Account Officer (Oyo) at Saro Agrosciences Limited Full Time

Saro Agro-Allied is a leading agricultural commodities exporting company that started in 1996 as a cocoa trading company and today trades both locally and internationally. Our operations over time have covered sesame seeds, cashew and cocoa- producing communities in Nigeria. The business has been repositioned to become a Consumer driven sustainable Agric. & Food business Company that will play in the multi seed oil crushing, value added export and marketing of branded food products in Nigeria.

We need the service of a honest and smart person to work for us and fill the vacant position below;

Job Title: Account Officer

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Description

• The Account Officer is under direction and charged with the responsibility of performing a variety of shipping/receiving, stocking activities; stores and distributes supplies, maintains inventory and stock records; and performs related work as required.
• The Account Officer monitor and supervise all activities & reporting as relate to finance and account of the Territory under him/her in delivery prompt, accurate and timely report. He is to ensure adherence to laydown policy & procedure the guard and protect all identified risk assets

Primary Responsibilities
ERP Optimization & Financial Control and Risk management:

• Receives and post all materials (incoming/outgoing) and reconciles with shipment notification,
• Ensure daily posting of all transactions (Sales invoice, collection lodgement & stock transfer),
• Reports, documents and tracks damages and discrepancies on orders received
• Escalate any issue as it affects smooth running of daily operation to Business accountant and ensure prompt resolution
• Monitor to ensure End of the reconciliation happen in all Drop Point under his/her supervision
• Review of all risk asset to identify and non-conformity and report thereon to the Business accountant
• Report any infraction notice during the course of the business and ensure closure of such within the time frame specified in the infraction closure guideline
• Ensure the creation of customer on Navision follow the customer creation policy though the duly signed KYC by HOS
• Assist the Business accountant in ensuring the customer balance as represented on Navision reflect the actual amount owned by the customer through customer validation and verification exercise
• Assist the Business accountant in ensuring adherence to lay down policy as relate Stock Management, Warehousing & Cash handling
• Assist the Business accountant in carrying out stock count or audit as might be determined by Business accountant from time to time

Financial Reporting and General Administration:

• Prepare and send the daily sales and lodgement report to the Business accountant.
• Prepare stock, CIH, customer & bank reconciliation and send it to Business accountant for his review.
• Ensure the weekly report is sent to the Business accountant accurately & timely.
• Ensure proper document handling and filling for reference audit and reference purposes
• Prepare and send all other report as might be requested by the Business accountant from time to time

Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum of an HND/BSC in Accounting related course
• Applicant must have a Minimum of 5yrs working experience
• Age: 28 – 35

Competencies Required:

• Report accurately and timely;
• Perform general storekeeping and warehouse duties;
• Maintain accurate manual and computer records;
• Ability to work independently and deliver
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• High personal responsibility, accountability, and integrity required
• Maintain cooperative working relationships;
• Demonstrate sensitivity to stock inflow/outflows.
• Resourcefulness, curiosity, and solution-oriented mind-set desirable
• MS Office tools, Modern warehouse procedures, including methods of proper and orderly storage and issuance of materials; basic stock inventory procedures; requisitions, invoices, Waybill, GRN, Bin Card, and computerized warehouse record keeping systems.

Application Closing Date
10th September, 2021.