Location: Ilupeju, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- The Account Officer will be responsible for supporting the Company's day-to-day accounting and financial operations, maintaining accurate financial records, monitoring customer accounts, processing transactions, performing reconciliations and assisting Management in ensuring effective financial controls.
- The successful candidate must be highly organised, detail-oriented, numerate, trustworthy and proficient in accounting processes, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced pharmaceutical business environment.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting Operations:
- Record and process daily financial transactions accurately and promptly.
- Prepare and maintain appropriate accounting records, schedules and supporting documents.
- Process invoices, receipts, payments, expenses and other financial transactions.
- Maintain accurate records of cash, bank and other financial transactions.
- Ensure that accounting entries are properly supported by relevant documentation.
Customers Accounts and Receivables:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of customer accounts.
- Monitor customer balances, outstanding invoices and payment schedules.
- Prepare and regularly update accounts receivable reports and ageing schedules.
- Follow up on outstanding customer balances in accordance with Company policies.
- Reconcile customer accounts and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Ensure that all customer payments are properly identified, receipted and posted to the appropriate accounts.
- Escalate overdue accounts and significant discrepancies to Management.
- Work closely with the Sales/Marketing Team to monitor customer credit exposure and outstanding debts.
Banking and Reconciliation:
- Perform regular bank reconciliations.
- Verify deposits, transfers, withdrawals and other banking transactions.
- Investigate and resolve unreconciled items.
- Monitor Company bank accounts and ensure proper documentation of transactions.
- Assist in the preparation of cash-flow and bank position reports.
Sales and Inventory Accounting Settings:
- Reconcile sales invoices with sales records and customer accounts.
- Verify sales transactions and ensure that all approved sales are properly recorded.
- Assist in reconciling stock-related transactions with accounting records.
- Work with the Warehouse, Sales and Marketing Teams to identify and resolve discrepancies relating to invoices, deliveries, returns and payments.
- Monitor credit sales and ensure that supporting documentation is complete.
- Assist in reviewing debit notes, credit notes, returns and adjustments.
Requirements
Applicants must possess:
- A Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 0-4 years' relevant accounting experience.
- Sound knowledge of basic accounting principles and financial procedures.
- Practical experience in accounts receivable, reconciliations and financial record keeping.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience using accounting software.
- Good numerical and analytical skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial information.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- High level of integrity, accountability and professionalism.
Salary
N200,000 per month.
Application Closing Date
31st October, 2026.
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their updated CV and a brief covering letter stating their suitability for the position to : recruitment@altinezgroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
