Apply as Accountant at an Asset Finance / Leasing Firm – Bellforte Consulting Full Time

Bellforte Consulting – Our client, an Asset Finance / Leasing Firm is interested in employing the services of the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos Central Business District

Key Performance Indicators
Accounting Functions:

Accounts Payable:

• Ensure that all bills that are due are prepared for approval and paid to all parties as at when due further to company policy.
• Ensure that there is no late payment change of any sort and ensure approvals are duly sought from management.

Accounts Receivable:

• Track and prepare receivables including ageing analysis of all invoices and payments due.
• Ensure proper creation of invoices.

Payroll:

• Ensure an accurate and up to-date payroll database administration.
• Ensure wages and allowances are prepared on time and payments made according to company policy and wage dates.

Tax Administration:

• Ensure proper tax assessment and remittances to all relevant agencies from local to federal.

Reporting & Financial Statements:

• Prepare financial reports for management periodically (weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, yearly) for budgeting, forecasting and other decision making processes.
• Prepare financial reports as required by management for investors, shareholding, banks and other stakeholders

Financial Control:

• Follow the international accounting standards protocol and principles to ensure compliance, fraud and theft prevention.
• Ensure financial procedures and processes are set properly and manage these procedure and processes.
• Ensure approvals are obtained from management on all expenditure and expenses.

Operations Functions:

• Performance of quality assurance and audit of all documents and processes, paperwork and data submitted by the business development and sales team.
• Ensure the credit committee meets to decide on all loan and lease applications.
• Liaise with human resources and administration, customer service, logistics, business development departments in budgets, administration and compliance of services, governmental agencies and vendors.
• Ensure accurate record-keeping of all company documents including (but not limited to) cheques, offer letters, client documents etc.
• Ensure an independent verification of all prospective customers’ claims regarding financial solvency, physical location/address.
• Ensure prompt deposit of financial instruments of clients in company accounts on due date.
• Ensure the integrity of all company records in all forms (hard & soft copies).
• Ensure that all sign-on protocols by staff are observed on all systems and prevent breach of all company hardware systems.

Audit:

• Work closely with company Auditors to facilitate a seamless yearly audit exercise and must demonstrate an understanding of company audit rules and requirements

Recoveries:

• Must be conversant with regulatory enforcement agencies and demonstrate the ability to build rapport
• Must demonstrate capacity to follow up/chase clients for the payment of all past-due obligations as when due using official, legal, and regulatory methods

Qualifications

• ACA, BSc/HND Accounting
• Must be presentable and have good communication skills
• Years of experience: 5 years in the Leasing/Asset Finance/Banking sectors

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2020.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the position as the subject of the email.