Senior Corporate Finance Officer at Merit Telecoms Nigeria Limited

Merit Telecoms (NIG) Limited / Merit Telecoms Nigeria Limited is an independent and recognized leader in providing wireless voice and data turnkey services to the telecommunication industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Corporate Finance Officer

Location: Ilupeju, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Set up the project chart of accounts 
• Create project accounts in the accounting system 
• Maintain project-related records, including contracts and purchase orders 
• Authorize access to project accounts 
• Weekly/Monthly reconciliation of bank statements with general ledger 
• Support the account team in the preparation of the yearly budget 
• Stay informed about changes in financial regulations and best practices.
• Participate in the preparation of monthly income statement and balance sheet
• Raising and preparation of bank transfers and petty cash voucher
• VAT and WHT computation and remittance
• Supervises posting of all bank transactions on accounting software
• Ensure compliance with accounting principles, standards, and regulations•     
• Creating and processing invoices
• Filling of tax return with relevant tax authority; 
• Review staff payroll for correctness and accurate statutory deductions; 
• Cross-checking invoices with payments and expenses to ensure accuracy
• Sending bills and invoices to clients
• Management of the company’s account payables and receivables
• Proper record keeping of sales order
• Daily update on sales
• Daily monitoring and tracking of inflows and outflows
• Inventory control and management
• Preparation and tracking of the company’s expense account
• Reconciliation of bank statements with cash accounts
• Assisting with budgeting and business performance evaluation
• Proffering solutions and aiding debt recovery processes
• Monthly bank analysis
• Assist with audit preparations, and 
• perform other accounting duties as assigned
• Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management 
• Follow up with receivables regarding unpaid contract billings
• Respond to requests for more detail from customers
• Any other assigned duty

Qualification

• Minimum of HND/Bsc Accounting
• A minimum of 5yrs work experience in Corporate Finance role with reputable company
• Professional Qualifications:  ACA or ACCA is mandatory

Salary
N200,000 - N300,000 / Month.

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hr@merittel.com.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.