Bilingual Accountant (French / English) at Alpha Mead Group Full Time

Job Title: Bilingual Accountant (French / English)

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Review financial reports, vouchers and supporting documentation, bank reconciliations, and other financial data received from field operations.
• Prepare and/or review entries for posting in the Accounting system.
• Prepare budget forecasts
• Publish financial statements in time
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Reconcile accounts payables and receivables
• Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile transactions
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Interfacing with representatives from each francophone countries
• Prepare balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Secure financial information by completing database backups
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and generally accepted accounting procedures
• Bring the Group Financial Controller and Finance Business Partner up to speed on work status and client issues that may arise.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Group Financial Controller

Qualifications

• First Degree in Accounting, Finance or any related discipline
• 3 – 5 years of experience in Accounting
• Fluency in French and English is required
• Knowledge of tax laws in francophone countries
• Professional certification in Accounting will be an added advantage
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization including the ‘C’ Suite.
• Comfortable working independently in a very fast-paced and tech-savvy environment
• Strong work ethic, is a self-motivator, and results-driven
• A friendly but assertive demeanour
• Highly organised and methodical about process management.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks and QuickBooks
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
• Experience with general ledger functions
• Basic Data Analytics skills such as PowerBI and Tableau.

Additional Information:

• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
• Can work independently, especially in handling business challenges.
• Outstanding organizational and time-management skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.