FMCG Manufacturing Company Vacancy for a Factory Accountant in Lagos

Best Search Recruitment Limited - Our client, an FMCG Manufacturing company, is recruiting to fill the position of:


Job Title: Factory Accountant

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• Responsibilities focus on financial analyses, the review of working papers done by others, the preparation of estimates and the preparation of working papers to ensure that all financial transactions are accurately recorded in the financial system.

• Prepare financial statements by collecting data, analyzing and investigating variances, summarizing data, information and trends.
• Oversees the employee benefit accrual calculations received from the Human resources division for leave, severance and termination provisions as well as accruals for merit and variable pay.
• Prepares special reports by studying variances; preparing budgets; and developing forecasts.
• Update job knowledge by keeping current with financial regulations and accepted practices; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in professional organisations.
• Accomplishes finance and organisation mission by completing related results as needed.
• Provides financial advice by studying operational issues; applying financial principles; developing recommendations.
• Responds to financial inquires by gathering, analyzing, summarizing and interpreting data.
• Prepares monthly, quarter and year end cut-off schedules with due dates for submission of key tasks and working papers.
• Disseminates the schedules to all staff, prepares relevant procedures that that staff must follow when applying for cut-off schedules.

• ERP software experience.
• Possession of additional accounting post graduate qualification.
• Membership of a recognised professional organisation.
• Must be organized with good attention to details.
• Hands on knowledge of general accounting book keeping
• 3+years' experience in financial accounting.
• Computer literate with a solid understanding of accounting software principles.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong all round accounting skills.