Overview

Lotus Capital Limited is a full-service ethical investment management company specializing in Asset Management, Private Wealth Management, and Financial Advisory services. Lotus Capital is a pioneer in non-interest finance in Nigeria and duly registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) as Fund Managers.

Job Position: Accounting Officer

Job Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

Job Responsibilities

  1. Preparation of the bank reconciliation statements
  2. Management of the fixed asset register
  3. Management of Investee and receivable accounts
  4. Management and reconciliation of payable accounts
  5. Preparation of inter-account transfers and cash movements
  6. Daily call-over of all the GL entries
  7. Preparation of all the company management accounts in concert with the Company Accountant
  8. Remittance of all the relevant statutory deductions (WHT, CGT, Stamp duty, NSITF etc.)
  9. Filing of all the statutory returns
  10. Support the tax review process and audit exercises
  11. Preparation of all the relevant audit schedules for the annual financial audits
  12. Relationship management with the bank and other Financial Institutions
  13. Any other duties that may be assigned

Key Performance Goals

  1. Daily reconciliation of all the company’s operations bank accounts
  2. Weekly resolution of any discrepancy between the bank and ledger balances
  3. Weekly submission of all the reconciled schedules of financial instruments.
  4. Weekly reconciliation of other accounts relating to the company e.g payables, VAT, WHT, NSITF etc
  5. Prompt and accurate remittance of statutory deductions

Job Requirements

  • BSC / HND Accounting (Chartered Accountant is an added advantage)
  • 3- 4 years post-NYSC experience

Competencies and Skills:

  1. Good written and oral communication skills
  2. Analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills
  3. Proactive, enthusiasm, energy and commitment
  4. High standard of ethics and integrity
  5. Tenacity, speed and accuracy
  6. Excellent customer relationship etiquette
  7. Excellent time management skills
  8. Result-driven with the ability to make things happen

Job Dimensions:

  1. Proper and correct posting of transactions.
  2. Financial and regulatory reporting
  3. Account reconciliation
  4. Revenues assurances
  5. Payment to Service providers
  6. Statutory remittances

Key Interfaces:

  1. Fund Accounting Team
  2. Structured Finance Team
  3. Investment & Research Team
  4. HR and Administration Team
  5. Tax Consultants and Auditor
  6. Regulatory Authorities – FIRS, LIRS, SEC, PENCOM, NSE, FRCN
  7. Bank and other financial institutions

Application Deadline
12th January, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@lotuscapitallimited.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

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