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Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria

Lagos State, Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria

West Africa

• Developed and conducted complex cost audits, cost analysis, capital budgeting reviews and fixed assets maintenance.• Analyzed cost variances, determined root causes, and prepared recommendations and alternatives for improvements.• Identified data analysis needs, and worked with appropriate departments to obtain the data on a regular basis.• Prepared analysis and draft materials presenting strategic recommendations to be made to management.• Ensured inventory accounting is accurate and led to physical inventory process, verified cycle counting process and inventory valuation process.• Assisted with financial reporting, management accounting and monthly close.• Prepared monthly account reconciliations.• Ensured compliance with company’s financial policies.• Responsible for Account Payable functions such as invoice matching, error correction and suppliers’ payments.• General accounting support to operational team.

Lagos

• Built market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business deals.• Helped to develop, improve and implement Client Service procedures, policies and standards.• Kept accurate records of discussions or correspondence with clients.• Analysed statistics or other data to determine the level of customer service being rendered.• Coordinated a team of marketing executives.• Reported and presented growth strategies on PowerPoint.

Port Harcourt

• Promptly responded to clients on relevant processes such as Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Quotations (RFQ), Tenders and Purchase Orders (PO).• Analyzed procurement requirements and selected the most appropriate methods based on interpretation and assessment of established policies, practices, and experience.• Provided assistance to clients, when required, in the preparation of specifications, etc.• Coordinated the preparation of procurement documents utilizing sound sustainable procurement practices.• Negotiated for best price and quality, and ensured suppliers’ total compliance with required specifications.

Port Harcourt

• Worked with spreadsheets, ledgers and journals.• Prepared statutory accounts such as Profit & Loss Statement, and Balance Sheet.• Ensured prepayments, accruals, accounts receivable & payable are correctly recorded.• Sorted out incoming and outgoing daily post and answered any queries.• Reconciled finance accounts and direct debits.• Managed cash flow as well as petty cash transactions.• Controlled credit and debt recovery, and assisted in the preparation of payroll.

Certificate, Digital Product Management: Modern Fundamentals

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting