Applications are invited from suitable and qualified candidates for the Position of Assistant Accounts Manager at Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group.
About TGI Group
Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group is a diversified conglomerate with operations in over 13 countries, focused on driving industrial and agricultural development across Africa and beyond. Headquartered in Nigeria, the group operates in sectors including agribusiness, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and financial services. TGI is known for building strong consumer brands such as Chi Limited, Cormart, and Terra Seasoning, and emphasizes local value addition, employment generation, and sustainability. With a commitment to innovation and inclusive growth, TGI Group plays a key role in supporting economic development and food security across its markets.
Summary
- Company: Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group
- Job Title: Assistant Manager, Accounts
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND/Msc
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Department: Finance & Accounts
- Reporting Relationships: Reports to Financial Controller
Job Title: Assistant Manager, Accounts
Job Summary
- The selected candidate will oversee the entire accounts payable function, ensuring timely and accurate processing of vendor payments, compliance with financial regulations, and efficient team operations.
- Provides financial insights and analysis to support strategic decisions, budgeting, and performance evaluation across Romson’s diverse service lines.
- Monitors and manages project and operational costs to ensure budget adherence, financial efficiency, and accurate reporting across Romson’s service divisions.
Job Details
Objective/ Purpose of Job: Oversee the entire accounts payable function, ensuring timely and accurate processing of vendor payments, compliance with financial regulations, and efficient team operations. Provides financial insights and analysis to support strategic decisions, budgeting, and performance evaluation across Romson’s diverse service lines. Monitors and manages project and operational costs to ensure budget adherence, financial efficiency, and accurate reporting across Romson’s service divisions.
Job Duties/ Responsibilities
- Internally Relates with All department Externally Relates with Vendor Duties & Responsibilities
- Process vendor invoices, ensuring timely and accurate payments in line with contractual terms.
- Ensure timely payment of vendor invoices and expense vouchers.
- Monitor accounts payable aging and assist with month-end close
- Verify supporting documents (POs, GRNs, contracts) before invoice posting.
- Reconcile supplier accounts and respond to queries from vendors.
- Support month-end closing and financial reporting.
- Liaise with vendors, procurement, and finance teams.
- Analyze financial data and create decision-support models.
- Prepare forecasts, budgets, and variance reports.
- Evaluate financial performance and recommend improvements.
- Support cost analysis and enforce financial policies.
- Develop and maintain cost control plans and CBS (Cost Breakdown Structure).
- Track budget variances and challenge deviations.
- Posting project costs to designated project codes and transferring the costs to COGS upon project completion.
- Reconcile project cost reports with accounting records.
- Support month-end closing and financial reporting.
- Prepare oversea vendor payment with well detailed bank instructions and Payment advice.
- Monthly computation of Overdraft charges on our bank accounts
- Reconciliation of oversea Vendor’s account
- Well-versed in Nigerian tax regulations, including PAYE, VAT, and WHT, as well as statutory deductions such as Pension, NHF, and NCD compliance
- Ability to prepare bank reconciliation statement (weekly and Monthly)
- Provide support for all requests during internal and external audits.
- And any other duties assigned by the Finance Director.
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Requirements for the Position of Assistant Accounts Manager at Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group
Education/Knowledge, Skills, Attributes, Experience & Other Requirements:
- Minimum of HND/BSC in Finance/Accounting or any other related discipline.
- 8 – 15 years’ experience in similar role
- Relevant Professional qualification (ACA/ACCA) is required.
- Good knowledge of IFRS, Payables, Account Receivables and statutory deductions.
- Good data gathering, analysis, organizational and problem-solving skills Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
- Excellent communication skills (including written, oral and presentation skills)
- Attention to details
- Strong problem solving & analytical skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft packages (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
- Excel skills are non-negotiable
Application Closing Date
13th October, 2025
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