Senior Project Accountant at ReelFruit

ReelFruit is the largest dried fruit processing, marketing, and distribution company based in Nigeria. ReelFruit converts Nigeria’s abundant supply of tropical fruits that would have gone to waste into delicious snacks. We are on a mission to delight our customers with healthy snacks, and launching innovative processed fruit products.

We retail a range of dried fruit snacks across over 400 locations in Nigeria and have exported our products to Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and Belgium. We also retail on Amazon.com. ReelFruit is headquartered in Lagos with regional offices in Abuja and Port Harcourt.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Project Accountant

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• As we increase our processing capacity as well as our global distribution, we seek an experienced senior project accountant to oversee project accounting and general accounting operations.
• The Senior Project Accountant is responsible for project accounting, budget organization and oversees general accounting operations by controlling and verifying financial transactions.

Job Responsibilities

• Access and understand contracts, project schedules, budgets and commercial risks
• Work closely with Project Managers to ensure accurately billing invoices are created
• Prepare monthly scheduled client invoices in coordination with Project Managers
• Authorize outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Track and report project budget versus actuals performance
• Understand general knowledge of project cost accounting and Work-in-Process
• Address project specific client and internal billing matters
• Input project subcontractor and other-direct-cost invoices
• Ensure client approval of invoices and timely payment
• Compile, store and retrieves data
• Participate in regular team meetings to help identify process flow improvements and efficiencies
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure billing accuracy
• Perform various other accounting and administrative duties as required.

Other Requirements

• B.Sc Degree in Accounting, or Finance with a minimum of 5 years work experience
• Strong communication, writing and organizational skills
• Hands-on experience with accounting software packages, like QuickBooks
• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple assignments concurrently
• Positive attitude who has a demonstrated track record of being a team player on a highly interdependent team
• Relevant certification (e.g. ICAN or ACCA) will be preferred
• Hands-on experience with accounting software packages, like QuickBooks
• Proven experience as a Financial Controller, Accounting Supervisor, Chief or Senior accountant.

Application Closing Date
11th October, 2021.