Head of Accounting at Bollore Transport and Logistics

BolloreTransport & Logistics Nigeria was established in 1961. Our national headquarters is located in Lagos. In addition to the major ports of Lagos and Port Harcourt, Bollore Transport & Logistics Nigeria has operations throughout the country, including in the capital of Abuja.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Accounting

Location: Lagos

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Manage a team
• Inform the team of the entity strategy/ evolutions and communicate on required alignments Set goals in terms of quality of service & costs control
• Assess the performance of the team
• Develop & maintain the competencies
• Ensure a smooth transfer of files/issues when change arises in the team
• Setup an induction program for newcomers in collaboration with HR
• Apply to leave management policy
• Organize recruitments (after validation by the FD) in collaboration with the HR department and interview/select potential staff.
• Build & adapt process & organizations
• Developing and maintaining accounting policies and procedures (8 companies)
• Inform his/her management of any information relevant regarding our business activity or environment
• Identify issues raised during operations processing whatever in his scope
• In charge of accounts
• General ledger Supplier Ledger Stock ledger Fixed asset ledger Payroll
• Month year-end process
• In charge of Treasury
• Ensure cash flow for ongoing operations
• Liaise with banks
• In charge of Tax
• Coordinates the overall responsibility for Tax functions
• Follows up with the company compliance of the procedures of remitting and obtaining clearance for all statutory deductions
• In charge of disbursements
• Leads monthly disbursement committees.
• In charge of Insurance
• Processes and oversees all assigned insurance claims within the Group with every department
• Monitoring of the entities Business software
• Check SPOT/IRIS, integration integrity Check ALFA /IRIS, integration integrity Check IPAKI /IRIS, integration integrity
• Check Maximo /Iris, integration integrity
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement
• Periodically reviewing the SOP and working practices and seeking means of improvement “Thinking out of the box”; looking for new ways to address old problems

KPI:

• Closing J+1
• Bank reconciliation J+7
• Suppliers paid on due time
• Manual cash cleared weekly
• General ledger accounts reconciled and matched on max 30 days Integration of invoice in maximum 48Hours
• 100% Deduction of WHT on Suppliers Integrity of VAT declared.

Tools:

• Business software functions (Monarch Awiris QlikView, SPOT, ALFA, IRIS) & reports
• Acting figures to be confirmed 1,5 MMGN.

Qualifications / Required Skills

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree
• At least 10 years in the accounting department
• At least 5 years experience as a manager
• ACA or equivalent
• Very Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good use of the email
• Excellent communicator.

Application Closing Date
17th March, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.