Job Description

• Areal estate company on Victoria Island, Lagos requires the services of a receivable analyst, who is a chartered accountant.
• He or she will be reporting to the General Manager, Finance & Administration.

Responsibilities

• Daily monitor and report on company-wide receivables, and follow up all amounts receivable with clients, for settlement not later than the invoice due dates.
• Prepare all invoices to clients immediately for all completed jobs/deliveries, as per contract terms and timing for all jobs/agreed milestones, not later than 2 working days of jobs completed/goods delivered.
• Issue payment receipts and acknowledgements for all inflows from all debtors, subscribers, and other categories of clients.
• Monthly, reconcile the trade receivables ledger with the general ledger control account and send updated detailed statements of indebtedness to all clients.
• Prepare a company-wide liquidity forecast. That is, interfacing with all general managers to ensure that the expected receivables for each week are properly captured in the forecast, which will be presented at weekly management meetings.

Requirements

• B.Sc. (1st or 2nd Class Upper) in Accounting/Finance
• Qualified Accountant—ACA
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Financial Accounting
• Proficiency in the use of enterprise-wide accounting applications such as SAGE or SAP, Microsoft Office packages and PowerPoint presentations.

Skills:

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills, people management and negotiating skills
• High awareness of quality issues and attention to detail
• Strong sense of professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment and tact
• High level of sincerity and honesty with a pragmatic and proactive approach to business
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.