Accounting Manager at Givanas Cosmetics Nigeria Limited

Givanas Cosmetics Nigeria Limited is a specialized Manufacturing company with wide range of products for the Nigerian markets like powder, petroleum jelly, perfumes.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accounting Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Purpose

• The Accounting Manager is responsible for all areas relating to financial accounting.
• This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements.
• The Accounting Manager supervises four staff accountants and is responsible for day to day operations to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, year-end audit preparation, and other duties to be assigned.

Job Description

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial accounting and general ledger structure.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
• Assist the Finance Manager in the daily requirements.
• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of transactions.
• Collaborates with the Finance Manager to support overall department goals and objectives.
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Responds to inquiries from the Finance Manager, CFO, General Manager and firm wide managers.
• Work with the Finance Manager to ensure a clean and timely period end audit.
• Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Support Finance Manager with special projects and workflow process improvements.
• Ensure that all transactions posted in accounting software is accurate, error-free and in adherence to the existing policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all posting is properly allocated with correct account and proper notes are mentioned.
• Maintain all transactions with schedules and properly monitor the movements
• Attend all inter departmental queries and assure that everything has been accounted
• Assist the Finance Manager with proper period end closing
• Monitor each suppliers’ and customers’ account every month and verify the reconciliations
• Ensure that bank reconciliations are made twice a month
• Maintain fixed assets register and administer stock count
• Screen all transactions and provide 3-way matching

Key Technical Skills

• Strong sense of deadlines and time management
• Good communication skills and adaptability
• Aptitude to learn and strong analytical skills
• Ability to develop checking strategies
• Multi-cultural Understanding
• Sound good decision-making skills

Education & Professional Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
• Minimum of 4- year general accounting experience with taxation background
• A professional license
• Sound Knowledge in IFRS and IAS regulations.
• An audit experience (preferable from Big 4)
• Ability to handle full set of accounts for a manufacturing firm

Application Closing Date
26th January, 2018.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected] with the subject of the mail as “Accounting Manager”

Note: Only qualified persons will be contacted for an interview.