Accountant at PalmPay Limited

PalmPay is an Africa-focused fintech firm, launched in 2019. PalmPay is a mobile payments platform that offers a number of financial services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Level: Mid-Senior level

Job Description

• We’re looking for an experienced Accountant who is passionate about our mission of driving financial inclusion in Africa.
• The ideal candidate will help the business make financial decisions by collecting, tracking, correcting and communicating the financial position of the organization.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

• Authorize all expense vouchers in accordance with company policy.
• Ensure accurate and timely daily recordkeeping and accounting systems of payment vouchers and classifying in accordance with company policy
• Daily check, reconciliation, update and correction of transaction posting as appropriate; promptly attend to reported reconciling items from cashier team.
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable ledgers at month end
• Create visibility into expense drivers through robust reporting and analysis; perform other account analysis and reconciliations as it may be required
• Assist with providing documentation for external auditor requests; perform account analysis and reconciliations as may be required
• Supervise, manage and train subordinates
• Identify and implement processes improvements in the expense accounting process; establish work flow procedures and policies, develop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all processes within the job role

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Accounting, Finance, or relative field
• Minimum of 5 years progressive accounting experience
• Work experience in well-known companies is preferred.
• ICAN, ACA, ACCA

As well as formal qualifications, you should have these attributes:

• Attention to detail – being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
• Strong analytical / problem solving skill.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, decision-making, and planning skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with all business units across the company
• Must be good with Microsoft excel skills
• Working knowledge of ERP systems

Necessary Skills:

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem Solving skills
• Punctuality
• Critical thinking skills
• Teamwork and collaboration skills
• Adaptability skills
• Work ethic
• Project management skills

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online