Accountant

Amy Consulting - Our client, a Travel Company specializing in facilitating corporate and individual travel experiences is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• They are currently in need of a very experienced Accountant who would be responsible for managing the full financial and bookkeeping function of the company including ensuring all periodic financial reporting deadlines are met both internally and externally, and also ensuring that financial records are maintained in compliance with lawful and accepted corporate procedures and policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts and income statements for office and reporting purposes.
• Managing BSP reconciliation between daily approvals and tickets sale on BSP.
• Managing all reconciliations (bank and cash, local tickets, refunds, commissions, third party suppliers).
• Preparing requisitions for all company expenses (payables).
• Managing, disbursing, and recording petty cash transactions.
• Following up on the company’s debtors via email, phone calls, text messages, and physical visits to the debtors’ office.
• Preparing invoices for all ticket sales and sending them to customers via the reservations team.
• Issuing receipts for all payments received from customers.
• Preparing sales schedules (with records of international tickets, local tickets, insurance, hotels, tours, travel consultations etc.).
• Preparing monthly payroll report and filing statutory returns with relevant authorities (Pensions, Tax, VAT, FIRS, LIRS, PAYE etc).
• Relationship management (IATA, Banks, consultants, auditors).

Key Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience (Travel industry experience will be an added advantage).
• Professional certification (ICAN / ACCA) – must be Chartered.
• Experience with accounting software.
• Proven bookkeeping experience, particularly with BSP and general office.
• Strong understanding of both legal and ethical travel agency operations practices.
• Good understanding of applicable tax laws.
• GDS understanding and/or experience (beneficial).
• Computer literacy, and proficiency with spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to multitask.
• Detail-oriented, flexibility and efficiency.
• Trustworthiness and honesty.
• Ability to quickly spot errors and discrepancies.

Salary
N500,000 / month.