Account Manager at H&Y Furniture Manufacturers

H & Y Furniture Manufacturers is a lifestyle design and space enhancement company dedicated to improving the lives of people wherever they live, work or play. As a full service furniture manufacturing company in Lagos Nigeria, we specialize in designing, manufacturing and installing modular furniture for all kinds of spaces – business, educational and residential projects.

Responsibilities of Account Manager

Strategic Financial Reporting Functions:

Manage all project finance operations and ensure an effective utilization of resources at all levels.
Oversee the operations of warehouse department and procurement department.
Establish and manage sound and transparent accounting and fiscal control procedures to be able to detect and swiftly deal with any issues of fraud or corruption.
Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual management report and Financial Statements and also prepare pipeline estimate for the projects.
Liaise with external auditors in the review of project financial management.
Oversee the preparation and submission of monthly financial report and statement (expenses, receivable and payables)
Regularly analyze and forecast project expenses.
Responsible for governing all accounting operations activities like Management information system, Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, billing Account Receivable ,Account Payables ,cost accounting and revenue recognition and deploying the team to discharge responsibilities arising from such activities.
Ensure tax and statutory compliances (VAT, PAYE) for the businesses with all government agencies including FIRS, LIRS etc.
Review employee monthly salaries and ensure all discrepancies are resolved.
Prepare, consolidate and monitor annual budgets and forecast across the businesses and report budget performance and variances to the management.
Maintain outstanding banking relationship with strategic alliances with vendors and business partner-represent the company to banks, financial partners, institution, investors, public auditors and official.

General Operations Managements:

Manage the account department and its members of staff.
Analyze and improve on account department processes.
Regularly update financial records using the ERP software.
Ensure weekly report is sent to line manager.

People Management:

Build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders ranging from warehouse, procurement, factory management, logistics and clients services.
Work closely with commercial and operational teams to resolve service issues.
Ensure all members of the finance department are effectively working towards the overall growth of the department and the company at large.

Process Improvement:

Continually strive to deliver exceptional services to the organization and clients
Identify and manage improvements in systems, process or organization within scope of role.

Organizational Relationships:

Directly Reports to: Managing Director/Finance Director
Work Directly with – FOM, PA,HR Etc.
Directly Supervises: Warehouse, procurement, finance associate, reconciliation Officer. Etc.

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes of Account Manager

Good First Degree in Accounting from a reputable university/
Minimum of 7 years experience with a minimum of 3years in FMCG preferably in a Furniture manufacturingenvironment.
Professional certification (ACA, ACCA)
Proficient in the use of Microsoft office suite applications (Ms. Word, excel & power point)
Excellent knowledge of accounting software (sage, quick book, Microsoft dynamics)
Experience in designing and maintaining chart of accounts.
Experience in managing multiple internal and external stakeholder.

Key Competency Requirements: