Our client is one of the top three Insurance companies in Nigeria. As a result of expansion, there exists the vacancy for an Account Officer.
Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos.

Job Description:

Accounts receivable
• Generate invoices and credit notes
• Reconcile accounts receivable subsidiary ledger with general ledger
• Maintain aged debtors’ trial balance within policy thresholds and follow up customers with outstanding balances
• Prepare aged debtor lists and contact clients in order to procure outstanding payments
• Liaise with section managers; follow up of longstanding/delinquent debtors.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with customers
• Banking duties as required

Accounts payable and inventory
• Data entry of vendor invoices
• Maintenance of inventory data base
• Generate vendor payments as required
• Reconciliation of petty cash
• Assist with processing of credit card reconciliations

General ledger
• Prepare month-end reconciliations, journals, accruals and pre-payments, to trial balance
• Prepare month-end sales & management reporting as necessary

Payroll support
• Prepare and process payroll as at when due
• Prepare, check and reconcile payroll reports to ensure accuracy of processing.

Other
• Provide high quality, prompt advice to managers and staff on finance policies, processes and queries.
• Other administrative and accounts duties as assigned from time to time.

Education, Skills & Attributes
• The desired candidate preferably a Male MUST have HND/BSC in accounting with an UPPER CREDIT/ SECOND CLASS UPPER ( not a chartered accountant)
• 3 – 4 years work experience in similar field
• Must be IT savvy
• Must be able to work with accounting software
• Must be very good with Microsoft Excel
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, flexibility and attention to detail in a busy, changing work
• environment
• Ability to plan and organise work schedule and work within tight timelines
• Ability to provide high-calibre customer service
• Achieve results by working to agreed priorities, outcomes and time constraints.
• Cultivates productive working relationships by actively participating in teamwork and group activities.
• Displays personal drive and integrity working as directed to achieve work objectives
• Communicates with influence by confidently presenting messages in a clear, concise manner.

Application:
• Salary is N70, 000 /M, PENSION & HMO
• Qualified candidates should please forward CV’s to ‘recruitment@stresertservices.com’ using ‘Account Officer – Insurance’ as subject of mail. Only experienced candidates will be contacted for an interview.
• Closing date is 16th, February, 2015.

Another one here. Imagine hiring an accounts officer to do all these work, and you are offering N70,000.

Dear Stresert, please advice your clients to always pay according to industry standards.