Assistant Branch Accountant

About this role

This role is for someone to handle branch accounting duties at SIMS Nigeria Limited in Ibadan, Oyo. The position focuses on financial controls, reconciliations, and cash operations to support branch finance and reporting. The employer is a consumer electronics company representing several brands, with a history of growth and a presence across Nigeria. The job requires managing daily transactions, month‑end activities, and ensuring compliance and accuracy within the branch’s finances.

What you would do

• Post and reconcile daily transactions for bank, accounts receivable/payable, and accruals.
• Support month‑end close, tax documentation, three‑way matching, variance analysis, and escalation of control issues.
• Receive, record, reconcile, and safeguard cash and payments via cash, POS, and bank transfers.
• Balance daily collections and prepare deposit/cash reports with audit trails.
• Maintain the branch fixed asset register, including tagging, depreciation, movement, and disposals.
• Support physical counts and CapEx/ CWIP accounting.
• Verify invoices against POs and goods receipts; process approved payments with documentation.
• Reconcile vendor accounts and flag duplicates or suspicious transactions.
• Enforce segregation of duties and assist with audits, policy adherence, and fraud controls.
• Process and reconcile GL, AP, and fixed assets in the ERP system (Odoo) while maintaining master data.

What they are asking for

• BSc or HND in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
• ICAN Intermediate is preferred.
• At least 3 years of relevant accounting/finance experience with GL, reconciliations, AP, cash management, Excel, and ERP/Odoo systems.
• Female candidates are preferred.

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