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Title: GL Accountant-Nigeria
Company: General Electric
Location: IIkoyi - Lagos, Nigeria
Job Number: 1155745
Business: GE Corporate
Career Level: Experienced
Date announced: 4th March, 2010
Role Summary/Purpose:
To provide support for all accounting activities of the shared service center. This would include working with the team to enhance operational excellence and drive compliance and controllership in processes in the Center.
Essential Responsibilities:
• Provide support for all accounting activities during the monthly/quarterly close as well as assisting several business units with special projects aimed at improving efficiencies and internal controls.
• Perform Account ReconciliationsAnalyze financial transactions, determine accuracy, completeness and conformance to established policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting standards
• Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial reports, statement of records (Balance Sheet, Profit and loss statement, amortization and depreciations schedules, etc)
• Assemble and consolidate base and variable cost from Gulf region and entry of the same into local STAT Books
• Reporting of monthly financial data, financial statement DR4 & other exhibits to HQ's
Account Receivables and Account Payables aging report feed to HQ's and collection and payables department
• Organizes and plans auditing schedules
• Develops policy and procedure manuals for accounting department
• Support other areas within Accounting, particularly project accounting, budgeting, audit and Sarbanes-Oxley, Finance or other departments as needed.
• Prepare of base cost, project cost variance analysis
• Participation in process improvement projects
• Qualifications/Requirements Degree in Accounting
• Minimum of 3-5 years of Finance experience
• A self-starter and great team player
• Strong computer skills
• MUST be fluent in written and spoken English.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to work under pressureKnowledge of SAP an asset
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Desired Characteristics Capable of working independently.
• Work effectively in a cross-functional and culturally diverse work group
For more details and application: Job Vacancies for GL Accountants at GE Nigeria (http://jobs.gecareers.com/general_electric/NGA/GL_Accountant_Nigeria/014312806/job)