Senior Accountant Job at FAVE Consulting

FAVE Consulting helps individuals and businesses start, structure, and scale by offering services like business registration, HR management, regulatory compliance, tech solutions, and business advisory. Their services include business registration and licensing, HR management, regulatory compliance, IT and software development, management consulting, and finance and accounting solutions

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior Accountant

Job Location: Garki 2, Abuja (FCT) 
Employment Type: Full-time (Monday – Saturday: 8am-6pm)

Job Summary

• We're looking for a high-performing professional Senior Accountant with strong commercial and financial controls experience in wholesale and retail FMCG, someone who can:
  • Reconcile complex financial streams (multiple warehouses, terminals, retail outlets)
  • Handle stock valuation and periodic stock-takes with precision
  • Harmonize bank facilities and credit lines
  • Ensure strict compliance with current and new Nigerian tax laws
• This is NOT a junior cutter-and-payer role — it’s a strategic operational finance position that influences pricing, profitability, and compliance.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual accounts in line with NRS and Nigerian GAAP.
• Ensure timely bank reconciliations across multiple accounts (operational, POS, supply credits, loans).
• Oversee accounts receivable and payable, enforce strict aging controls, and optimize cash flow.
• Manage fixed assets and depreciation schedules Wholesale & Retail Stock Control
• Lead periodic, full-cycle stocktaking (monthly and quarterly), coordinate teams, and reconcile physical stock with the ERP/Accounting system.
• Administer VAT, Withholding Tax, Companies Income Tax, and other statutory deductions as per the latest Nigerian tax laws.
• Monitor and harmonize bank facilities — overdrafts, POS merchant settlements, trade credits. •
• Forecast financing needs and strategize to minimize borrowing costs. Advise on pricing, promotions, discounts, and margin impact models.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, and Inventory teams to align financial strategy with execution.
• Maintain integrity of accounting system — strict controls, audit trails, authorization workflows.
• Train team members on process compliance and financial discipline.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses as required by the CEO/Director.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Minimum 3 - 5 years of hands-on experience in FMCG wholesale/retail accounting
• Professional qualification (ICAN / ACCA / CPA / ACA)
• Strong understanding of stocktaking processes, inventory valuation, and ERP systems
• Deep knowledge of Nigerian Tax Act, VAT, WHT, CIT, stamp duties and compliance requirements
• Advanced Excel skills; ERP experience (SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks Enterprise, Odoo, etc.)
• Proven ability to reconcile complex bank portfolios and financial streams.
• Experience with multi-location operations
• Exposure to treasury or bank negotiations
• Experience working with external auditors.

Salary
N250,000 – N300,000 Monthly.

Method of Application 
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV (PDF format) to: recruitment@faveconsulting.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.