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Senior Accountant 07/2023 - current
Joules Energy Limited, Port Harcourt , Rivers Nigeria
Industry: Energy and Natural Resources
Prepares financial statements in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), prepares monthly management accounts and reports, assist external auditors with audit requests, manages accounts receivable and accounts payable amongst other responsibilities.
As a Senior Accountant, I carry out the following responsibilities: • Assists the external auditors with audit requests, prepares various audit schedules, and resolves any issues identified while they are carrying out testing procedures to ensure timely completion of statutory audit. • Performs analytical review of the company’s financial performance and position. • Prepares statutory financial statements in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for senior management and statutory audit. • Takes ownership of month-end closing process including the preparation of monthly management accounts and reports to provide financial support and analysis that will help improve the profitability of the business. • Maintains and reconciles general ledger accounts to enable the timely preparation of accurate financial statements. • Manages Payroll and ensures timely remittance of statutory deductions and contributions. • Designs, implements, and monitors internal control procedures to ensure the efficient control environment and integrity of financial information across the entity. • Identifies key risk areas, and designs and implements risk management policies to eliminate or minimize adverse effects on the performance and position of the company. • Maintains accounting records, including trade receivables, trade payables, accruals, prepayments, and fixed assets to ensure that they are up to date. • Provides financial insights and recommends strategies to both financial and non-financial stakeholders to drive sustainable business performance. • Implements financial strategies to support the profitability and real growth goal of the company. • Collaborates with cross-functional teams to evaluate pricing model and analyze tender pricing strategies to support pricing decisions that will enable award of contract and maximize revenue and profitability. • Ensures compliance with tax laws and regulations across the company’s operating environment and manages its tax function to fulfil all tax obligations such as VAT Return, WVAT filing, WHT filing, Annual Return, etc. • Coordinates budget preparation, monitoring, and control in line with agreed procedures and internal policies to enable variance reporting. • Ensures adequate documentation of transactions and processes. • Carries out any other responsibilities as assigned.--
Service Accountant 06/2022 - 06/2023
Joules Energy Limited, Port Harcourt , Rivers Nigeria
Industry: Energy and Natural Resources
Managed payroll, prepared and posted journal entries, managed timely and accurate client invoicing and payment collection, prepared, financial statements, filed tax returns amongst other responsibilities
While working as a Service Accountant, I have carried out the following duties: • Coordinated month end and year end closing to ensure timely financial reporting. • Prepared and presented monthly management accounts and reports to enhance informed decision making by senior business executives. • Prepared and presented project accounts and reports to inform senior business executives on the profitability and liquidity of the project based on the communicated value of work done and suggested recommendations for subsequent improvement in performance and position. • Oversaw the accurate and complete posting into journal entries and general ledger to enable the preparation of financial statements. • Prepared financial statements in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for the board and statutory audit. • Analyzed financial statements and other reports to interpret trends for senior business executives. • Recommended financial strategies to improve business financial performance and position. • Developed and ensured the strict adherence to internal control systems and accounting processes to ensure efficient internal control system. • Advised the Managing Director on internal control risk areas and recommended risk mitigation strategies. • Coordinates all audit activities to ensure timely completion of statutory audit. • Coordinated the filing of tax returns to ensure compliance with prevailing tax laws. • Executed compliant payroll administration. • Managed trade receivables to ensure timely, accurate invoicing and payment collections. • Maintained knowledge of updates on finance acts/laws and accounting standards to ensure compliance with statutory requirements. • Carried out any other responsibility as assigned.--
Accountant 06/2021 - 05/2022
SeaVentures Oil and Gas Services Limited, Port Harcourt , Rivers Nigeria
Industry: Energy and Natural Resources
Prepared financial models, carried out bank and general ledger reconciliations, prepared and posted journal entries, prepared financial statements amongst other responsibilities.
Working as an Accountant, I delivered the responsibilities as itemized below: • Prepared financial statements in line with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). • Analyzed and interpreted financial statements. • Managed the computations and remittance of Pension Contributions and various Nigeria taxes. • Processed statutory, compliance and license documents. • Prepared and presented management report monthly. • Worked with external auditors during statutory audit of the company’s financial statements. • Invoiced clients using QuickBooks accounting system. • Managed trade payables and trade receivables. • Ensured and reviewed the daily journal entry of transactions. • Managed bank reconciliation. • Provided financial advice to the Managing Director to support the company’s operations. • Integrated three statement financial forecast modelling. • Developed scenarios based financial models and appraised to advise better project option. • Carried out any other responsibilities as assigned by the Managing Director.--
Accounts Officer 08/2019 - 05/2021
Sundry Markets Limited, Port Harcourt , Rivers Nigeria
Industry: Retail
Reconciled daily sales revenue, generated month end reports, reconciled cashless transactions, managed accounts payables, kept financial transactions records amongst other responsibilities
As an Accounts Officer, I performed the accounting responsibilities below: • Reconciled daily sales revenue with daily store sales report from the retail software. • Ensured that transactions are verified, complete and accurately posted on a timely basis. • Reconciled income and payments to ensure the accounting system reflects the correct transaction. • Generated month end reports. • Followed up on overages and shortages where necessary. • Reconciled cashless transactions. • Processed invoices in the accounting. • Disbursed petty cash for expenses properly authorized, posted daily petty expenses of the branch and requested for petty cash reimbursement monthly. • Maintained digital and paper financial records and organized a filing system for important and confidential company documents. • Liaised with banks for cash lodgment and low currency denomination exchange. • Accomplished account/treasury department and company mission by completing related results as assigned by Financial Controller and Treasury Manager.--
Assistant Human Resources Administrator 10/2018 - 07/2019
Sundry Markets Limited, Port Harcourt , Rivers Nigeria
Industry: Retail
Assisted in the selection of candidates and in the induction of new hires amongst other responsibilities.
During my national service to my home country, Nigeria, I was privileged to carry out the following responsibilities: • Provided administrative assistance to the office such as filing, scanning, photocopying, data entry and other miscellaneous duties. • Maintained confidentiality of all appropriate communications and documentation. • Assisted in conducting assessments on candidates' skills and competence for verbal interview in the recruitment process. • Assisted in the induction of new hires by providing induction information packets. • Managed and maintained personnel files and other employee information in hard copy and electronic file. • Maintained Human Resources Information Database for unsuccessful candidates and for candidates not shortlisted for interview. • Established hard copy files as required and handled employee leave documentation in hard copy and electronic files. • Prepared a monthly stationary request for approval and procurement. • Issued stationery to various departments in the company. • Accomplished human resources department and company mission by completing related results as assigned by Human Resources Manager.--

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