Location:
Lagos, Utako-Lagos, Onitsha
Our client, a leading transportation and logistics company with operations across Nigeria and West Africa, is seeking a detail-oriented, disciplined, and highly accountable Accountant to join its team in Lagos.The ideal candidate should have practical accounting experience, preferably within the transport, logistics, haulage, or another cash-intensive industry. The successful candidate will play a critical role in strengthening financial controls, reducing revenue leakages, ensuring proper cash collection and lodgement, and maintaining a fraud-free terminal environment.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible Monitoring daily financial activities at assigned terminals and ensuring strict compliance with the Company’s accounting and financial policies.
Identifying, preventing, and reporting revenue leakages, financial irregularities, and suspicious transactions.
Ensuring that
all monies collected from ticket sales, cargo, and other revenue streams are accurately accounted for and paid into the Company’s designated bank accounts
.
Conducting daily cash reconciliation and comparing cash collections with tickets issued, sales records, and other revenue reports.
Ensuring timely and accurate lodgement of all cash collected into the Company’s accounts.
Following up with Terminal Managers and other relevant personnel to resolve discrepancies and recover outstanding cash.
Maintaining proper documentation and supporting records for all financial transactions.
Ensuring strict compliance with internal financial controls and accounting procedures.
Monitoring terminal operations to help maintain a
fraud-free and financially accountable environment
.
Investigating discrepancies, shortages, and unusual transactions and escalating findings promptly to Management.
Reconciling cash collections, bank deposits, accounts receivable, petty cash, and other relevant accounts.
Assisting with bank reconciliations and the preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports.
Maintaining accurate accounting records using
QuickBooks and other approved accounting systems
.
Supporting Management with relevant financial information and reports for decision-making.
Working closely with the Finance team and Terminal Management to improve financial controls and operational accountability.
Carrying out other accounting and finance-related duties as assigned.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate should have:
A B.Sc./HND in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Previous experience working as an Accountant, or in a similar finance role.
Experience in a transport, logistics, haulage, courier, or other cash-intensive business will be a strong advantage.
Practical experience in cash management, revenue reconciliation, bank lodgements, and financial controls.
Strong knowledge of QuickBooks and other accounting software.
The ability to identify discrepancies, investigate financial irregularities, and prevent revenue leakages.
Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
Excellent numerical, analytical, and reconciliation skills.
A high level of integrity, accountability, and confidentiality.
The ability to work independently and follow up effectively with different departments and operational staff.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
Professional accounting qualifications are an advantage but
not compulsory
.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
Honest and highly accountable.
Firm and confident in enforcing financial procedures.
Experienced in handling cash and revenue reconciliation.
Able to detect and prevent financial leakages.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced transport and logistics environment.
Detail-oriented and proactive in resolving discrepancies.
Committed to maintaining a transparent and fraud-free financial environment.