Jumia Nigeria Vacancies in Nigeria

Jumia is Nigeria's number one online shopping destination where you can shop the widest selection of electronics, fashion, home appliances, kid's items and more in Nigeria and have them shipped directly to your home or office at your convenience! We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Inventory Accounting Manager Location: Lagos Job Type: Full Time Objective

• Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Inventory Accounting Manager will manage all aspects of accounting for inventory, including day-to- management of the accounts payable department, month end journal entries, account reconciliations, reserve calculations, accounting controls and procedures, variance analyses, bank reporting and assistance with the physical inventory.

• Responsibility of Outright, Consignment and Marketplace Inbounding, Invoicing and Item reconciliation
• Responsibility and accountability for all of the Inventory GL accounts on the balance sheet from data entry to reconciliation of the Inventory GL accounts
• Develops inventory analysis reports and analyzing variances and provides recommendations to management regarding process improvements
• Works with impacted departments to design process improvements, which strengthen the inventory controls and results in reduced inventory shrinkage
• Works with Operations to identify, review and resolve inventory, margin and shrinkage issues
• Manages the physical inventory process, and determine target shortage areas and formulate ideas to combat them
• Develops and implement procedures that improve company shrinkage
• Assists in the improvement in internal controls related to inventory
• Monitors inventory transactions to ensure accuracy of all inventory related activities as they relate to the general ledger
• Reconciles inventory accounts to the general ledger

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting or related field, MBA is an added advantage
• 7 years of experience as an inventory or cost accountant with at least 5 years of experience as a manager in an inventory accounting function
• Professional qualification must be ACCA, ACA
• Retail and/or Manufacturing industry experience highly desired
• Detailed, methodical, and organized approach to tasks
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus
• Excellent numeric skills with a sound logical approach to analytics
• Adequate knowledge of the E-commerce Industry
• Working knowledge of inventory cost flows and the related impact on financial statements
• Ability to effectively multitask, problem solve, and prioritize

• As SEO Specialist, your responsibility would be to manage search engine optimization of products and category pages to improve search results and visibility as well as conversion, while driving traffic to the website through search engines.
• You will also double as a Quality Control Editor, ensuring the quality of content created.

• Optimization and indexing of product pages
• Work with Central Team on optimization of category pages to ensure that ranks are high on the search engine result pages
• Work with the QC Team to approve product uploads
• Manage the website content (new product uploads, data scrubbing and migration where applicable, removing products, update pricing etc.)
• Write effective headlines, body, copy, and websites to optimize websites or web pages.
• Work collaboratively with Content Team to assure web advertising is presented most effectively and with key word optimization.
• Create program plans based on E-Commerce Marketing strategies to focus on customer retention, repeat purchases, and customer acquisition.
• SEO Specialist will also work with Content Team to approve product reviews
• Consistently review the website and look for enhancement opportunities to optimize website search results.
• Perform all on-site optimization, including optimizing title tags, meta information, URLs, content, headers, and more.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proficiency in English Language
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power point) tools
• Working knowledge of Google Office Productivity Tools and In-depth experience with website analytics tools (e.g, Google Analytics)
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets and prioritize tasks under pressure
• An eye for details is key
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development and constraints
• Up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in SEO

• Bachelor's Degree in any field from a recognized reputable university
• 3 - 5 years' experience in SEO, Web Development and Content Management Systems or similar role in a fast-paced corporate environment
• Practice of advanced SEO theory and applied techniques (web ranking, link analysis, data analytics, etc.)
• Experience with keyword research, ranking and analysis tools
• Adequate knowledge of the online Marketplace and the Ecommerce Industry
• Proven track-record of increasing traffic, improving brand and site visibility within major search engines for important keywords, increasing site authority through trusted and natural link-building, and surpassing client conversion goals