Job Title: Chief Accountant
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Scope
- To manage company financials and accounts with respect to petty cash, client invoicing, country Taxes, documentation for transactions, monthly accounting reports, expenses / back charging, budgeting and cash requests
Duties and responsibilities
Support the daily expenses of the organization, including the management of the petty cash, supplier invoices, preparation of monthly expenses report:
- Petty Cash: Prepare a monthly fund request based on operational needs,
- Manage the petty cash and record the movements in Excel. Obtain all supporting documentation for all transactions. Prepare a monthly accounting report and communicate it to finance team in Monaco.
- Manage the supplier payment requests and back charging vouchers: weekly summary of invoice to pay with back charging information to be sent along with supporting documents.
- Manage budgeting and cash requesting if cash levels are low.
- Develop financial plan and provide financial advisory support to Management and Board
- Develop matrices that monitor Profit and Cost Units
- Intercompany Account Management: Manages the intercompany accounts with partners and shipowners
- Foreign Exchange Coordination: Sources for foreign exchange from reputable sources and competitive rates for the company
- Supplier Management: Follow up on credit terms obtained from suppliers and ensures company meets those credit terms
- Credit Control: Monitors client invoicing processes and DSOs. Maintain relationships with staff of client’s organizations in the finance/accounts departments
- Government Authorities: Ensures company makes payments for all licences, permits and tariffs before expiration
- Budget: Prepares Annual budget in conjunction with Head office and also monitors budget performance
- Taxation: Manage the tax consultant hired by company and ensure all tax payments are budgeted for and payments with companies Tax clearance certificates always up to date
- Audit: Work closely with Head Office and external auditors for audits
- PO Management – Develop and maintain the PO structure
- Maintain, monitor and review all files held by the organization including the input and retrieval of information, as and when required:
- Supplier invoices,
- All mails and documentation in order to support invoicing to customers (food provision, hotel, signature on official vessel document like presence sheet)
- Keep clear and tidy records of all financial documentation (filing of invoices, tax and legal documentation)
- Deduction from supplier payments: gather official documentation and table recapitulative to monitor and communicate monthly to partner.
- VAT to prepare upon start.
- CIT: Declaration, supporting document.
- Visit clients and customers to improve cash recovery.
- Support and assist with the operational management of the office, including liaising with suppliers, building administrator as and when required (focal point between suppliers and operational/financial management).
- Set up and operate an appropriate administrative system to ensure smooth running of the office.
- Be the main contact with the local bank/s, providing local support to treasury team in Head Office.
- Work on SAGE accounting software as appropriate.
- Assist in other matters assigned by the immediate superior and/or the Management.
Skills and Requirements
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- Finance / Accounting Diploma / Degree with approximately 4-5 years of study
- 7 – 10 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in the Shipping or Oil and Gas Industry, but not essential.
- Must be a Chartered accountant registered with ICAN or ACCA
- Professional certification in Taxation
- Must speak reasonable level of English
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Deadline: April 20, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Accounting / Audit / Finance |