Accounts Officer Job at Hermes Oil Services Limited

Hermes Oil Services Limited, a major provider of downstream oil and gas, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Accounts Officer

Job Location: Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Accounts Officer is responsible for coordinating activities of the finance department; tracking payments to internal and external stakeholders, preparing budget forecasts, processing tax payments and returns.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage all accounting transactions.
• Prepare budget forecasts.
• Liaise with the human resource department to maintain an effective payroll administration system.
• Publish financial statements and bookkeeping ledgers in time.
• Handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable.
• Ensure timely bank payments.
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns.
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements.
• Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity.
• Audit financial transactions and documents.
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary.
• Keeping a check on the company’s finances based on financial status.
• Ensure that taxes, pension and other statutory contributions/payments are properly filed and remitted on or before government mandated deadlines.
• Initiating and managing financial and accounting software used by the company.
• Review financial records of sales to ensure balanced accounts are maintained.
• Taking responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.
• Comply with financial policies and regulations.
• Reconciling the company’s bank statements and bookkeeping ledgers.
• Completing analysis of the employee expenditures.
• Managing income and expenditure accounts.
• Generating the company’s financial reports using income and expenditure data.
• Intervening to stop unsafe acts and conditions in the workplace that could injure personnel or adversely impact the environment.
• Participating in daily, weekly, and monthly safety meetings.
• Identifying hazards in your work area and mitigating or eliminating them.

Job Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or any other related field.
• 3 - 5 years of experience as an accountant, accounts officer or relevant role.
• Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office and financial management software
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks and QuickBooks.
• Experience with general ledger functions.
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills.
• Ability to strategize and solve problems.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• An analytical mind, comfortable with numbers.

Salary
N150,000 - N200,000 Monthly.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV / Resume to: careers@hermesoilservices.com using "Accounts Officer" as the subject of the email.