Accountant Job Vacancy in Lagos at WINCO Foam, October 1st 2014

Winco Foam Industries Limited is a wholly indigenous private limited company incorporated on March 18th 1983. The company since 1978 has been operating in Nigeria as one of the leading commercial organizations involved in so many activities including foam manufacturing and trading activities.


WINCO Foam is recruiting for the position below:

Job Title: Accountant
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities:

• Prepare, examine, and analyse accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
• Establish tables of accounts, and assign entries to proper accounts.
• Resolve Intercompany Accounting related issues and disputes or escalate as required
• Other duties as may be assigned by the AP and Intercompany Supervisor or the Financial Controller
• Any other delegated responsibilities as instructed by Management within the timeframe specified in a safe and efficient manner to meet business requirements, provided the instruction is reasonable and you are capable and deemed competent to fulfill these
• Deputise for Head Office Accountant as necessary
• Develop, maintain, and analyse budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Assist in handling company transactions, accounting, confirmations and reconciliations. The process must be completely timely and at a high level of accuracy.
• Assist in reviewing/monitoring company accounts, i.e. invoicing and payables
• Accurate and detailed review of company billings and purchases, including inventory and non-inventory activity
• Ensure compliance with Transfer Pricing policies, including thorough review/research of intercompany mark-ups on both billings and purchases of inventory and non-inventory intercompany transactions

• Minimum of 1-3 years of relevant experienc in accounting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to interact effectively with all levels throughout the organization.
• Strong understanding of the accounting cycle.
• Intermediate level of Excel and Word skills.
• Professional qualifications progression will be an added advantage
• HND in Accounting
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Strong technical accounting background