Bayla Ly

Accountant Name : Bayla LY E-mail :-Phone: (- Adress : 15000, Guediawaye - Dakar (Senegal) PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Accountant and Finance Specialist (French/English ) with 7 years of experience in financial management, including accounting, reporting (SAP), taxation and implementing effective control mechanisms. Methodical and organized in budget management and financial analysis (including expense tracking), I have successfully optimized asset management and established robust accounting controls ensuring data integrity and reliability of financial flows. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Accounting Specialist GFA Consulting Group GmbH | 12/11/2021 – Present Adress: Point E, Rue3 Immeuble Talix, 2nd Floor, MCA Sénégal 2, 10700 Dakar(Senegal) • Comprehensive financial and accounting management of the MCA Senegal 2 project, including budget monitoring, accurate tracking of transactions, and preparing detailed financial reports using SAP software. • Real-time analysis and performance optimization of budget execution ensuring full compliance with MCC requirements. • Timely production of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for both internal and external stakeholders (production time reduced to two business days). • Effective bank reconciliation and cash flow monitoring to ensure availability of sufficient funds. • Implementation of asset management process optimization : Leading and supervising fixed-asset inventories, and managing audit recommendations from external reviews and inspections to further optimize related costs. • Weekly monitoring of outstanding advances, timely processing of payments/ advances to further ensuring full compliance and enhance transparency (managing risks) with donor organizations. Accountant – Raw Materials & Fixed Assets SOBOA (West African Breweries) | 11/27/2017 – 11/11/2021 Adress : Route des Brasseries, Bel Air, Dakar Senegal • Comprehensive and reliable accounting of raw materials, consumables, and imported stock for industrial production including rigorous recording of all stock related movements and purchases . • Optimization of invoicing procedures and cost control-oriented analytical accounting processes to further mitigating potential risks associated to procurement. Implemented a tailored control mechanism focused on cost efficiency and compliance, including tracking, evaluation and analysis of the supply chain flows ( imported stock). • Management of fixed assets accounting and associated budget tracking and expenditures associated . Developed, implemented, and managed an efficient inventory tracking mechanism; cutting out previously noticed discrepancies and inconsistencies of the reports generated internally 1/2 • Supervised year-end closure operations by contributing efficiently and within set timetables with all relevant deliverables needed for effective external audit support. • Successfully manage a reporting chain that include frequent communications, with external stakeholders (vendors, procurement teams ...) and provided operational guidance while collaborating closely to ensure payments followed legal requirements ( taxation guidelines ) , contracts and deadlines were accurately reflected within financial reports .(Ensured that company compliance objectives with suppliers' payments were implemented within company deadlines.) KEY COMPETENCIES • Financial Planning & Analysis: Proven ability to maximize budget resources using SAP, Excel (pivot tables, macros, analysis models), and deliver accurate budgets and forecasts with performance monitoring. • Accounting: Mastery of accounting cycles (AP, AR, reconciliations, financial statements). • Internal Controls: Implement OHADA/SYCEBNL compliant risk management systems (cash flow, inventory) and anti-fraud practices ensuring full compliance and resource optimization. • Audit: Conduct and coordinate internal/external audits, ensuring clear reporting using dedicated frameworks. • Project Management: Manage multiple operations within multi-partner project environments, implement tracking tools, mitigate risks, meet deadlines, and achieve project goals • Communication: Bilingual (English/French) communication and reporting skills for diverse audiences. • Compliance: Implement risk control and promote legal/donor compliance (international donors, national institutions) EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS • Professional Bachelor's Degree in Management Science – Accounting and Finance | IFACE/FASEG/UCAD | Dakar, Senegal | 2011 - 2014 • High School Diploma - Management Track | Collège les Pédagogues | Dakar, Senegal |- • Certificate of Achievement - Anti-Fraud and Corruption Workshop| Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), 2022 • Certificate of Achievement : Advanced Excel Training | ITTE Consulting | 2021 • Attestation : New Framework of Accounting Procedures for non-Profit structures – (SYCEBNL) | ERA Bakertilly Cabinet | 2023 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY • French: Native • English : Professional working proficiency ( Technical reading, writing and fluent speech ) 2/2