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Woking, England, United Kingdom

Global Hub Lease Accountant• Reviewed lease contracts across 60 countries and prepared Sapphire Lease software Load file in line with IFRS 16- and USGAAP ASC-842.• Liaised with countries’ finance and operations teams on lease contracts and provided knowledge resources.• Participated in peer review of colleagues’ load files, raised points, discussed them, and ensured they were cleared.• Compared output from Sapphire software with manual calculations for the leases and resolved material differences.• Carried out completeness procedures to ensure all leases as reported by the Country Offices in the Lease Registers are also recorded into the SAP Accounting Software.• Participated in migrating all leases on the spreadsheet into Sapphire Lease software for a better management of the leases through system automation.

Lagos Nigeria

• Ensured that financial information and reporting are free from material errors• Delivered the monthly management accounts for 4 group companies in line with Group deadlines and IFRS, for local and group use• Highly skilled in investigating general ledger and reconciled all balance sheet accounts and income statement including intercompany balances• Successfully cleaned customers and vendors accounts through detailed periodic reconciliations of statement of accounts. • Engaged in preparing yearly budgets and forecast for Angola business and in supporting those of Nigeria and West Africa• In charge of all indirect taxes and corporate income taxes and ensured all is remitted as required by the law• Developed the Credit Control Debt Management Manual and the Procurement Policy for the whole business in Africa and involved in its implementation which has brought better cash inflows from customers and better payment terms with the vendors• Continuously reviewing the accounting and control procedures and ensured accounting transactions and processes in line with internal control manual. This has improved the Group Internal Audit Rating from a C to a B• Maintained Monthly Assets Register in which assets are acquired, capitalised, depreciated and disposed in line with the Group Internal Control Manual and applicable IFRS• Responsible for renewal and new insurance covers for all the assets of the company- fidelity, vehicle, life, public, products, aviation etc• Oversee and put in place controls for all treasury operations- cash management, salary payments, vendor payments, refunds, and customer receipts• Coordinated statutory audits by KPMG, tax audits by government authorities and internal audits by the Group Internal Auditors. • Managed the Africa Accounting Services Finance and promoted a culture of high performance and continuous improvement

Lagos

• Managed and provided financial analysis and decision supports to the Africa Management Team• Provided improved business performance management processes, leveraging on commercial insights, and applying sound judgements to support the teams• Supervised the management of fleet and non-fleet assets of the Company• Managed the human resources and payroll activities of the Company• Executed payment runs to vendors, government agencies, staff salaries and other payments payable by the Company• A key resource in purchasing workflow till Purchase Orders are generated for the vendors

Lagos

Duties:• Obtained audits of clients (small and medium companies) and carry out the audits• Consulted for companies and firms on financial reporting in line with local and international GAAP• Assisted companies to file annual returns with Corporate Affairs Commission• Provided secretariat services to companies (company secretary)• Regularized Pay As You Earn (PAYE) of the directors and staff members of companies with Lagos State Internal Revenue Service• Obtained electronic tax clearance certificates (e-TCC) for directors and staff members of companies• Applied and obtained tax identification number (TIN) and Value Added Tax Registration number (VAT) for companies from Federal Inland Revenue Service

Lagos

Duties:• Led, coordinated, and liaised with engagement team members, the Manager, the Partner, and the Client to ensure timely and satisfactory audit services for companies in Oil and Gas Sector• Understood the internal control systems of oil and gas industry to assess control weaknesses and report same to the management• Ensured successful completion of audit in line with the budgeted hours and costs• Assessed business risks, inherent risks and fraud risks and the impact of such on the financial statements• Analysed and prepared financial statements in line with applicable reporting standards

Lagos

Duties:• • Defined client needs, serve the client, and retain the client in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Sector• Utilized business knowledge, the IT technology and apply professional standards to provide business improvement solutions• Evaluated the appropriateness of accounting policies used in preparing financial statements

Calabar

Duties:• • Managed the store ledgers, raised, and posted store vouchers• Performed periodic stock counts to align with the store ledgers• Set prices for stock and retired advances• Undertook stock valuation using First-In-First-Out