Current Openings in a Leading Party Supplies Company, Sept., 2019

Owens and Xley Consults – Our client, a leading Party Supplies company, well known for their quality and affordable party gift and decoration items, is looking for suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Accountant/Admin Officer

Location: Lagos

Description

  • Our client is looking to recruit an Accountant/Admin Officer. He/She would be responsible for maintaining the financial and accounting function
  • S/He or she will be tasked with preparing financial statements, maintaining cash controls, preparing the payroll, managing the company’s expenses and carrying out administrative duties.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Assist with the preparation of the company budget
  • Implement financial policies and procedures
  • Establish and maintain cash controls
  • Manage petty cash
  • Manage expense requisition
  • Manage payment process to the vendors with Business Director
  • Follow up with creditors
  • Ensure that invoices are sent
  • Ensure that payments are made
  • Assist in the day to day running of the store
  • Manage employee requests
  • File and manage employee records
  • Reconcile bank statements
  • Establish and maintain supplier/vendor accounts
  • Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the accounting software
  • Prepare financial statements such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
  • Prepare quarterly reports and report on variances
  • Assist with the annual audit
  • Maintain financial files and records
  • Perform other duties as assigned/required by the Business Director.

Professional Qualifications/Experience
Educational Qualification:

  • Minimum of HND/B.Sc in a Finance and Administrative role

Experience:

  • 2+ years experience in a similar role
  • Experience in the retail industry a plus
  • Use of accounting software
  • Compulsory skills required (E.g. must be proficient in Excel)
  • Proven integrity
  • Familiarity with financial and customer service principles
  • Good math skills with the ability to create and analyze reports, spreadsheets and sales statistics
  • Proficient user of MS Office (MS Excel in particular)
  • Must be able to prepare management reports and correspondence
  • Good initiative, time and stress management skills
  • Leadership and organizational abilities
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Problem-solving attitude
  • Keen eye for detail
  • Preferably lives within the Lekki axis.

Job Title: Stock Keeper

Location: Lagos

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Maintain records of stock in the warehouse and the retail store
  • Stocks received items in the warehouse in assigned locations while adjusting locations as needed
  • Assigns tags, SKUs, etc to items in the warehouse
  • Conducts daily stock count
  • Make required products available to the retail store
  • Assists in loading and unloading trucks when needed
  • Keeps warehouse neat, orderly, and organized
  • Report issues with irregularities to the Inventory Supervisor
  • Ensures FIFO policy is adhered to
  • Informs inventor supervisor of products that need to be replenished
  • Prepare weekly inventory reports
  • Keeps records of new product inquiries for future curation or purchases
  • Any other duties as assigned.

Professional Qualifications/Experience
Educational Qualification:

  • Minimum of HND qualification.

Experience:

  • 2+ years experience in a similar role
  • Experience in the retail industry a plus
  • Compulsory skills required (E.g. must be proficient in Excel)
  • Proven integrity
  • Familiarity with inventory management principles
  • Proficient user of MS Office (MS Excel in particular)
  • Must be able to prepare management reports and correspondence
  • Good initiative, time and stress management skills
  • Leadership and organizational abilities
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Problem-solving attitude
  • Keen eye for detail
  • Any other special requirements (E.g. must reside in Lekki)
  • Preferably lives within the Lekki axis.

Job Title: Business Manager

Location: Lagos

Description

  • Our client is looking to recruit a Business Manager
  • He/She would be responsible for managing all facets of the business.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily warehouse and retail store operations
  • Creates and implements relevant checklists
  • Hire and train staff, as needed
  • Supervise staff to ensure that staff actively carry out their roles
  • Ensure strict compliance and monitoring of organizational rules, policies, and standards
  • Prepare daily sales reports
  • Ensure the business environment is properly cleaned at all times
  • Arrange for regular maintenance services for all equipment
  • Handle and resolve all customers’ complaints
  • Reconcile payments received with sales officer
  • Plan the distribution of inventory to retail stores
  • Work with the digital channel manager to effectively fulfill all online orders
  • Monitor stock levels at the warehouse and know when to replenish stock
  • Prepare delivery documentation and other related paperwork
  • Receive inventory from logistics officer
  • Ensure accuracy in goods received from the suppliers and orders made by the company
  • Oversee space management and allocation.

Professional Qualifications/Experience
Educational Qualification:

  • Minimum of HND/B.Sc in a related role

Experience:

  • 5+ years’ experience in a similar role
  • Experience in the retail industry a plus
  • Compulsory skills required (E.g. must be proficient in Excel)
  • Proven integrity
  • Highly analytical, driven and focused.
  • High level of professionalism;
  • Networking, prospecting and persuasion skills with the ability to identify the needs and challenges of clients.
  • Must have knowledge of business process and functions (finance, HR, procurement, operations, etc.)
  • Proficient user of MS Office (MS Excel in particular)
  • Must be able to prepare management reports and correspondence
  • Good initiative, time and stress management skills
  • Leadership and organizational abilities
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Problem-solving attitude
  • Keen eye for detail
  • Preferably lives within the Lekki axis.


How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@owensxley.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.