Accounts Officer Job at RusselSmith Group

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Job Title: Accounts Officer

Job Reference Code: RS-FD-01

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Recruiter: RusselSmith Group

Categories: Full Time Job

Summary of Functions: Responsible for receiving and matching invoices, account coding, preparation of disbursements and accounts payable related record keeping.

Experience Required: A university degree in accounting preferred, 1-2 years of related accounting experience.

Skills/Qualifications Required:

•   Good communication skills

•   Ability to work well with people is essential.

•   Strong quantitative skills such as statistics and data analysis skills

•   Good reasoning skills; communication skills; multi-tasking skills and organizational skills

•   Strong analytical and data analysis skills

•   Exhibits initiative, responsibility and flexibility.

•   Ability to maintain flexible attitude and approach towards assignments and successfully operate under guidelines.

•   Must possess working knowledge of regulatory bodies relating to payroll, taxes and general business financial conditions.

•   Must be proficient in MS Office software – Word, Excel.

•   Must possess intermediate knowledge of financial systems and familiarity with accounting and spreadsheet applications is required.

Job Information   Responsibilities & Duties:

•   Receives and processes vendor invoices and internal check requests; maintains open files for purchase orders, packing/receiving slips and matches to invoices.  Verifies invoices for quantity, unit pricing, extensions and applicable discounts.  Obtains approval from appropriate personnel for payment for miscellaneous invoices.

•   Codes invoices with accounting account numbers according to distribution in the general ledger; determines dates for invoices to be paid; keys invoices into computerized accounts payable system.  Maintains alphabetical open invoice file for unpaid invoices.

•   On a weekly basis, reviews invoices scheduled for payment and a special check request with Chief Accountant, prints approved checks, prepares and routes for signature according to check signing authority.

•   Attaches duplicate copy of checks to original invoices, stamps invoices "Paid" and files in permanent records.

•   Prints, verifies and maintains accounts payable voucher reports, open/aging reports, disbursement reports, and journals.

•   Receives and answers phone calls from vendors or other departments in regard to payment status of invoices.

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