Hermes Oil Services
Hermes Oil Services is an energy and logistics company, with expertise focusing on haulage of petroleum products, bulk supply & distribution, safety practices & PPE supply, petroleum station & LPG plant infrastructure design, construction and operations.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Account Officer
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- Manage all accounting transactions.
- Prepare budget forecasts.
- Liaise with the human resource department to maintain an effective payroll administration system.
- Publish financial statements and bookkeeping ledgers in time.
- Handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.
- Reconcile accounts payable and receivable.
- Completing analysis of the employee expenditures.
- Managing income and expenditure accounts.
- Generating the company’s financial reports using income and expenditure data.
- Keeping a check on the company’s finances based on financial status.
- Ensure that taxes, pension and other statutory contributions/payments are properly filed and remitted on or before government-mandated deadlines.
- Initiating and managing financial and accounting software used by the company.
- Review financial records of sales to ensure balanced accounts are maintained.
- Ensure timely bank payments.
- Compute taxes and prepare tax returns.
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements.
- Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity.
- Audit financial transactions and documents.
- Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary.
- Comply with financial policies and regulations.
- Reconciling the company’s bank statements and bookkeeping ledgers.
Job Skills and Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or any other related field.
- Professional certification is compulsory (ICAN, ACA, etc).
- 4 – 7 years proven experience as an accountant, accounts officer or relevant role.
- Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods.
- Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks and QuickBooks.
- Experience with general ledger functions.
- Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills.
- An analytical mind, comfortable with numbers.
- Ability to work in stressful situations.
- Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success.
- Project management skills and a team player.
- Proficient in the use of MS Office and financial management software
- Ability to strategize and solve problems.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication and people skills.
- Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Salary
N150,000 – N200,000 Monthly.
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@hermesoilservices.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email
Application Deadline 31st January, 2025.