Senior Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION - SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Department: Finance & Accounts

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Employment Type: Full-Time/Onsite

Remuneration: N700k – N750k monthly net pay amongst other benefits

Job Purpose

• The Senior Accountant is responsible for managing and coordinating key accounting operations of the organisation, ensuring the accuracy, completeness and timely processing of financial transactions and reports.
• The role will support financial planning, reporting, budgeting, cash management, reconciliations, statutory compliance, internal controls and cost management, while providing reliable financial information to management for decision-making.
• Given the operational nature of the waste management business, the Senior Accountant will also provide financial oversight and analysis across fleet operations, waste evacuation, transfer loading stations, mechanized operations, vegetation control, dump site operations and other operational activities.

Key Responsibilities

a. Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Maintain accurate and complete accounting records in accordance with applicable accounting standards and company policies.
• Review and process accounting transactions, including income, expenses, purchases, payments and receipts.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts.
• Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules as required.
• Review general ledger postings and ensure transactions are correctly classified.
• Monitor accounting entries and investigate unusual or incorrect transactions.
• Prepare financial reports and analysis for management review.
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Ensure all financial records are properly documented and supported.

b. Accounts Payable & Receivable

• Supervise the processing and recording of supplier invoices and payments.
• Review payment requests and supporting documentation for accuracy and compliance with approval procedures.
• Monitor outstanding supplier balances.
• Maintain and monitor customer receivables.
• Prepare accounts payable and receivable ageing reports.
• Reconcile supplier and customer accounts regularly.
• Identify and escalate long-outstanding balances.

c. Bank, Cash & Reconciliations

• Prepare and review monthly bank reconciliations.
• Monitor bank transactions and ensure timely posting into the accounting system.
• Maintain accurate records of cash and bank balances.
• Monitor cash movements and support cash-flow management.
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items promptly.
• Review petty cash transactions and ensure proper supporting documentation.
• Prepare cash-flow reports and forecasts where required.

d. Budgeting & Cost Control

• Support the preparation of annual departmental and organisational budgets.
• Monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets.
• Prepare budget-versus-actual analysis and investigate significant variances.
• Provide management with information on cost trends and areas of potential savings.
• Monitor operational costs across business units and activities.
• Support cost-control initiatives without compromising operational efficiency.
• Analyse major cost drivers, including fuel, vehicle maintenance, equipment, manpower and operational expenses.

e. Operational Finance & Cost Analysis

The Senior Accountant will work closely with operational departments to understand and monitor the financial impact of operational activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Analyse costs associated with fleet operations and vehicle maintenance.
• Monitor fuel expenditure and identify significant variances or unusual consumption patterns.
• Track operational expenditure relating to waste evacuation and transportation.
• Analyse costs associated with transfer loading stations and dump site operations.
• Monitor expenditure relating to mechanized equipment and vegetation control activities.
• Provide financial information to management to support operational decisions.
• Identify unusual cost movements and escalate them for investigation.
• Support the development of operational cost reports and dashboards.

f. Payroll & Statutory Compliance

• Support the preparation and review of payroll-related accounting entries.
• Ensure payroll costs are properly recorded and reconciled.
• Support timely remittance and accounting for applicable statutory deductions.
• Assist with preparation of documentation required for statutory filings.
• Maintain accurate records of statutory payments and obligations.
• Liaise with relevant internal teams and external advisers on accounting and statutory matters as required.

g. Internal Controls

• Ensure compliance with approved financial policies, procedures and delegated authority limits.
• Review financial transactions for completeness, accuracy and proper authorisation.
• Identify weaknesses in accounting and financial processes.
• Recommend improvements to strengthen internal controls.
• Support segregation of duties across finance processes.
• Monitor compliance with procurement, payment and expense procedures.
• Investigate irregularities and escalate significant issues to management.

h. Audit & Compliance Support

• Coordinate the preparation of schedules and supporting documents for internal and external audits.
• Respond to audit queries and provide supporting documentation.
• Ensure accounting records are properly maintained and readily accessible.
• Follow up on outstanding audit issues and agreed management actions.
• Support statutory and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Maintain an audit-ready financial records environment.

i. Fixed Assets & Inventory Accounting

• Maintain accurate records of company assets.
• Support periodic verification and reconciliation of fixed assets.
• Ensure appropriate accounting treatment of asset purchases, disposals and depreciation.
• Monitor operational assets such as vehicles, machinery and equipment from an accounting perspective.
• Reconcile asset records with physical verification reports.
• Support investigation of asset losses, disposals or discrepancies.

Qualifications & Experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent is strongly preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 5–7 years' progressive accounting experience.
• At least 2–3 years in a senior accounting or supervisory position.
• Experience in an operationally intensive organisation is highly desirable.
• Experience in waste management, transportation, logistics, manufacturing, construction, facilities management or a similar industry will be an advantage.
• Strong experience with management accounts, reconciliations, budgeting, financial controls and audit processes.

Key Working Relationships

The Senior Accountant will work closely with:

• Head of Finance/CFO/Finance Manager
• Managing Director/General Manager
• Operations Department
• Fleet Management
• Waste Evacuation Team
• Transfer Loading Stations
• Procurement
• Human Resources
• Administration
• External auditors
• Tax and regulatory authorities

Interested candidates to please send their cvs to [email protected] with the the role being the subject

Pay: ₦700,000.00 - ₦750,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person