Jobs for Accountants at PZ Cussons Lagos,Nigeria, January 23rd, 2012

Jobs for Accountants at PZ Cussons Lagos,Nigeria, January 23rd, 2012

Job Title: Reporting Accountant
All Business Units - Lagos
Company: PZ Cussons
The Role:
Reporting Accountant:
The successful candidate will be required to:
Work with external auditors for smooth running of statutory audit exercise.
Monthly Standard provision - Preparation of journal and posting of same on MFG
Accurate monthly accruals provision.
Reclassify, adjustments & correction consequent upon review of account.
Raise, post standard journals, reversible journals and other non standard journals
Review and preparation of Nig Operating Statement & Balance Sheet( MFG & Exec pack)
Trend Analysis of Profit and Loss accounts and Balance Sheet
Prompt completion and circulation of monthly management accounts.
Update Group reporting pack on Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
Cash voucher/IOU verification
Ensure Continuous review of overheads in line with the budget
Preparation of the Management Information Report in line with local and international standards (IFRS).
Circulate PZCN financial results (hard copy) to all stakeholders at month end
Work closely with Analysts and Factory Accountants in reviewing the accounts to clarify issues and take appropriate steps.
Review & reconciliation of PZ Balance Sheet accounts(mainly those under Financial reporting purview)
Liaise with other department; Account payable, cash office, Treasury, Tax, Wages, credit control, inventory, CPD during investigations for documents used in posting transactions to Ledger.

The Person: 
The Right candidate must
· Have HND/B.Sc degree in Accountancy
· Be a Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
· Have a good Knowledge of Group Accounting policies
· Have excellent oral and written communication skills
· Be a Computer expertise especially in  MS Word, MS Excel , Access, PowerPoint, MFG Pro
· Have a good knowledge of basic principles of accounting
· Have a minimum of 5 years working experience in a similar position
· Information Technology skills :ability to write/interpret programme for in depth investigation of issues on Mfg or other ERP system
· Have above average competent skill on Microsoft Access/SQL/Oracle
· Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting

our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.


Closing date: 03 Feb 2012

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