Account Payable Officer needed at Sahara Group - 2015

Sahara Group is a leading privately owned Power, Energy, Gas and Infrastructure Conglomerate established in 1996 with operating companies active in the downstream, midstream, upstream, infrastructure and power sectors. Sahara has presence in different locations including Africa, The Caribbean, Asia and Europe.

Job Title: Accounts Payable Officer

Location
Lagos

Job Field
Finance, Accounting, Audit

Purpose Statement
Responsible for recording and maintaining up to date records of the Company’s daily financial transactions.  He will be responsible for the timely implementation of the Company’s policies and procedures. He will be responsible for analyzing account payable balances for validity and ultimately feed the users with accurate financial information.

Key Deliverables
Receive and verify invoices and requisitions for goods and services
Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures
Book approved invoices in the financial system
Prepare Bank transfer instructions and ensure prompt dispatch to bank
Follow up with banker to ensure instructions are promptly processed.
Monthly remittances of all statutory deductions: PAYE, Pension, WHT, VAT etc.
Disburse petty cash Naira and reconcile daily
Post all payments to the Financial system
Send remittance advice to Vendors.
Ensure filing of all Account payable documents

Knowledge, Skills
Must possess very sound knowledge of basic accounting
Basic knowledge of taxes and statutory deductions  in Nigeria
Must be able to do simple analysis and interpretation of financial transactions.

Minimum Qualification, Experience
Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or relevant field
Must have commenced ICAN examination with Intermediate level passed at a minimum
At least 1 year post NYSC work experience in a similar role.

Personality Traits:
Must be thorough
Must be a good team player
Must have good listening skills
Must be a self-motivating individual

Working Relationships
Internal: Candidate is expected to liaise with the rest of the finance team in a manner that will strengthen the Company’s finance
Internal: Candidate is expected to liaise with other departments Operations, Trading and Business Development of SERL to properly harmonize information required for quality reporting.

Key Performance Indicators
Timely and accurate posting of transactions
Timely implementation of policies and procedures
Monitor daily transactions to budget and ensure costs incurred are within budget
Timely and accurate preparation of bank reconciliations
Timely reconciliation and accuracy of Petty cash
Timely remittance of all statutory deductions
Accurate reporting on account payables and profile due dates
Must be dedicated to ensuring work is done within agreed timelines.
To ensure accurate reporting on accrual to improve quality of monthly financial statements
Proper documentation and filing of all relevant documents.

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