BSc (Hons) Applied Accounting

hold a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University United Kingdom

ACCA Member

I am a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA Member) from United Kingdom

Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business

I hold an Advance Diploma in Accounting and Business from the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) - UK

Financial Accountant

Internal and External interim and year-end Audit
• Preparation of Audit and Tax Pack
• Respond to internal and external auditors’ queries
Cash flow Management:
• Analyzing business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations
• Preparing the weekly, monthly, and annual cash flow forecast.
• Working Capital Management and forecasts (Receivables, Payables, Inventory, and Cash)
• Monitor petty cash and bank balances to ensure sufficient funds are available to meet commitments.
• Providing administrative support and guidance to executive management
Accounts Receivable Management:
• Credit control function – vetting and credit risk assessment for new and potential customers
• Continuous credit and risk assessment of current trade receivables, approving credit sales.
• Trade receivables collections, attending to customer queries and inquiries.
Financial Reporting and Analysis:
• Preparation of monthly management accounts and year-end financial reports
• Analyzing Trail Balance components and preparing lead schedules
• Maintenance of Fixed Assets Register – additions, disposals, depreciation, revaluations, and impairments
• Assisting management in analyzing company results using ratio analysis
• Preparation of the weekly and monthly flash reports for executive management.
• Preparation of internal and external monthly, half-year end, and year-end audit files.
• Taking part in and facilitating the year-end external audit.
• Inter-company reconciliations, nominal and general ledger reconciliations
• Developing and maintaining standard financial and administrative procedures
• Preparing and posting journals such as payroll journals and other general journals into the system.
Accounts Payables Responsibilities:
• Processing supplier invoices into the system
• Preparing reconciliations for Suppliers’ accounts and investigating reconciling items.
Cashbook Responsibilities:
• Bank Reconciliations
• Maintaining Petty cash, and overseeing the posting of foreign currency transactions (journals, receipts, and payments).
Taxation:
• Computing taxes and preparing tax returns for Withholding Tax, PAYE, QPDs, and VAT
• Ensuring compliance in terms of payment, reporting, and other tax requirements.
Budgeting and Budgetary Control:
• Managing and coordinating the preparation of departmental budgets and the master budget
• Implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of budget policies and procedures.
Treasury Function:
• Trading in foreign currencies with financial institutions to meet the cash flow needs of the company
• Processing currency revaluations in accordance with the GAAP.
• Liaising with financial institutions (Banks) and maintaining professional work relations
• Complying with Exchange Control guidelines and regulations, by way of studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.

General management responsibilities
• Supervising a team of 4 – 15 people.
• Liaising with team members for ensuring the proper recording of financial information and date
• Supervision of Debtors, Creditors, and Cashbook Clerks
• Take full responsibility for the performance of the team
• Planning and scheduling work to be done and monitoring work in progress.

Accountant

• Managing and coordinating the preparation of the company budgets
• Implementing, monitoring, and evaluating budget policies and procedures; and making recommendations as necessary
• Analyzing Revenue and Expenditure Variances relative to the adopted budgets and preparing monthly commentary reports
• Budget validation and tracking to ensure all expenditures are in line with the annual budget
• Maintaining the Fixed Assets Register (Additions, Disposals, Depreciation, Revaluations, and Impairments)
• Budget Variance Analysis and quarterly reviews for the company
• Working Capital Management and forecasts (Receivables, Payables, and Cash & Cash Equivalents)
• Participating in the preparation of monthly Management Accounts
• Analyzing monthly financial data and making recommendations as necessary
• Assisting management in the analysis of company results such as key ratios
• Balance sheet reconciliations of general ledger accounts
• Balance business accounts by reconciling entries in partnership with all cost-center heads

Bookkeeper

• Financial Statements and Management Accounts
• Prepare Statutory Returns
• Corporate Income Tax Computations
• VAT Returns
• Individual Income Tax Computations (PAYE)
• NSSA Returns
• NEC returns
• Maintain accounts receivable and payables documentation electronically and on paper.
• Process bank reconciliations and financial reports to verify the practice of proper due diligence.
• Handle cash and deposits using the proper accounting procedures and documentation.
• Process payroll, electronic deposits, and employee pay adjustments.
• Analyze cost control and provide timely financial information to support corporate goals.
• Increased efficiency and alleviate workloads by creating a new Excel financial recording system.
• Internal Auditing
• Daily Cashbook and ledger postings and maintenance
• Payroll
• Inventory count and valuation
• Contractual analysis and costing
• Quotations, Progress work claims, and tenders
• Thoroughly reviewed Financial Statements to correct discrepancies and prepaid returns local tax returns which had not been submitted to the authorities.
• Educated management on strategies to minimize tax liability.
• Analyzed costs and revenues to project future trends.
• Supplied detailed documentation needed to submit accurate corporate returns.

Attachment in the Finance Branch

• Stores ledger
• Cash receipts
• Cash flow reconciliation
• Goods received vouchers
• Purchase and journal entries
• Ledger postings
• Cash payments vouchers
• Inventory
• Trial balance
• Statements of Comprehensive Income