Finance Officer (Male)

About this role

A Finance Officer is needed to support bookkeeping, bank reconciliation and financial reporting in Lagos. The role involves preparing records for statutory deductions and taxes, updating asset records, reconciling accounts, and maintaining ledgers for payables and receivables. The position reports to the Finance Manager and involves interaction with internal teams and external service providers. It is a full-time role within IT Horizons Limited, a technology company active in Africa, focused on growth and innovation for client businesses.

What you would do

• Prepare monthly accounts and compute VAT and WHT schedules.
• Update and maintain fixed asset records and valuations.
• Reconcile accounts on a periodic basis to ensure accuracy.
• Collate financial information from business units and prepare trial balances.
• Update ledgers for payables and receivables and process vendor payments.
• Prepare and update prepayments, accruals and provisions schedules.
• Manage expense retirement ledgers and cash advance accountability.
• Handle bookkeeping tasks including journals and nominal ledger entries.
• Coordinate with financial service providers and support management in financial reporting.
• Prepare weekly payment transaction reports and assist in generating management reports.

What they are asking for

• First degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or related discipline.
• Professional qualification from ICAN or ACCA.
• Minimum four years of cognate experience in IT or a similar industry.
• Knowledge of GAAP and ERP/accounting systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to work with financial data and reports.

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