Finance Accountant at Smart Partners

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated professional to join our finance team in a key accounting position.

Location

Mainland, Lagos, Nigeria

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct daily call-over of previous day's transactions to verify accuracy and completeness
• Supervise treasury, payments, receivables, and payables activities
• Prepare regular monthly proofs for staff advances, prepayments, and intercompany accounts
• Ensure receivable accounts are accurate and reconciled monthly with marketers
• Maintain general ledger including account opening and mapping
• Manage statutory audits by ensuring timely provision of required schedules and supporting documents
• Prepare monthly management accounts
• Prepare and present monthly performance reports to management
• Review and approve weekly and monthly bank account reconciliations, ensuring all open items are resolved promptly
• Keep fixed assets register and records up to date with depreciation entries captured before month-end
• Ensure unpaid but committed expenses are properly accrued
• Monitor and manage long-term and short-term loans and liabilities to ensure planned liquidity meets obligations
• Review bank interest, fees, and commissions to verify alignment with agreed terms
• Supervise, train, and develop finance staff through knowledge sharing
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal tax deadlines

Requirements

• BSc Degree in Accounting
• Professional qualification in Accounting (ICAN or ACCA)
• 4 years post-qualification experience as a professional accountant
• Prior experience in the manufacturing sector (advantageous)