Graduate Accounts Officer Job Vacancy at RusselSmith Group Lagos Nigeria 2013

Company Profile: RusselSmith Group is a company created to to service the needs of the global Oil and Gas exploration and production industry utilizing Rope Access Technology as primary means of access.

RusselSmith Group is recruiting to fill the below position of:

Job Title: Accounts Officer

Job Reference Code: RS-FD-01
Location: Lagos

Job Description 
Responsible for receiving and matching invoices, account coding, preparation of disbursements and accounts payable related record keeping.

Experience Required 
A university degree in accounting preferred, 1-2 years of related accounting experience.

Basic Requirement

• Exhibits initiative, responsibility and flexibility.
• Ability to maintain flexible attitude and approach towards assignments and successfully operate under guidelines.
• Must possess working knowledge of regulatory bodies relating to payroll, taxes and general business financial conditions.
• Must be proficient in MS Office software – Word, Excel.
• Must possess intermediate knowledge of financial systems and familiarity with accounting and spreadsheet applications is required.

• Good communication skills
• Ability to work well with people is essential.
• Strong quantitative skills such as statistics and data analysis skills
• Good reasoning skills; communication skills; multi-tasking skills and organizational skills
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills

What you will be doing

• On a weekly basis, reviews invoices scheduled for payment and a special check request with Chief Accountant, prints approved checks, prepares and routes for signature according to check signing authority.
• Attaches duplicate copy of checks to original invoices, stamps invoices “Paid” and files in permanent records.
• Prints, verifies and maintains accounts payable voucher reports, open/aging reports, disbursement reports, and journals.
• Receives and answers phone calls from vendors or other departments in regard to payment status of invoices.

• Receives and processes vendor invoices and internal check requests; maintains open files for purchase orders, packing/receiving slips and matches to invoices. Verifies invoices for quantity, unit pricing, extensions and applicable discounts. Obtains approval from appropriate personnel for payment for miscellaneous invoices.
• Codes invoices with accounting account numbers according to distribution in the general ledger; determines dates for invoices to be paid; keys invoices into computerized accounts payable system. Maintains alphabetical open invoice file for unpaid invoices.

Method of Application
All qualified candidates should Click here to apply online before 26th Novemver, 2013