Restaurant Accountant Job at the Place - Smackers Limited

The Place - We are a fast-growing, world-class, and dynamic multi-billion Nigerian conglomerate, established and managed by a team of professionals with decades of management consulting and accounting experience/ training from Arthur Andersen (now KPMG in Nigeria). We are a profitable player in the QSR sector of the Hospitality industry in Nigeria with great prospects and a staff strength of over 1000 employees. Currently, our operations span across 17 locations in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, with rapid expansion plans to penetrate more locations in the short to medium term.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Restaurant Accountant

Job Location: Lagos Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Accounts Officer will process all financial transactions, reconcile accounts and prepare data/reports. 
• This post involves inward/outward invoicing, including payment progression.
• Significant relevant experience in general financial duties is essential. To ensure proper and timely valuation of monthly stock counts, preparation of variance report and Budget monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing data through the sales and purchase ledgers from the point of receipt of the invoice to completion of the transaction.
• Reconciliation of Bank Statement with Payment Voucher, purchase and sales ledgers.
• Processing financial transactions through Sage and other accounting applications.
• Determining the Costs of Performances, Functions and Activities in a manner which Facilitates Analysis and Valid Comparisons with Established Criteria among time Periods.
• Monthly stock Valuation, Stock taking, Stock reconciliation, and Budget monitoring.
• Preparation of Monthly Financial Statement and Inter-branch Accounts Reconciliation.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate should

• Have a minimum of an HND in Accountancy.
• Have at least 1 year of cognate experience.
• Have Excel data analytics skills, and should be able to work with little or no supervision.
• Be Attentive with a keen eye for details.
• Have the wherewithal to work in a fast-paced and pressured environment.
• Must be computer literate. With commendable use of Standard Office Applications, Microsoft Operating System, and Accounting Applications such as NAV, SAGE:- Peachtree, QuickBooks, Daceasy, etc..
• Must be able to work in Lagos.