Account Officer

Vidapharmacy, a wholesale dealers, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Account Officer

Location: Benin City Edo
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Account Officer is responsible for supporting the day-to-day financial operations of VidaPharmacy, ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions, proper documentation, timely reconciliations, and compliance with established accounting procedures and organisational policies.

Reponsibiities

• Record daily financial transactions accurately in the accounting system and relevant registers.
• Maintain proper documentation of receipts, invoices, payment vouchers, and other financial records.
• Ensure all transactions are supported by appropriate approvals and source documents.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date ledgers and accounting schedules.
• File and organise financial documents for easy retrieval, audit, and reference.
• Ensure that all accounting entries are complete, accurate, and recorded within the required timelines.
• Support the accurate recording and reconciliation of revenue generated from hospital services, diagnostics, pharmacy, and other approved revenue centres.
• Reconcile daily cash, bank transfers, POS transactions, and other approved payment channels against system records.
• Assist in preparing monthly bank reconciliations.
• Reconcile ledger balances, supplier accounts, customer accounts, and other assigned financial schedules.
• Identify outstanding transactions and follow up on unresolved reconciling items.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline with 3 years' experience.
• Relevant professional accounting certification or evidence of progress towards one, such as ICAN or ACCA, is an advantage.

Skills:

• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good knowledge of accounting principles and bookkeeping procedures.
• Strong knowledge of Excel