Account Associate at CornerStone Staffing

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CornerStone Staffing – Our client, a big player in the FMCG Industry, is looking to recruit a suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Account Associate

Location: Lagos

Job Description

  • This role is responsible for the delivery of the financial and business processes and systems in line with corporate standards; the post holder will undertake specific work within Finance and contribute to improving functional efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Audit account payable checks, verifying accuracy of vendor names, amounts, addresses, authorizations, and other key payment information.
  • Review bi-weekly check proposals to identify inappropriate transactions in conjunction with the disbursement audit process, primarily by verifying appropriate authorization of new vendors.
  • Reconcile all vendor additions, deletions, and changes in Accounts Payable against the monthly vendor change report.
  • Review bi-weekly duplicate A/P payment reports; investigate and resolve potential duplicate payments prior to release of payment.
  • Prepare monthly reconciliations of store bank accounts.
  • Post payroll journal entries and prepare account reconciliations.
  • Assist with preparation of monthly consolidated financials and variance reports by collecting data; analyzing and investigating variances; summarizing information and trends.
  • Responds to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data
  • Prepares special reports that will be requested by management from time to time.

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting or related field
  • 5 years’ work experience
  • Advance proficiency in Microsoft Word processing and spreadsheet applications; ability to utilize database application
  • Advanced level of Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, Vlookups, and nestedifs formulas)
  • Ability to interpret Financial Data from various systems and in various formats.

Skills and Competencies:

  • Excellent analytical and quick-decision making skills
  • Strong attention to detail with highly organized, advanced office skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to learn new processes quickly
  • Ability to manage multiple decision processes while working in a fast-paced paperless environment using multiple systems and databases
  • Ability to resolve problems.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online