Accountant (Downstream) at MacTay Consulting

MacTay Consulting - Our client, a National Oil Company (NOC), operating within upstream and downstream sector, is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: Accountant (Downstream)
Job Location: Lekki Phase I, Lagos

Job Purpose

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.

Job Duties

• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
• Produces payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying finished product. Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts; providing information for auditors.
• Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Skills and Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of experience in a related role in oil and gas or FMCG sector
• First degree in Accounting or in a business-related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA and CPA) is required.
• Knowledge and practical application of SAP