Accountant at an Undisclosed Company via Refine Concepts – Lagos and Ogun

An agricultural commodities sourcing, processing and trading company is recruiting an Accountant for its Lagos and Ogun operations through Refine Concepts. The position covers financial records, reporting, controls and statutory compliance.

Accounting and financial reporting

• Maintain the general ledger, receipts, payments, journals and supporting records.
• Reconcile bank accounts and other balances, and monitor cash, payables and receivables.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual profit-and-loss, balance-sheet and cash-flow reports.
• Analyse expenditure, revenue and variances and support month-end and year-end close.
• Assist with budgets, forecasts, cost management and financial analysis.

Compliance, audit and inventory

• Support tax filings and statutory reporting under Nigerian accounting and tax requirements.
• Work with auditors and tax consultants, monitor internal controls and identify weaknesses.
• Maintain stock records, reconcile physical inventory and account balances and monitor stock valuation.
• Collaborate with procurement, stores, production, logistics and operations teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Four to six years’ accounting or finance experience; agriculture, commodities, logistics, FMCG or manufacturing experience is preferred.
• ICAN, ACCA or CIMA qualification, including part-qualification, is advantageous.
• Hands-on general-ledger, reporting, reconciliation and ERP/accounting software skills.
• Advanced Excel ability, including PivotTables, lookups and financial analysis.
• Strong professional ethics, accuracy and the ability to meet deadlines independently.