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Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

• Financial Controllership, managing and optimizing business relationship with projects partners from Government and Financial & Technical Service partner• Design and documentation of standard operating procedures for the finance department.• Implementation of the finance, accounting and governance requirements of the multiple Financial & Technical Services Agreements governing the asset• Led the set up and management of the finance and accounting team from inception• Supervision and detailed involvement with annual budgeting, budget realignments and performance measurement, report and controlling• Tax management and transactional tax optimization• Talent identification and sourcing across department to meet Company’s manpower requirements• Responsible for operationalising financial requirements within contractual requirements of funding arrangements• Key participation in review of integrated field development plan (FDP)• Manage Procure to Pay (P2P) and Order to Cash (O2C) process as a means of managing working capital requirements of the Company• Maintain relationship with Company’s financing partners, bankers, consultants (tax & legal), auditors and project partners.• Leading and managing the process of finance and accounts department automation, ERP deployment and shared drive installation.• Review and management of cash waterfall and compensation model requirements under the project funding arrangement• Manage month end accounting close, Value of Work Done evaluation, accruals determination and approval of required accrual entries• Review and approve all bill of quantities and price proposal documents prepared by supply chain department to ensure final contractual efficiency.• Provide risk assessment and advice executive management accordingly.• Lead annual statutory audits• Mentor and assist with financial staff personnel development.• Key resource personnel in client’s IFRS implementation project.

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

• Helping our clients navigate the complex maze of business start-up in Nigeria.• Business and project advisory services.• Business process re-engineering.• Training, human capital development and outsourcing.• Business data integrity review (internal / external auditing).• Clients’ contract forensic auditing.• Tax management and payroll services.• Performing any other agreed upon procedures.

Lagos, Nigeria

Responsible for planning, monitoring, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities including the development of financial and operational strategies to achieve a cost-effective utilization of HEOSL’s financial resources and maximize return on investment.Also esponsible for the review, negotiation and finalization of joint venture annual budget at SUBCOM, TECOM and FINCOM levels. Key Responsibilities:• Provide strategic financial management and leadership support across the business• Develop, update and implement finance and tax strategies, policies and processes• Assist in formulating the company's future direction and supporting tactical initiatives• Develop and utilize financial models and activity-based financial analysis to provide a basis for investment decisions and business planning• Advice on liquidity, investment and financial asset management• Advise executive management on financial benefits or demerits of proposed projects, changes in financial regulations and legislations. • Supervise the annual budget preparation process• Raise funds as approved by the Board to finance company activities • Manage profit and expense control in order to engineer profit as a primary objective• Establish definite goals/targets and objectives, measure individual and organizational performance• Formulate and supervise the implantation of asset and liability management strategies• Implement sound accounting framework in compliance with statutory provisions• Implement robust /reliable financial reporting system in compliance with statutory requirements• Ensure adequate controls are in place to facilitate seamless payment and efficient financial management • Approve payrolls along with the Human Resources • Liaise with external and internal auditors; and ensures the annual and/or periodic audits are seamlessly carried out• Develop and manage key relationships with relevant external bodies

Lagos, Nigeria

• Co-ordination of joint venture liaison activities with NPDC as Operators of OML 30 JV• Responsible for evaluation and reconciliation of Shoreline’s equity portion of revenues generated from the Trans Forcados pipeline.• Shoreline’s finance team Lead for accounting for unitized asset jointly owned by the JV. The team comprises Senior Reservoir Engineers, Geologist, Legal, Facilities Engineer, Production Technologist and JV Accountant.• Government liaison with the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and NAPIMSInternal Finance / Accounting Reporting Level.• Corporate finance function – team member on reserve based lending negotiations• Finance team Lead on integrating with software consultants for the design, setup and implementation of SUN system and Proactis P2P accounting software for Shoreline Natural Resources Ltd• Designed and prepared documents for Shoreline’s finance departments accounting policies, procedures and internal control documentation process.• Responsible for the entire accounting suite of activities including, but not limited to:o Production and revenue accounting for sale of crude oil and Trans Forcados Pipeline utilizationo Review of joint venture billing statementso Review and processing of propriety of JV cash calls o Accounting for exploration and development wellso Royalty accounting. o Company Lead for NEITI audit, o Accounting for reservoir depletions and amortisations of field reserveso Payroll computation and issuance of pay slipso PPT, WHT, VAT, PAYE Tax and pension matterso Payment runs and raising of banking instructionso Supervision of petty cash disbursemento Determination of value of work done (VOWD) for purposes of accrual accounting.• Preparation of financial statements under IFRS requirements

Lagos, Nigeria

• Setting up an Accounting and MIS system that helped to capture various outstanding investment costs in the upstream sector of the business for over a period of five (5) years• Developed the company’s accounting and financial reporting policies in line with the full cost method of accounting. Supervised work done to ensure compliance of all procedures with stated policies.• Prepared company wide budget and annual cash flow statement.• Provide financial accounting advice to project engineers in the review of Partners budget prepared by Operator Company on four oil blocks.• Provided review and guidance along with legal department on oil block contract documents, including Joint Operating Agreements, Farm-in agreements, Accounting Procedures.• Responsible for managing relationships with company’s bankers. Reviewed and provided guidance on monthly bank reconciliation statements.• Provided guidance to Human Resource department on employees PAYE tax managements. Responsible for maintenance, preparation timely remittance of taxes (WHT, PAYE, VAT)• Responsible for the preparation of monthly management reporting requirements set by company and Group • Acted in the capacity of community liaison manager on the company’s marginal field in Tsekelewu.

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Experienced Senior - statutory audit. Senior Consultant Financial Reporting & Internal ControlSenior Consultant - Expenditure Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting for major Foundations in the USA

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Master'S Degree, Oil & Gas Accounting, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Class Representative, for MAcc. Oil & Gas Member, Staff/Students Consultative Group (GCU)

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc., Accounting, 2.1 (Honours Division)