Senior Accounts Officer

About this role

The role is for a Senior Accounts Officer based in Lagos. The position involves overseeing daily accounting activities, ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions, and reviewing invoices, vouchers, receipts and other documents. It includes preparing bank reconciliations, ledgers, accounts payable and receivable, and monthly financial reports. The incumbent will monitor budgets, cash flow and expenditure, supervise Accounts Officers, manage payroll and statutory deductions, and coordinate audits and regulatory filings. The job requires liaising with banks, auditors and other stakeholders and supporting management with budgeting, cost control and financial planning.

What you would do

• Oversee daily accounting operations and ensure accurate recording of financial transactions
• Review and verify invoices, vouchers, receipts, expenses and other financial documents
• Prepare bank reconciliations, ledgers, accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Prepare monthly financial reports, management accounts, cash flow statements and expenditure summaries
• Monitor income, expenditure, budgets and cash flow for financial management
• Supervise and review work of Accounts Officers and provide accounting guidance
• Monitor outstanding customer payments and supplier obligations for timely collection and settlement
• Oversee payroll processing, staff reimbursements and statutory deductions
• Ensure timely tax returns and statutory remittances filing in collaboration with relevant personnel
• Coordinate internal and external audit activities and provide required financial records

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