Account Officer

Job Title: Account Officer

Location: Benin, Edo

Job Description
Your job description includes the following:

• Record day to day financial transactions and complete the posting process.
• Verify that transactions are recorded in the correct day book, suppliers ledger, customer ledger and general ledger.
• Prepare periodic report for the Head of Finance and Accounts.
• Reconcile sales taxes, payroll taxes and bank accounts at the end of each month.
• Petty cash management and disbursement.
• Monitor financial transactions and reports.
• Understand Ledgers.
• Bring the books to the trial balance stage.
• Perform partial checks of the posting process.
• Complete tax forms.
• Process accounts receivable / payable and handle payroll in a timely manner.
• Record day to day financial transactions and complete the posting process.
• Verify that transactions are recorded in the correct day book, suppliers ledger, customer ledger and general ledger.
• Prepare periodic report for the Head of Finance and Accounts.
• Reconcile sales taxes, payroll taxes and bank accounts at the end of each month.
• Petty cash management and disbursement.
• Monitor financial transactions and reports.
• Understand Ledgers.
• Bring the books to the trial balance stage.
• Perform partial checks of the posting process.
• Complete tax forms.
• Process accounts receivable / payable and handle payroll in a timely manner.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Professional certification (ACA, ACCA, ICAN, ANAN, or equivalent) is an added advantage.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in finance or accounting.
• Experience in a healthcare organization is an added advantage.
• Good knowledge of accounting software and ERP systems.

Technical Skills:

• Financial reporting.
• Bookkeeping and ledger management.
• Bank reconciliation.
• Payroll administration.
• Budget preparation and monitoring.
• Financial analysis.
• Tax compliance.
• Cost control.
• Internal controls.
• Financial planning.

Computer Skills:

• Microsoft Excel (Advanced).
• Microsoft Word.
• Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Accounting software (Sage, QuickBooks, Tally, SAP, Oracle, or similar).
• ERP systems.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@beninmedicalcare.com using the Job title as the subject of the email.

Note: If you consider yourself a good fit for the role, kindly apply.