Junior Accountant at Heavy Machinery Dealership (HMD) Limited

HMD Nigeria (Heavy Machinery Dealership Limited) is a leading machinery and equipment supplier that belongs to the powerful network of HMD Africa spread across several Western African countries including Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. It was incorporated in August 2003 and is now managed by AIG (Africa International Group). HMD Nigeria has built a strong reputation as a specialized distributor of world-class brands of heavy machinery and equipment used in the mining, construction, earthmoving, asphalt, roadwork, recycling, transportation, and agricultural industries; in addition to building materials and spare parts.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Junior Accountant

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Basic Responsibilities

• Under executive direction, the purpose of the position is to perform accounting and financial work according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and regulatory requirements applicable in Nigerian accounting standards.

Accountability & Responsibilities
Scope of Accountability:

• Ensures that all parts sales and servicing are issued on VAT invoices for auditing purposes.
• Ensures that we receive payment for servicing and parts.

Main Responsibilities
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Closing of jobs by converting from delivery to invoice for both services and counter sales on daily or weekly basis for both head office and FTZ for aftersales department.
• Raising of invoices for all aftersales customers who patronize our services within the month by writing VAT invoice for all customers.
• Generate all aftersales customers’ balances and use it in preparing receivables for aftersales department.
• Ensures that all cheques received for credit sales are followed up with the customer and presented to the bank for payment.
• Prepare monthly sales report relating to customers and brands as well as expenses for the aftersales department.
• Following up on aftersales credit customers whose outstanding are due for payment.
• Follow up and making sure all sales/cash made or received in FTZare deposited in the company’s bank account.
• Ensures that there is receipt for all VAT transactions to enable timely VAT submission returns.
• Receiving of daily sales or cash on all counter sales made within the day and paid them into our cash account by passing incoming entries for those transaction.
• Passing of entries for all payment relating to aftersales department.

Key Performance Indicators

• Ensures that all sales credits or post-dated cheques are followed up with the customer and presented to the bank on timely basis.
• Collects all receivables for the aftersales departments.

Required Profile
Technical Competencies:

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree / HND qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in accounting
• Strong Analytical skills and Attention to details
• Ability to sustain strong relationship management
• Good Planning, Prioritizing, & Organizing skills, with strong Follow-up.
• Effective Time Management with demonstrated ability to Manage tasks effectively.
• Strong Verbal and Written Communication skills, with ability to prepare, Presentations, and Reports.
• Strong computer skills (use of Microsoft Office Products, Accounting ERP (SAP)- Word, Excel, Power Point…).

Leadership Competencies:

• Possess personal qualities of Integrity, Respect, and Commitment to corporate mission.
• Excellent Interpersonal, Communication, Collaboration and Influence abilities.
• High energy with strong Drive for results.
• Creativity and Innovation, with ability to come up with new ideas and initiatives.
• Inclusiveness and ability to work well with different cultures and working environments.

Languages:

• Fluency in languages: English.

Application Closing Date
27th September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online