Being a senior role, I have a team of staff whom I directly and indirectly mentor. I am enjoying myself at a different industry, full of vibrancy and very dynamic metrics. This keeps me alert and opportunities to apply my skills are enormous. My key roles include:Responsibilities: Financial Reporting Managing Budgets Managing Inventory General Ledger management Expense analysis and cost optimization Reviewing of month-end file and bank reconciliations Review of payments vouchers Finance team supervision Grant reporting

Acquisition of finance modelling, data analytics and presentation skills. It gave me a chance to guide and motivate junior accountants to new heights.

Achievements: Cost control leading to decrease in operating expenses by 15%. Championing the introduction of new ERP and processes’ automation. Drafting and implementing finance and non-finance Standard Operating Procedures. Improved project budget management resulting to project profitability by upto 50%. Implementing of cashless payment system thus mitigating against cash risks/losses. Renegotiation with suppliers on outstanding debts by increasing payment days. 2015 audit reduced turnaround from nine to four months. Reduced insurance cover premiums by 16% through renegotiation.Responsibilities: Reviewing Management accounts Champion in ERP implementation Managing bank, supplier and customer relationship Handling taxation and general compliance Expenditure and cost control. Audit coordination. Development, implementation and monitoring of financial system controls. Cash flow forecasting Overall Finance and Project Budget monitoring and evaluation Overseeing the general administrative functions of the office Conducting financial training to both finance and non-finance staff. Supervision of the Finance staff AP and AR issues resolution.

 Ensuring all the expenses for the period are posted into the system by account assistants. Creating Fixed Asset codes and maintaining Fixed Asset schedule. Inventory management  Capitalization of fixed assets.  Fixed asset Management. Conducting financial training to both finance and non-finance staff. Financial Reporting  Mentoring Accounts staff Checking and approving supplier payments-EFTs and Cheques. Ensuring that reconciliations of supplier statements against the sub-ledger are done. Making sure that taxes and statutory are prepared and submitted in time. Maintaining suppliers’ master accounts/ vendor database. Co-ordinating with relevant departments to ensure supplier service is overboard. Creating Fixed Asset codes and maintaining Fixed Asset schedule. Training and overall supervision of accounts assistant under payable section. Involvement in budget preparation and providing capex/opex cash flow forecasts. Reconciling Accounts Payables sub-ledger to the General Ledger. Tracking and Monitoring external Contractors’ agreements and payments. Preparing Accounts Payables and other balance sheet schedules. Managing the performance of direct reports including setting individual KPIs, tracking and measuring the performance of staff on a regular basis. Maintaining and close monitoring of contracts with 3rd parties. Custodian of various licences and proper monitoring of renewals.Achievements: Improved Fixed Asset management in terms of adoption and tracking Timely financial report submission. From 25th to 15th of each month. More reliable financial report (narrations and clearer and specific report lines) Reduced inventory variances Better financial training to accounts associates hence informed finance team.

 Processing (Posting) supplier documents (Purchase orders, invoices, GRNs and Delivery Notes). Processing vendor payments through EFT and preparing payment remittances. Reconciling supplier statements against the sub-ledger. Processing and payment of statutory obligations e.g. V.A.T and WHT. Maintaining suppliers’ master accounts/ vendor database. Maintaining of supplier files (documents). Co-ordinating with Purchasing and Stores to ensure supplies are done as per orders. Reconciliation of supplier accounts (Ledger vs Supplier Statement). Product Costing and Price determination. Inventory management & Control (Stock taking, variance analysis) Generating Sales and Purchases reports/analysis Product Mix Budgeting/ Forecasting of sales and Ideal inventory Sales budget monitoring Inter- company reconciliations. Creating and amending of items codes in the system. Monitoring of inventory movement from all the 13 branches country wide. Budget vs Actual Cost analysis.Achievements:Minimal stock variances, implementation of the Kaizen concept in warehouse operations and minimal stock-outs, improving company’s cash flow through inventory optimization.Due settling of supplier accounts, Reduced reconciling entries between supplier & company Ledger, Facilitated “no-fault” internal and external audits as a result of sound recordkeeping and thorough documentation. Better company cash flow by negotiating better credit terms with suppliers. Mentoring Accounts staff

 Processing (Posting) supplier documents (Purchase orders, invoices, GRNs and Delivery Notes). Processing vendor payments through EFT and preparing payment remittances. Reconciling supplier statements against the sub-ledger. Processing and payment of statutory obligations e.g. V.A.T and WHT. Maintaining suppliers’ master accounts/ vendor database. Maintaining of supplier files (documents). Co-ordinating with Purchasing and Stores to ensure supplies are done as per orders. Reconciliation of supplier accounts (Ledger vs Supplier Statement). Preparing and posting cash payment vouchers to correct GL accounts Bank and Petty cash reconciliations Receipting, banking and bank with drawals. Cheque writing Bank correspondent Posting of sales documents  Assisting various sections in the accounts departmentAchievements:Due settling of supplier accounts, Reduced reconciling entries between supplier & company Ledger, Facilitated “no-fault” internal and external audits as a result of sound recordkeeping and thorough documentation. Bettering company cash flow by negotiating better credit terms with suppliers