Terra Energy Services (TES) is an indigenous Engineering and Oil and Gas Service Company incorporated in Nigeria in 2001 with expertise in providing full-service integrated solutions to clients across the entire oil and gas value chain. We currently operate from our offices in Lagos and Port-Harcourt and aspire to become the leading provider of quality Oil and Gas Engineering Services in West Africa. At Terra Energy Services, we maintain a policy of creating a conducive environment for the attraction of the best qualified and motivated staff for performance enhancement.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance Assistant
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Responsibilities
- Perform periodic management accounting and reporting activities to include: monthly profit & loss and cash flow positions, etc.
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries for General Ledger accounts; assists with maintenance of internal controls and process documentation
- Manage relationships with key financial and regulatory representatives
- Alert management of situations that may materially affect the company’s overall financial condition
- Assist in preparation of asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
- Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
- Monthly preparation of bank reconciliations;
- Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
- Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
- Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
- Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
- Secures financial information by completing data base backups.
- Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
- Prepares payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
- Compilation, analysis and preparation of data for financial statements, expenditures, revenues, accounts and reports;
- Assist in the preparation of budgets and provision of updates on budget implementation;
- Assist in monitoring the expenditures to ensure that funds are utilized appropriately by the close of the fiscal year.
- Perform period-close activities, including reviewing and assessing journal entries, accruals, reconciliations and allocations
- Assist with budgeting and forecasting including consolidation, review, analysis and detailed reporting
- Maintain cash inflow/outflow reconciliation and reporting, including bank reconciliation
- Assist in Analyzing financial information to summarize and interpret current-projected financial position for management and decision making (manage and monitor business financial performance and KPI’s)
- Participation in the preparations for external, internal and tax audit exercises
- Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field
- 3 – 5 years of progressive experience in finance or accounting for a structured organization (previous oil & gas experience is compulsory)
- Ability to compare data from a variety of sources for accuracy and completeness.
- Ability to detect errors.
- Ability to determine work priorities.
- Strong analytical skills – understanding of revenue – cost structures and translate data to clear analytics
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint); experience with financial modeling a plus.
- A certified member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)/ACCA.
- Knowledge of applicable accounting and financial reporting rules, regulations and requirements
- Ability to reconcile and or balance financial transactions and accounts.
- Knowledge of accounting and book-keeping terminology and practices.
- Knowledge of general record keeping and filing systems.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hr@terranig.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail
Application Deadline 31st July, 2024.