Assistant Manager, Accounts
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
Job Title: Assistant Manager Account
Department: Finance & Accounts
Job Type: Full time
Location Lagos
Objective/ Purpose of Job: Oversee the entire accounts payable function ensuring timely and accurate processing of vendor payments compliance with financial regulations and efficient team operations. Provides financial insights and analysis to support strategic decisions budgeting and performance evaluation across Romsons diverse service lines. Monitors and manages project and operational costs to ensure budget adherence financial efficiency and accurate reporting across Romsons service divisions.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to Financial Controller
Job Duties/ Responsibilities:
- Internally Relates with All department Externally Relates with Vendor Duties & Responsibilities
- Process vendor invoices ensuring timely and accurate payments in line with contractual terms.
- Ensure timely payment of vendor invoices and expense vouchers.
- Monitor accounts payable aging and assist with month-end close
- Verify supporting documents (POs GRNs contracts) before invoice posting.
- Reconcile supplier accounts and respond to queries from vendors.
- Support month-end closing and financial reporting.
- Liaise with vendors procurement and finance teams.
- Analyze financial data and create decision-support models.
- Prepare forecasts budgets and variance reports.
- Evaluate financial performance and recommend improvements.
- Support cost analysis and enforce financial policies.
- Develop and maintain cost control plans and CBS (Cost Breakdown Structure).
- Track budget variances and challenge deviations.
- Posting project costs to designated project codes and transferring the costs to COGS upon project completion.
- Reconcile project cost reports with accounting records.
- Support month-end closing and financial reporting.
- Prepare oversea vendor payment with well detailed bank instructions and Payment advice.
- Monthly computation of Overdraft charges on our bank accounts
- Reconciliation of oversea Vendors account
- Well-versed in Nigerian tax regulations including PAYE VAT and WHT as well as statutory deductions such as Pension NHF and NCD compliance
- Ability to prepare bank reconciliation statement (weekly and Monthly)
- Provide support for all requests during internal and external audits.
- And any other duties assigned by the Finance Director
Education/Knowledge Skills Attributes Experience & Other Requirements:
- Minimum of HND/BSC in Finance/Accounting or any other related discipline.
- 8 - 15 years experience in similar role
- Relevant Professional qualification (ACA/ACCA) is required.
- Good knowledge of IFRS Payables Account Receivables and statutory deductions.
- Good data gathering analysis organizational and problem-solving skills Knowledge Skills and Attributes
- Excellent communication skills (including written oral and presentation skills)
- Attention to details
- Strong problem solving & analytical skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft packages (Word Excel & PowerPoint)
- Excel skills are non-negotiable
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Accounting Software
- Time Management
- Accounts Administration
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Reconciliation
- Administrative Skill
- Leadership skills
- Accounting & Finance
- Accounts Management
- Communication
- Analysis Skills
- Relationship Management
- Team Player Spirit
- Budgeting Skills
- Accounts Payable
About Company
Since 1989, Romson has been active in the Nigerian oilfield services sector, building significant expertise in subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR), hardware services and a wide portfolio of oilfield chemicals. Supported by strategic partnerships, our people and assets, an ... View more
