Global Alliance for Chemical Industry (GACI), is an agrochemical manufacturing entity in Nigeria that formulates and produces high-quality technical grade herbicides and insecticides.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Accountant
Location: Kano
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Brief
- The accountant is responsible for managing financial transactions, ensuring accuracy in financial records, and supporting the financial operations of the company.
- This role involves reconciling bank statements, preparing financial reports, handling payments and receipts, and coordinating with various departments to maintain financial integrity.
Responsibilities
- Review bank statements and reconcile them with general ledger entries.
- Handle foreign invoice purchases and allocate shipping expenses per import charges.
- Initiate online transfers and payments and follow up with verifiers and approvers to complete transactions.
- Post bank receipts, transfers between branches, and bank payments for both GHC and Dollar accounts.
- Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile transactions.
- Document financial transactions by entering account information into system applications.
- Handle cash box duties, including daily reconciliation and replenishment.
- Prepare daily and weekly bank reconciliation reports for subsidiaries.
- Perform bank reconciliations and ensure accuracy.
- Reconcile transactions with sister companies and local suppliers.
- Pay suppliers and employees, reconciling available accounts payable balances.
- Manage local purchases for carton reporting and track purchase prices and new acquisitions.
- Post cash payments and handle check reporting to banks with accurate signatories.
- Confirm and re-check the cash box daily after closing.
- Allocate spare parts based on sections (Plastic, Formulation, Filling Line, Powder).
- Coordinate with port representatives regarding terminal matters.
- Follow up with the purchase department on purchase prices and new purchases.
- Liaise with related parties to post outstanding transactions and provide evidence.
- Collaborate with the shipping department to confirm receipt of waybills and necessary documents for order closing.
- Sell empty drums and handle invoicing and bank receipts.
- Prepare IOU schedules and pre-paid IOU reconciliations.
- Audit store receipts and coordinate with the storekeeper on spare parts orders.
- Prepare and reconcile shipping, agent, and terminal refunds.
- Allocate costs of import charges to shipments and orders (e.g., duty, clearing, transport, insurance).
- Compile pre-paid import charges reports.
- Follow up with the Agrotec Warehouse for invoices sent and report new stock items.
- Identify and check newly received orders for spare parts, fixed assets, or raw materials.
- Follow up with local suppliers regarding posting differences, shortages, and balance availability.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor or Head of Department.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or any equivalent qualification.
- Minimum of 5 years working experience in accounting.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Excellent Administration skills and detail-oriented
- Applicant must be in Kano Currently
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Solid written and verbal communication.
- Able to work well within a team.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Application Deadline 20th June, 2025.