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General Ledger Accountant at British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco is all about freedom of choice - whether it’s our people or our products. Combined with our entrepreneurial spirit, it’s what’s driven our phenomenal success. We started trading tobacco over a hundred years ago. Today, we’re a multibillion dollar company with more than 200 brands in our portfolio. With robust positions in each of our regional markets, our future looks equally bright too.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: General Ledger Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

The Accounts payable manager in a dynamic and fast-paced environment will work with a team of other experienced professionals across BAT’s Sub-Saharan Africa Area.
You will be responsible for providing strong leadership to the business’ accounts payable team.
The accounts payable manager's responsibilities include maintaining accurate records regarding payments to suppliers, processing payments to vendors, supplier reconciliations and training staff members.

What You Will Be Accountable For

Managing accounting functions like maintaining the payables/creditors general ledger, month-end closing, and expense reporting
Undertaking reconciliation of supplier statements
Negotiating payment terms with vendors and suppliers
Executing vendor payment runs and assessing tax related processes
Ensuring accuracy of financial statements and payment transactions
Maintaining and updating vendor databases

Essential Experience, Skills, and Knowledge

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field - mandatory
Finance and accounting background, with a minimum of 3 years work experience.
Professional accounting qualifications (ICAN, ACCA, CIMA)
FMCG sector experience will be an added advantage.
Critical problem solving, interest in analysing business data with attention to detail
Good knowledge of working with ERP systems and Microsoft office applications – added advantage
Business Partnering skills - ability to develop good working relationship with key stakeholders. Apply a commercial approach to all activities.
Good knowledge of IFRS standards and reporting best practices
SAP - strong advantage
Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate control issues, risk, impact, and recommendations to management.