Account Associate at CornerStone Staffing

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