Accountant at Nestle Nigeria Plc.

Nestlé Nigeria is currently looking to fill the role of a Senior Financial Accountant, who will be responsible for managing financial transactions, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring compliance with accounting procedures and Standards.

Responsibilities:

Accounting Operations

• Ensure a seamless and real-time running of the Financial Reporting processes to aid the speed of delivery in providing real-time and accurate financial information to Management and other users.
• Lead Balance sheet Integrity Reviews
• Develop and uphold robust internal controls and procedures to safeguard the integrity of financial reporting.
• Coordinates the implementation of improvements to streamline accounting processes.
• Manage all Financial KPIs and KRIs within the finance and control.
• Maintains chart of accounts master data, assessment and allocations rules and tables, and standard general ledger balance sheet and profit and loss reports and communicate changes, as required, to markets/businesses and NBS.
• Perform check on treasury and cash management activities, including hedging, petty cash management, etc.
• Provide insightful financial analysis and recommendations, empowering management to make well-informed business decisions.
• Collaborate seamlessly with other departments, contributing to the overarching financial management strategy of the company.

Closing and Financial Reporting

• Coordinates period-end close process, reviews account reconciliations, and ensures accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Prepares and submits statutory and out of NBS scope reports, reviews and submits final reports which are in NBS scope.

Accounts Receivables

• Manage all vendors with debit balances reconciliation and clearing of the accounts.
• Perform expected credit loss transactions and make recommendation.

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Works with other departments to apply accounting recommendations to operational issues to ensure accounting controls are maintained.
• Ensures compliance with market tax requirements.

Others

• Manages all external aspects of audit relating to accounting.
• Manages audit process improvements relating to accounting.
• Manage dividend reconciliation with company’s registrar.
• Works with Nestle Treasury to ensure appropriate banking, payment processing infrastructure in place to achieve accounting objectives.
• Coordinate and support all tax and regulatory reporting requirements.

Requirements:

• B.Sc./HND in Finance or Accounting and MUST be a Chartered Accountant i.e., ACA, ACCA.
• Ten (10) years of practical experience with a significant portion in a managerial role.
• Extensive knowledge of accounting principles, standards (IFRS, CAMA), and tax regulations.
• Experience with financial reporting, management accounting, Costing and auditing in FMCG companies is mandatory.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates Should Click Here to Apply online.

Application Deadline: 8th April, 2024.