Best Akinbola
About Me
Education
MBA 2022
Dublin Business School
BSc 2012
Redeemers University
Work & Experience
January 14, 2019 - January 8, 2021
Finance Manager
- Collate, prepare and interpret reports on budget, accounts and financial statements to support sound management decision making process. - Preparation, review, and monitoring of month end/year end closure to ensure that all financial records are updated accurately and reflect the state of the business as at the period ended. - Preparation of long-term business plans to support growth plans for Africa's CEO and CFO. - Coordinate and control income, cashflow and expenditure to ensure cost within budget and income and growth are in-line with business plan. - Review of IFRS financial statement of the company to ensure compliance with the relevant financial reporting standard, laws and regulation governing the industry. - Interacting and liaising with external parties, such as external auditors, bankers, regulatory bodies and solicitors to support in the operation of the business. - Preparation of transactions taxes, schedule for filing to relevant tax authorities and ensuring they are filed as and when due. - Handling of project billing to ensure that billed amount is accurately computed with no errors. - Management of trade debtor balances, ensuring that long overdue balances, account for less than 3% of total trade debtor balance. - Adhoc reconciliation of trade debtor and creditor balances to ensure the balances are accurately stated. - Drafting and reviewing of legal contracts with clients, vendors and employees. - Providing support for HR functions including; coordinating and supporting recruitment process, onboarding newcomers to the company and preparation of monthly payroll. - Providing support for Project Management functions including; monitoring, controlling and closing projects.
April 24, 2017 - November 30, 2018
Senior Accounts Executive
- Preparation of all month end journals into the ERP. - Reconciliation of bank accounts on a monthly basis. - Maintenance of Non-Current Assets, Prepayments and Accruals Schedule. - Posting of all bank payments and bank receipts into appropriate accounts. - Ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the general ledger via reconciliation. - Initiating payment to company's vendors via internet banking. - Management of all local audit. - Ensuring all statutory governmental regulations are complied with. - Preparation of all financial statements for Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania. - Timely filing of all taxes to the appropriate authorities.
October 13, 2014 - April 21, 2017
Treasury Officer
- Posting of all bank payments and other relevant journal entries. - Monitoring of cash flow on a daily basis & making periodic analysis. - Reconciliation of bank accounts on a weekly basis. - Reconciliation of weekly branch bank current account. - Prompt petty cash disbursement, posting & reconciliation. - Preparation & reconciliation of loan schedule. - Maintaining & sustaining relationship with banks and other creditors. - Maintenance of proper accounting books & records in an orderly manner. - Preparation of periodic reports for management use.
