About this role
A Nigerian employer in Lagos, Adventure Capital Group, is looking for an experienced Accountant to join their team in the power sector. The role focuses on managing day-to-day accounting operations, financial reporting, cost tracking for projects, and ensuring statutory compliance and tax obligations. The candidate should have strong accounting experience, ideally in power, energy, engineering, or industrial services, and be a Chartered Accountant. The firm operates as a venture capital investor with activity in consulting and Nigeria’s FinTech sector, and has invested in businesses such as Gokada.
What you would do
- Maintain financial records, ledgers and accounting schedules.
- Prepare monthly management accounts, financial statements and periodic reports.
- Perform bank, balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations.
- Analyse financial results and explain variances to management.
- Monitor operational expenditure, project costs and budgets.
- Review project invoices, purchase orders and payment requests for accuracy.
- Support costing, pricing and profitability analysis for projects and service contracts.
- Manage accounts payable and receivable and monitor cash flows.
- Prepare cash flow reports and assist with cash flow forecasting.
- Support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with policies.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s degree or HND in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
- At least five years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in power, energy, engineering, manufacturing or industrial services.
- Chartered Accountant Qualification.
- Practical experience in financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting, cost control and statutory compliance.
- Good understanding of project accounting, operational expenditure, fixed assets and inventory management.
- Knowledge of Nigerian tax regulations and financial reporting standards.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software or ERP systems.
- Strong analytical, numerical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- High integrity, accuracy, confidentiality and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
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