Animal Care Services Konsult (NIG) Ltd popularly referred to as Animal Care, is a wholly indigenous Nigerian Company in the Business of Commercial Poultry Oroduction, Commercial Livestock Feed Milling, Aquaculture, Manufacturing, procurement and Distribution of Animal Health products and Technical Laboratory Services.
Established in 1979 as a sole proprietorship business in a room apartment, Animal Care Services Konsult has grown over the years to become a leading operator in the Nigerian Livestock industry.
With regional branches and feed milling plants in Kano (North) and Asaba (East) and the head office in Ogere (West), Animal Care’s presence has cut across the length and breadth of the country with sales representatives and agents nationwide.
The company is also involved in extension services to educate farmers (prospective and practicing) on the most viable husbandry practices.Job Responsibilities
Prepare monthly management accounts and annual financial statements, provide key support in preparation of quarterly and yearly board packs.
Recognition of transactional and non-transactional revenues, including critical analysis of customer contracts.
Invoice large enterprise customers within 24-hours, ensure proper filing with all relevant supporting documents, reconcile customers’ accounts statement and provide same to customers, and address invoicing and payment inquiries.
Provide monthly receivables report showing receivables, DSO (Day Sales Outstanding) and collections trends, and aging analysis per customer and product to divisional heads & CFO, sales team and key account managers while advising on credit quality of customers and cash revenue.
Prepare monthly impairment assessment report for trade receivables and contract assets.
Prepare weekly report on receivables and collections, develop and implement monthly cash flow forecast to ensure sufficient liquidity to meet business needs.
Ensure efficient management of receivables through strategic engagements with customers and sales team, in compliance with applicable company policies thereby minimizing bad debts; Negotiate payoff deadlines or payment plans.
Investigate and resolve discrepancies in payments of accounts; and a course of action to recover outstanding payments.
Ensure that payments for all sales are received in a prompt/timely manner; Keep track of assigned accounts to identify outstanding debts
Participate in interim and annual audits, and other due diligence exercises.
Supervise and mentor junior colleagues.
Assist in managing the month-end reporting process including preparing reconciliation schedules for ledger accounts.
Assist with the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure compliance with regulations and best practices while developing new strategies to improve accounts receivables collections.
Requirements
HND/BSC in Accounting & Finance or any other related discipline from accredited institution.
A registered member of Institute of Chartered Accountants (Preferable)
Must be between 25-35 years old.
Open to both male and female candidates.
Competency & Skills:
Understanding of moderately complex accounting concepts and General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Computer applications (MS Office database management))
Good communication skills (written & verbal)
Planning and organizing Strong negotiation and conflict resolution Skills
Attention to details
Multi-tasking and excellent time management skills
Team management
Relationship management
Result oriented
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Sound financial judgment.
Personal Attributes:
Must be customer focused
Ability to deliver timely results
Open to learning
ntegrity & honesty
Ability to build an effective team
Have professional confidence