Bank Accountant
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time
Business Unit: Finance
Collaboration: All Departments
Reports To: Chief Accountant
Industry: FMCG
Job Summary
- The Bank Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, monitoring banking transactions, preparing reconciliations, and supporting financial reporting activities.
- This role ensures all banking-related accounting entries are properly recorded and comply with internal controls and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
Bank Reconciliation:
- Daily Transactions: Review and record daily bank transactions, including deposits, withdrawals, transfers, and journal entries.
- Reconciliation: Perform bank reconciliations, including matching bank charges and interest with internal records.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with banking regulations and internal control policies.
- Prepare the documents required to request bank credit, follow up on credit activation after issuance, and review balances for letters of credit, letters of guarantee, and loans.
- Follow up on long-term loan balances, debit interest, loan repayment installments, bank account reconciliations, and prepare journal accounting entries for loans and accrued interest.
- Follow up, control, and review bank charges and commissions, ensuring they conform with concluded contracts; analyze findings and report to the direct manager.
- Review bank charges and commissions deducted from the company's current account and verify their accuracy according to the agreement with the bank.
- Initiate and register e-Form M on the Nigeria Single Window Trade Portal for all import transactions.
- Revalue open Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) balances denominated in foreign currencies at month-end.
- Calculate and record unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses in the General Ledger.
Competence & Skills Required
- General accounting knowledge.
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with 2–3 years experience
- Strong technical skills to analyze business transactions.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and bank reconciliation processes.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SAP.
- Solid accounting background.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and communication skills.
- Good computer skills, including MS Windows, intermediate Excel and Word, basic PowerPoint, and SAP experience.
Salary
N350,000 - N400,000 per month.
Application Closing Date
17th July, 2026
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruiter3@ascentech.com.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
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