Bookkeeper / Accountant at Merrybellys Nigeria Limited

Merrybellys Nigeria Limited was registered in 2016, and began operations in May 2017. It was set up mainly for the purpose of providing convenient retail and wholesale services of consumable products to individuals and corporate organizations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Bookkeeper / Accountant

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• He/she is consistent, accurate, and minimizing errors are key characteristics that employers are seeking for this position. It is indispensable to have a knowledge of accounting and to understand how to use accounting software systems.
• In larger businesses, a bookkeeper is responsible for overseeing and reconciling hundreds of financial transactions.
• This is typically done with the assistance of various software systems, and for this reason, technology literacy is incredibly valuable for the profession. A few other relevant skills and job duties would include the following:

Job Requirements

• Maintain an accurate record of financial transactions
• Update and maintain the general ledger
• Reconciliation of entries into the accounting system
• Recording of debits and credits
• Maintain the trial balance, by a reconciliation of general ledgers
• Account reconciliation to assert the accuracy of transactions
• Use knowledge of local laws to comply with reporting requirements
• Monitor any variances from the projected budget

Qualifications and Skills

• Associates degree or at least one year of experience
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Understanding accounting best practices
• Data entry skills
• High attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Produce work with a high level of accuracy
• Professionalism and organization skills

Application Closing Date
23rd January, 2021