Accountant

PeopleVantage Consulting Limited is a Human Resources and Corporate Administration consulting firm dedicated to helping organisations build effective HR systems, strengthen administrative processes, and enhance workforce performance.

We provide tailored solutions in HR management, recruitment, policy development, performance management, organisational development, and corporate administration, enabling businesses to operate efficiently, manage their people effectively, and achieve sustainable growth.

Job Position: Accountant
Job Location: Akwa Ibom
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• To manage the company’s accounting operations, financial records, reporting, cash flow and statutory obligations, ensuring accurate financial information, effective financial control and compliance with applicable accounting standards and tax regulations.

Job Responsibilities

1. Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.
2. Prepare monthly management accounts, income statements and financial reports.
3. Reconcile bank statements, ledgers and other financial accounts.
4. Monitor income, expenses, accounts receivable and accounts payable.

Budgeting & Financial Control:

1. Assist in preparing budgets and monitoring expenditure against approved budgets.
2. Monitor cash flow and support financial planning.
3. Ensure financial transactions are properly documented and authorised.
4. Track outstanding payments and receivables and identify financial discrepancies.

Tax & Statutory Compliance:

1. Prepare and maintain records required for tax computations and statutory filings.
2. Ensure compliance with applicable tax laws, accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
3. Coordinate audit documentation and provide supporting financial records when required.

Payments & Financial Administration:

1. Process supplier invoices, approved expense claims and other authorised payments.
2. Execute salary payments based on payroll schedules prepared and verified by HR.
3. Maintain payment records and ensure timely settlement of approved financial obligations.
4. Work with HR to resolve payroll-related payment discrepancies without assuming responsibility for payroll preparation.

ERP & Accounting Systems:

1. Maintain accurate financial data within the company’s ERP and accounting systems.
2. Use QuickBooks for bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, invoicing, expense tracking and financial reporting.
3. Generate financial reports and support improvements in accounting processes and system controls.

Key Performance Indicators

1. Accuracy and timeliness of financial reports.
2. Timely completion of bank and ledger reconciliations.
3. Effective cash flow and expenditure monitoring.
4. Timely payment of approved financial obligations.
5. Accuracy of accounting records in QuickBooks and the ERP system.
6. Compliance with applicable tax and statutory filing deadlines.

Job Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
2. Minimum of 5 years’ relevant accounting experience.
3. ACA , ICAN qualification required.
4. Strong proficiency in QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, ERP systems and accounting software.
5. Good knowledge of financial reporting, bookkeeping, reconciliations, budgeting and Nigerian tax compliance.

Key Competencies:

1. Financial reporting and analysis.
2. QuickBooks and ERP proficiency.
3. Bank reconciliation and bookkeeping.
4. Budgeting and cash flow management.
5. Tax compliance and statutory reporting.
6. Accuracy, integrity and attention to detail.

Salary
N150,000 – N200,000 monthly.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: career.peoplevantage@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.