Account Officer at The Place – Port Harcourt, Rivers State

The Place is recruiting an Account Officer in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to manage financial transactions, account reconciliations, stock valuations and reporting.

Job Description

• The Account Officer will process all financial transactions, reconcile accounts and prepare data/reports.
• This post involves inward/outward invoicing, including payment progression. Significant relevant experience of general financial duties is essential.
• To ensure proper and timely valuation of monthly stock counts, preparation of variance report and Budget monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Processing data through the sales and purchase ledgers from the point of receipt of the invoice to completion of the transaction.
• Reconciliation of Bank Statement with Payment Voucher, purchase and sales ledgers.
• Processing financial transactions through Sage and other accounting applications.
• Determining the Costs of Performances, Functions and Activities in a manner which Facilitates Analysis and Valid Comparisons with Established Criteria among time Periods.
• Monthly stock Valuation, Stock taking, Stock reconciliation, Budget monitoring.
• Preparation of Monthly Financial Statement and Inter-branch Accounts Reconciliation.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should

• Have a minimum of HND/BSC in Accountancy
• Have at least 1 year cognate experience
• Have excel data analytics skills, should be able to work with little or no supervision.
• Be Attentive with a keen eyes for details
• Have the wherewithal to work in a fast-paced and pressured environment.
• Must be computer literate. With commendable use of Standard Office Applications, Microsoft Operating System, and Accounting Applications such as NAV, SAGE:-Peachtree, Quick book, Daceasy etc.
• Must be resident of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.