Senior Finance & Accounting Officer at DRYVA Logistics

Responsibilities

• Work with the Corporate Finance Manager to ensure business activities and operations are profitable
• Ensure all financial transactions are accurately recorded in the general ledger.
• Oversee the management of bank accounts: control, follow and make sure flows are properly lettered advances, transfers, etc., check balances and justifications, authorised visas
• Supervise the management of safes and cash: available amount, balance checks, security instructions
• Assess monthly cash-flow needs for projects and areas,
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• To manage the annual audit process in conjunction with the appointed external auditors to ensure statutory accounts are produced within the required timelines.
• Ensure timely preparation and rendition of Audited Financial Statements (AFS) and the timely filing of the AFS with the relevant statutory agencies.
• Coordinate the preparation and renditions of statutory returns and compliance within the statutory provisions.
• Manage the overall accounting and bookkeeping for the organization including accounts payable and receivable, and capital assets, banking, tax and payroll functions / fringe benefit computations.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly and year end closure of accounts, including bank reconciliation, accounting month and year close schedules (inventory, receivables, payables, loans, prepayments, deferred income, asset register), and submit reports to the CEO.
• Ensure all expenses are within assigned cost or profit centre budget and verify the completeness of all required supporting documentation for all payment vouchers
• Produce full sets (income statement, balance sheet and cashflow statements) of periodic management account and other financial documents for the management of the company in accordance with the prevailing policies and procedures, running full variance analysis, financial ratios and detailed note to the accounts to give actionable perspectives to the numbers
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, GAAP) and regulatory requirements.
• Develops annual operating budgets as well as all project budgets and oversees them; ensure all unit heads are held to account to operate in line with the unit budget. Full variance analysis and corrective action plans are provided on a periodic basis (e.g. monthly/quarterly)
• Maintain integrity of data/numbers at all times. Ensure completeness, correctness and accuracy of accounting records and transactions in the financial accounting systems and in line with FIRS/LIRS or any state Revenue service that applies to company operations
• Ensure proper filing of source documents and records relating to the operations of every business unit.
• Investigate and resolve all queries relating to invoices.
• Carry out financial analysis related to transactions
• Present oral and written reports from time to time
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a second Class upper in Accounting and / or Finance from a reputable university (exceptional HND candidates will be considered)
• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, ICAN), MBA or equivalent postgraduate management degree will be an advantage
• Cognate 6-8 years’ work experience
• Ability to prepare and maintain full set of management accounts
• Practical financial modelling / forecast skills and strong understanding of tax issues
• Excellent use of modern accounting software such as SAGE, ERP, Zoho, etc.
• Excellent organizational, problem solving and communication skills
• Excellent mathematical and numerical skills