Assistant Accountant

The Purple Scripts is an HR consulting and recruitment company that helps businesses identify, attract, and hire the right talent for their teams. We work closely with organizations to understand their staffing needs, develop targeted recruitment strategies, source and screen qualified candidates, and support the hiring process from start to finish. The goal is to make recruitment more efficient and effective while helping businesses build capable, reliable, and high-performing teams.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Assistant Accountant
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary

• We need a detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to support and assist the Accountant with the day-to-day financial records of the business, ensuring accuracy in sales, expenses and stock-related accounts.

Key Responsibilities

• Record daily sales, purchases, payments and expenses accurately.
• Prepare and issue invoices, receipts and customer statements, including for wholesale customers.
• Reconcile cash, bank and POS/transfer records daily and monthly.
• Track customer debts and supplier payments, and follow up on outstanding balances.
• Assist with stock reconciliation and cost tracking together with the store team.
• Help prepare monthly financial reports and support tax and statutory filings.
• Keep financial documents organised and up to date.
• Support the Store and Operations Manager with any accounting tasks assigned.

Requirements

• HND or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• ICAN/ANAN (or progress towards it) is an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage).
• Prior experience in a retail or wholesale environment is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail, honesty and integrity.
• Good organisational and time management skills.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates shouldsend their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Position as the subject of the email.