Adewale Akinbami

Adewale Akinbami--6, Michael Alade street., New oko oba,Fagba, Lagos Nigeria PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Accountant with a proven track record in financial management, compliance, and account receivables and payables, with a focus on strategic objectives and due diligence. I have extensive experience working as an Accountant in the Industrial Cleaning, Property Investment, and Travel Management industries. I’m well-versed in the creation of internal and external professional documents, and I can also communicate with all levels of staff and clients. WORK EXPERIENCE Senior Accountant Travelstart Nigeria • Lagos, Nigeria July 2024 – Till date ● Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and tax policies. ● Conduct comprehensive financial analysis and forecasts for insights into performance indicators, presenting reports to Senior Leadership. ● Oversee accurate, timely, and reliable financial information to stakeholders, verifying data integrity. ● Prepare revenue reports, bank and cash statements, accruals, prepayment schedules, fixed asset registers, CAPEX, and OPEX prior to incorporation into financial records. ● Manage taxes (VAT, WHT, Payee), reconcile transactions, and intercompany loans for compliant records. ● Prepare statutory accounts for year end reports in coordination with other group accountances and coordinate external auditors on their report delivery. ● Establish financial controls, internal audits and stay updated about industry best practices and regulations. ● Monitor liquidity, optimize cash use and present weekly cash flow. ● Analyze budgets, trends, and offer recommendations. Accountant. Finchglow Holdings • Lagos, Nigeria Jul 2017 – March 29, 2024 • Checking entries in the books of Accounts to ensure proper recording. • Accounts and tax returns preparation • Preparation of all financial reports on monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, and annual. • Ensures accuracy, completeness, and timeliness in transaction postings and financial reporting by coordinating and overseeing financial accounting processes. • Daily sales activity reconciliation. • Facilitate fast completion of all invoices • Monthly income statement preparation. • Analyze and interpret monthly findings and follow up on noteworthy discrepancies • Maintain, post, and update records on accounting software and Excel sheets. • Preparation of bank reconciliation statement. • Liaising with the company's external Auditors on audit-related issues. • Successfully managing the aged receivables and aged payables. Notable Accomplishments: • Successfully recovered a long and overdue while I was at the Ikeja branch. • Achieved the inflow target of 95% monthly. • Managed, designed, and successfully reconciled the books of two subsidiaries while I was thesubsidiary accountant. • Managed and regularly maintained the receivables of the Lagos Island branch at a figure below500,000 every month. • Successfully recovered excess funds on service charges on a rented office for the Lagos Island branch. Accountant DENARO PROPERTIES LIMITED • Lagos, Nigeria Jul 2016 - Jun 2017 • Preparation of periodic monthly financial statements. • Processes the payroll, including payroll taxes and statutory deductions. • Maintain and reconcile the books of accounts (general ledger), including Assets and depreciation, Closing Inventory, Debtors, and Revenue. • Manage the disbursement and reconciliation of petty cash and operational funds, including preparing the Petty Cash Report. • Responsible for bank account reconciliations. • Oversees statutory and regulatory returns in the following areas – VAT, PAYE and withholding Tax. Notable Accomplishments. Notable Accomplishments: • Performed within budget guidelines to maximize profits. • Integrated new accounting system with Sage 50, resulting in expanded and faster reporting. Accountant TAMDA HEALTH SERVICES/RENESCOR HEALTH LLP • Lagos, Nigeria Jan 2016 - Jun 2016 • Processes all invoices and disbursements. • Processes the payroll, including payroll taxes and statutory deductions. • Prepare the Pay Slip schedule for HR. • Matches various forms of payment (Cash, POS, cheque, online transfers, web payment, etc.) to income (bank) accounts. • Reconcile all income accounts to fee-paying procedures and patients. • Maintain and reconcile the books of accounts (general ledger), including Assets and depreciation, Accruals, Prepayments, Closing Inventory, Debtors, and Revenue. • Manage the disbursement and reconciliation of the central and departmental petty cash and operational funds, including preparing the Petty Cash Report. • Processes reimbursements, double-checking requests against receipts provided. ACCOUNT/ADMIN OFFICER PEERLESS AND FLAWLESS CLEANERS LTD • Lagos, Nigeria Jun 2012 - Dec 2015 • Review and process expense reports, also prepare staff payroll. • Preparation of Bank Analysis, bank reconciliation, Cashbook, and maintaining office petty cash. • Preparation of periodic financial statements. • Oversees statutory and regulatory returns in the following areas – VAT, PAYE, and withholdingTax. • General administrative duties. Notable Accomplishments: • I was the first accountant for the company. • Managed, designed, and successfully put the books of accounts in order. • Successfully obtained the first tax clearance certificate for the company. EDUCATION Master of Business Admin Ajayi Crowther University • Oyo, Nigeria Jun 2021 - Nov 2023 Bachelor of Science University of Lagos • Lagos, Nigeria Mar 2005 - Dec 2009 SKILLS • Accounting Systems • Sage 50 Accounting • Travcom• ODOO• QuickBooks • Microsoft office • Account receivable and Account payables. • Strong ability to anticipate problems and pivot accordingly• Flexibility to work unpredictable hours in a fast-paced environment • Versatile and creative problem solver • Reliable and dependable team Player • Customer Service • Resilient, Flexible and adaptable PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS • ACA- ICAN