Accountant at a Reputable and Leading Online Skincare and Beauty Retailer – Peopleplusng

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Ikota GRA, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring that money coming into and leaving the business is properly recorded, reconciled, reviewed and reported.
• He/shewill maintain clear financial records, manage payments and receivables, prepare management reports and financial statements, support budgeting and planning, and give management reliable financial information for decision-making.
• This role is to strengthen the company’s internal control structure by ensuring that financial operations.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting and Record Management:

• Maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date accounting records for all business transactions.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and financial statements, including profit-and-loss statements, balance sheets and cash-flow statements.
• Analyse financial performance and explain significant movements, discrepancies and variances to management.

Account Reconciliation and Transaction Review:

• Reconcile bank accounts, sales receipts, payment gateways, supplier accounts and other relevant balances.
• Verify that sales, refunds, discounts, transfers and expenses are accurately recorded and supported by appropriate documentation.
• Investigate discrepancies and resolve outstanding reconciliation items promptly.

Payments and Receivables Management:

• Process supplier payments, staff reimbursements and other approved expenses with appropriate documentation and authorisation.
• Maintain accounts payable and receivable schedules and monitor amounts due.
• Follow up on outstanding receivables and ensure payments are accurately allocated.

Cash Flow and Expenditure Monitoring:

• Monitor cash balances, collections, payment commitments and working-capital requirements.
• Prepare cash-flow forecasts and highlight potential funding gaps.
• Review expenditure, flag unusual transactions and recommend practical cost-control measures.

Budgeting and Financial Planning:

• Support the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts.
• Track actual income and expenditure against approved budgets and explain variances.
• Provide financial analysis to support purchasing, pricing and other operational decisions.

Internal Controls and Compliance:

• Strengthen controls around collections, payments, expenditure approvals and financial documentation.
• Maintain appropriate segregation of duties, ensuring accounting activities remain separate from independent audit responsibilities.
• Support Nigerian tax and statutory compliance through accurate schedules, documentation and timely coordination of filings and remittances.
• Provide records and explanations required for independent reviews and audits.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• 2–3 years of hands-on accounting experience, including direct responsibility for financial operations.
• Demonstrated ability to independently prepare financial reports, financial statements, budgets and reconciliations.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using Sage, QuickBooks or similar accounting or ERP software.
• Working knowledge of Nigerian tax and statutory compliance requirements.
• Practical understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties.
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• High standards of integrity, confidentiality and accountability.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• ICAN/ACA/ACCA qualification or progress towards qualification is an advantage.

Benefits

• Monthly net salary of N250,000–N300,000.
• Accommodation available.
• Performance-based bonuses.