Accountant – Renewable Energy Sector at Gennex Technologies

Gennex Technologies is a leading renewable energy company in Nigeria. We specialize in solar and backup solutions for residential and commercial facilities.

Founded by a seasoned team of power system engineers and energy executives with experience in engineering, business development, energy, and power management. We aim to push the frontiers of clean and renewable energy. Our strength lies in the expertise, competence, and ingenuity of our employees.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant – Renewable Energy Sector

Location: Lagos
Reports to: Executive Director

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly-skilled, detail-oriented accountant who excels at multitasking, who will act as a point of contact between the different parts of the accounting department, including account payables, receivables and external parties and assist in preparing a financial report, Taxes and audits, and resolving discrepancies.
You should be analytical, collaborative and trustworthy.

Main Responsibilities
The role is varied in its nature and will include working on a range of finance department responsibilities. Your responsibility will include:

Daily posting of assigned Financial transactions on SAGE ERP
Carrying out monthly payables and receivables reconciliation
Evaluate and Monitor Project cost and quotations
Preparing monthly Income statement (Profit & loss account)
Ensuring statutory remittances such as VAT, WHT and ensuring legal requirements are met before deadlines.
Reconcile bank statements
Coordinate and resolve various issues with the bank such as cleared check differences, bank fee anomalies, targeted balance calculations and enhancements to online services
Apply technical accounting and regulatory knowledge to the preparation of management accounts and annual financial statements.
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
Participate in financial audits
Assist in international and local procurement transactions and partnerships.
Maintain records of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities in the organization.
Updating management regularly on new Government policies and IFRS and their impact on our business.
Review and implement financial policies
Update internal systems with financial data
Generate and interpret financial records and statements for management
Investigate financial variance issues.
Review and analyze the general ledger.
Collaborate with key stakeholders for appropriate cost estimating and forecasting.
Ensure the month-end and year-end closes are completed timely and accurately.
You will work alongside other professionals as part of a multidisciplinary Finance team. We would like to hear from you if you have an interest in building a career in the renewable Energy Sector

Requirements
Who we are looking for:

B.Sc or HND in Finance / Accounting
A minimum of 3 years of experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite especially in Excel.
General knowledge of accounting and financial statements
SAGE ERP experience is highly preferred
Higher educational qualification / professional certification in Accounting (ACA, ACCA) is an added advantage.
Awareness of business trends
Good knowledge and understanding of accounting best practices
Experience in budget and forecasting is a plus
Good organisational skills.
Accuracy and attention to detail.