Accountant at SIMS Nigeria Limited

SIMS Nigeria Limited specializes in the assembly, distribution and sales of consumer electronics from major brands such as – Samsung, Panasonic, Royal, Skyworth, Electrolux, Bosch, Philips and Powermatic. Our business started out in 1987 and since then we have grown to be a market leader in the home appliances & consumer electronics market in Nigeria. We operate a number of branches that cut across most of Nigeria’s geopolitical zones in major cities such as Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Abuja, Onitsha, Enugu, Uyo and Kano.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The ideal candidate must be analytical, proactive, and result-oriented.
• In addition, He/she must be trustworthy and accountable.

Core Responsibilities

• Counting of stock (weekly, monthly, quarterly), stock reconciliation, and sign-off.
• The daily recounting of stock not balancing
• Preparation of daily sales reports and reconciling with cashier and storekeeper registers
• Monitoring of cash lodgements and other deposits to bank
• Preparation of monthly bank scheme and bank promo report to head office finance for a credit note in favor of the branch
• Confirmation of lto and lti issued and weekly sign-off by accountant, storekeeper, and manager
• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation for various banks and flagging of lodgments not credited by any customer or to any supplier.
• Preparation of branch monthly payroll
• Weekly preparation of imprest and imprest analysis report
• Make audit returns – sales invoices, receipts, payment vouchers, tellers, etc.
• Monthly preparation of the following:
• Schedule of goods returned to cwh with grn confirmations received & including lti
• Interbranch supply – confirm that credits have been received by all branches releasing goods
• Maintenance and report on inter-branch/head office current accounts to head office finance
• Confirmation of goods received from a central warehouse or from hub warehouses
• Weekly stock count reconciliation and report submitted to audit, signed off by accountant and storekeeper
• Monthly preparation of grn and the schedules for local purchases sent to audit

Required Experience / Qualifications / Skills

• Minimum of HND / B.Sc in Finance, Accounting or any other related field (Membership of a recognized professional body i.e. ICAN, ACCA will be an added advantage)
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of ORION Software will be added advantage
• Age: 25-35 years.

Deadline: 5th September, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online