JOB VACANCY:- Job Title: Accountant

 

An innovative Agriculture company in Benin, Edo is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Benin, Edo

Job Description

• We are looking for an Accountant, a reliable, dependable receivables & collections specialist that will function as a member of the finance team, and will also complete the reconciliation of accounts usually as the result of a dispute
• This person will recommend when to assign uncollectible accounts to a collection agency
• The Finance & Accounts Manager will be tasked with the responsibility for the financial health of the company, Producing financial reports and developing strategies based on financial research.

Responsibilities

• Manage all accounting transactions including collection efforts / calls for accounts receivable portfolio.
• Documenting daily collection activity.
• Researching account disputes and billing discrepancies.
• Prepare budget forecasts
• Publish financial statements in time
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Report on the company's financial health and liquidity
• Audit financial transactions and documents
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Comply with financial policies and regulations
• Identify delinquent accounts requiring external collection efforts
• Identify bad debt or financial exposure.

Requirements

• 2-4 years previous Account receivable and collections experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Accounting, Economics or related field.
• Proven work experience as an Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Sales Account Manager, Junior Account Manager or relevant role
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an
• organization, including executive and C-level
• Solid experience with CRM software and MS Office (particularly MS Excel)
• Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: seun.akinola@weoutsourceafrica.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

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