Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- This is a premium wellness and lifestyle brand committed to delivering exceptional experiences through quality services, thoughtful hospitality, and attention to detail.
- As we continue to grow, we are looking for a highly organised, analytical, and detail-oriented Accountant to manage the financial records and accounting operations of the business.
Job Summary
- The Accountant will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, monitoring daily financial transactions, supporting financial controls, preparing reports, and providing management with reliable financial information for decision-making.
- You should have strong attention to detail and the ability to identify discrepancies, control costs, and ensure financial processes are properly followed.
Key Responsibitlies
Daily Accounting Operations:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.
- Record daily sales, expenses, payments, purchases, and other financial transactions.
- Ensure all financial transactions are properly documented and supported by relevant records.
- Maintain the general ledger and other accounting schedules.
- Ensure transactions are accurately classified and recorded.
- Monitor daily financial activities and promptly identify unusual or incorrect transactions.
Revenue & Sales Reconciliation:
- Reconcile daily sales against bookings, services rendered, payment records, and system reports.
- Reconcile cash, POS, bank transfers, and other payment channels.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Monitor outstanding payments and ensure proper follow-up.
- Prepare daily and periodic revenue reports.
- Monitor revenue performance and identify unusual variances or trends.
- Ensure all revenue generated by the business is properly captured and accounted for.
Cash & Financial Controls:
- Maintain strong controls over cash and financial transactions.
- Monitor cash collections and ensure timely reconciliation.
- Conduct regular cash counts and reconciliations.
- Review payment documentation and supporting records.
- Identify and escalate financial irregularities, losses, or control weaknesses.
- Ensure approved financial procedures are consistently followed.
- Support management in strengthening internal financial controls.
Accounts Payable & Receivable:
- Maintain accurate records of suppliers, vendors, and outstanding obligations.
- Process invoices and ensure appropriate documentation and approvals are obtained.
- Track supplier balances and payment schedules.
- Monitor receivables and follow up on outstanding amounts.
- Reconcile supplier and customer accounts.
- Ensure payments are made accurately and in line with approved processes.
Expense & Cost Management:
- Record and monitor business expenses.
- Review expenses against approved budgets and identify significant variances.
- Support management in monitoring operational costs.
- Identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary expenses without compromising service quality.
- Maintain proper documentation for all business expenses.
- Prepare expense reports for management review.
Inventory & Stock Controls:
- Work with the Operations and relevant teams to monitor inventory-related financial records.
- Reconcile inventory purchases with invoices and payment records.
- Support periodic stock counts and investigate discrepancies.
- Monitor wastage, losses, and unusual consumption.
- Ensure inventory movements are properly documented.
- Provide management with reports on inventory-related costs and variances.
Payroll & Employee-Related Payments:
- Facilitate the processing of monthly payroll.
- Verify salary inputs, allowances, deductions, overtime, and other approved employee payments.
- Maintain accurate payroll records.
- Support the processing and documentation of statutory deductions and employee-related obligations.
- Ensure payroll information is handled with strict confidentiality.
Financial Reporting:
- Prepare accurate and timely financial reports for management.
- Prepare monthly management accounts and financial summaries.
- Provide reports for management.
- Analyse financial information and provide meaningful insights to management.
- Highlight financial risks, unusual variances, and areas requiring management attention.
Budgeting & Financial Planning:
- Prepareannual and periodic budgets.
- Monitor actual performance against approved budgets.
- Analyse significant budget variances and provide explanations.
- Assist management with financial projections and business planning.
- Provide financial information required for business decisions and new initiatives.
Tax, Audit & Statutory Compliance:
- Support the business in meeting applicable tax and statutory financial obligations.
- Maintain accurate records required for tax and regulatory purposes.
- Work with external accountants, auditors, tax consultants, and relevant authorities when required.
- Ensure required financial documentation is properly maintained and readily available.
- Maintain organised accounting records and supporting documentation.
- Assist with internal and external audits.
- Respond to audit requests and provide required documentation.
- Identify weaknesses in accounting processes and recommend improvements.
- Ensure financial policies and procedures are consistently followed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- 2 - 4 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Professional qualification or ongoing professional certification such as ICAN or ACCA will be an advantage.
- Experience in hospitality, wellness, beauty, retail, or another customer-facing business will be an advantage.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial controls.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
- Experience with POS, payment reconciliation, inventory, and payroll processes is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
Salary
N250,000 - N300,000 monthly.
Application Closing Date
24th August, 2026.
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV and a brief cover letter highlighting their relevant HR experience and suitability for the role to: peopleplusng@gmail.com using "Application – Accountant, Abuja" as the subject of the mail.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.