Accountant

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date accounting records in accordance with applicable accounting standards and company policies.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, financial statements, and periodic financial reports.
• Monitor revenue, expenses, gross margins, operating costs, and overall financial performance.
• Provide management with financial analysis and insights to support operational and strategic decisions.

Cash, Revenue & Reconciliation

• Monitor daily sales, cah collections, POS transactions, bank receipts, and other revenue streams.
• Perform regular bank, cash, POS, supplier, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Investigate discrepancies and ensure timely resolution of financial variances.
• Maintain effective controls over cash handling and revenue collection processes.

Budgeting & Cost Control

• Support the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and financial projections.
• Monitor actual performance against budgets and highlight significant variances.
• Track food costs, labour costs, overheads, wastage, and other key restaurant operating expenses.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and profitability.

Tax, Compliance & Controls

• Ensure timely preparation of statutory and regulatory financial reports.
• Support tax computation, filing, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain appropriate financial controls and accounting documentation.
• Assist with internal and external audits and provide required financial information.

Inventory & Operational Finance

• Work closely with restaurant operations and procurement teams to monitor inventory, stock movements, purchases, and consumption.
• Review food and beverage costs and investigate unusual variances or wastage.
• Support stock counts and reconciliation of physical inventory against accounting records.
• Provide financial input on pricing, procurement, operational costs, and profitability.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or HND in
• Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• Must be a **Chartered Accountant** with ICAN, ACCA, or an equivalent recognized professional qualification.


Experience

• Minimum of 3 years and maximum of 5 years of relevant professional experience
• Experience in accounting within the restaurant, hospitality, food & beverage, retail, or FMCG sector is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting, cost control, and financial analysis.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume business environment will be an advantage.