- Company: Green Africa Airways Limited
- Location: Lagos
- Job type: Full-time
About the role
Green Africa Airways Limited is a value airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. We are a new carrier that offers safe, reliable and affordable air travel to a much broader group of customers. This positions us as a significant contributor to the economic development of Nigeria and the African continent.
We are recruiting to fill the position of Accounting and Finance Operation Specialist. The Accounting & Finance Operations Specialist is responsible for supporting the day-to-day financial operations of the organisation by maintaining accurate accounting records, processing financial transactions, performing reconciliations, managing accounts payable and receivable activities, and supporting financial reporting, tax compliance, and audit requirements.
The role ensures that financial transactions are accurately recorded, properly supported, processed on a timely basis, and conducted in accordance with established accounting standards, internal controls, policies, and procedures.
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate and complete accounting records, including general ledgers, journals, invoices, receipts, payment records, and supporting documentation.
- Review source documents to validate, classify, record, and process financial transactions accurately and in a timely manner.
- Record, identify, classify, and verify financial transactions in accordance with applicable standards.
- Maintain organised and readily accessible financial documentation to support reporting, audit, and compliance requirements.
- Process and organise supplier and vendor invoices to ensure accurate, timely, and properly authorised payments.
- Manage payment processing activities, ensuring transactions are adequately supported and comply with established approval and internal control requirements.
- Post payment transactions and maintain accurate accounts payable records.
- Liaise with vendors and suppliers to validate invoices, resolve billing discrepancies, and ensure payments are processed within agreed timelines.
- Perform regular bank reconciliations and investigate and resolve reconciling items promptly.
- Investigate discrepancies between accounting records, bank statements, sales records, and supporting documentation.
- Ensure reconciling items are appropriately documented, followed up, and cleared within agreed timelines.
- Support daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close activities.
- Prepare account schedules, reconciliations, financial summaries, and supporting analyses as required.
- Provide accurate financial information and management summaries to support decision-making.
- Assist with the preparation and review of balance sheet accounts and supporting schedules.
- Ensure financial transactions are recorded in the appropriate accounting period.
- Support the preparation of tax-related information, schedules, and documentation.
- Assist with internal and external audit activities by providing accurate records, schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
- Respond to audit queries and assist in investigating and resolving identified discrepancies.
- Support compliance with applicable accounting, tax, regulatory, and internal control requirements.
- Adhere to established accounting policies, procedures, approval processes, and internal controls.
- Support initiatives to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and control environment of finance operations.
Requirements
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or any related course
- Must have completed NYSC
- Must have 3-4 years’ experience in a related role.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online
