Restaurant Accountant

About this role

The role is for an Account Officer at The Place Restaurant, part of Smackers Limited, a Rivers-based company in food services and hospitality. The position involves processing financial transactions, reconciliations, invoicing and payment progression, and preparing reports. It also covers stock valuation, variance reporting, and budget monitoring, with usage of accounting software. The employer seeks a candidate with at least one year of relevant experience, strong attention to detail and data analytics skills, capable of working with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment. The job requires a recognised accounting qualification and residence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

What you would do

• Process data from invoices through to completion of transactions.
• Reconcile bank statements with payment vouchers, purchase and sales ledgers.
• Operate accounting software including Sage and other applications.
• Determine costs of performances and activities for comparative analysis across periods.
• Conduct monthly stock valuation, stock taking, reconciliation, and budget monitoring.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and inter-branch accounts reconciliation.

What they are asking for

• HND or BSc in Accountancy.
• At least 1 year of cognate experience.
• Excel data analytics skills and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced, pressured environment.
• Computer literacy with standard office software and accounting applications (e.g., NAV, SAGE, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Daceasy).
• Residence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

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