Accounting and Finance Operation Intern

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. Key Responsibilities Accounting Records & Financial Transactions:

• 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 Maintain organised and readily accessible financial documentation to support reporting, audit, and compliance requirements.

Accounts Payable & Payment Operations:

• 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.

Bank & Account Reconciliations:

• 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.

Financial Reporting & Month-End Activities

• 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.

Tax, Audit & Regulatory Support:

• 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.

Internal Controls & Financial Governance:

• Adhere to established accounting policies, procedures, approval processes, and internal controls.
• Support initiatives to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and control environment of finance operations.

Key Performance Indicators Performance in this role may be measured against:

• Accuracy and completeness of accounting records.
• Timeliness and accuracy of transaction processing.
• Bank and account reconciliation completion and clearance of reconciling items.
• Accounts payable and receivable accuracy and ageing.
• Timeliness of month-end and year-end close activities.
• Invoice and payment processing turnaround time.
• Number and value of unresolved accounting discrepancies.
• Audit findings and timely resolution of audit queries.
• Compliance with internal accounting policies and controls.
• Quality and timeliness of financial reports and management information.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or any related course
• Must have completed NYSC
• Must have 1-2 years’ experience in a related role.

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