- Close the books every month with zero loose ends—you’ll own revenue recognition, accruals, prepaids, and fixed assets.
- Prepare financial statements that leadership can read without needing a translator.
- Investigate fluctuations and prepare variance commentary that actually explains things, not just restates numbers.
- Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, payroll clearing accounts, and any place where money likes to hide.
- Maintain the general ledger and keep it audit-ready at all times.
- Process invoices, reimbursements, and payments—but with an eye for catching errors, not just pushing them through.
- Review expense reports for compliance and flag anything that looks “creative.”
- Redesign processes that cause bottlenecks or confusion—AP workflow, expense policy, month-end timeline, you name it.
- Implement internal controls that make sense (not the overengineered kind no one follows).
- Partner with operations, sales, and HR to solve real problems like revenue timing, cost tracking, and payroll issues.
- Work with department leads so they understand their budgets and spend without feeling overwhelmed.
- Provide data-backed recommendations when numbers look off, instead of simply reporting them.
- Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree
- 3 - 5 years in accounting, ideally in a fast-moving environment where you’ve had to figure things out without a playbook.
- Candidates must have a 2.1 and above
- Strong command of accrual accounting and GAAP.
- You can turn a messy spreadsheet into a clean story—and you enjoy doing it.
- You hate unreconciled accounts. Hate them.
- Comfortable using systems like QuickBooks, NetSuite, Xero, or similar (tell us your favorite and why).
- You communicate clearly and don’t disappear behind a monitor when things get busy
- Month-end close is 100% accurate and consistently on time.
- We can tr...