MAWANO SIDONIE SOMDAH
Professional Summary
Experienced Accountant with an MBA in Finance / Accounting & B.Sc. in
Accounting.
10+ years’ experience in Finance & accounting (Cost control reporting,
Budget and forecast analysis, Financial Reporting, P&L and Balance Sheet
reporting (AP, AR, GL, Treasury) Comments on Financial statement,
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Drukarska 4/80, 30-348, Krakow,
Malopolska, Poland
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Translation of Oracle accounts to SAP, and Hyperion Financial Management
for consolidation and Reporting.
Excellent knowledge of various account analysis and control methods,
accounting software (Oracle Financial, SAP, HFM, ESSBASS, PeopleSoft,
SARACEN, HMI, HUB, SMARTVIEW, TM1 ) and processes, Database
management, spreadsheets creation & maintenance, Innovative, proficient in
extracting financial data from various reporting systems and suggesting key
operational changes to business and management.
I describe myself as methodical, confident, excellent team player, motivated,
Result and Detail Oriented, Efficient, organized and professional.
Skills
Cost base review and control
Expense Analysis,
Profit and loss Account analysis,
Trial & Balance Sheet analysis,
Budget forecast and Trend Analysis,
Account Analysis,
General Ledger and variance analysis,
Financial ratios determination,
Payroll Accounting & Analysis,
Treasury and cash-flow management
Suppliers Reconciliation,
Bank Reconciliation,
Work History
Management of Internal / external
auditors,
HSBC Bank Service Delivery - Poland
Procedure write-up,
Krakow, Malopolska
Accounting control and procedure,
12/2017- Current
Senior MI and Financial Reporting Expert - Channel Island
Spreadsheets and database creation,
08/2020 - Current
Inventory control &Stock Management,
Financial reporting on P&L and BS movements
Fixed Asset Accounting,
Monthly MI reporting on business performance
Depreciation and Amortization
Time Management,
accounting
Senior Financial Expenditure Control
01/2019 – 08-2020
Complete and independent transition and migration of group inter-billing
(HSBC HIBs)) and reconciliation process from Turkey to Poland
Financial control on Inter-company Billing to reconcile monthly entity
billings, Variance analyses of billable services charged
Participated in weekly team meetings to develop better plans and revise
proper protocols to meet objectives
Financial controls
Senior management updates
Background in financial management
Financial services
Inventory control and administration
Cost control policies
Quality control
Process control
Budget control
Financial administration
Reviewing financial histories
Cost Accounting And Analysis Expert
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
12/2017 - 12/2018
A) Short term Assignment - France (Paris) - Dec 2017 - April 2018
Financial planning
Transitioning French management reporting for corporate real Estate (CRE),
COO and Procurement from France to Poland.
During the transition phase, management reports such as Standard report on
Financial forecast monitoring
Bank reconciliations and balancing
Accounting and bookkeeping
Accounts Payable and Receivables
direct and Inter-company cost, Flash Reporting, regional reporting and
comments to business were being analysed and prepared
B) Cost Accounting and Analysis Expert (contrôleur de gestion) - Krakow
May 2018 – Feb 2019
Profit and loss cost control by month to Month, Year to date and year to date
against budget/target
Cost base review and analysis
Education
08/2015
University of Douala (ESSEC)
Douala, Littoral , Cameroon
MBA: Accounting and Finance
Cost evolution monitoring and control
Variance control and explanation / comments to business on cost evolution
Cost database management and follow-up.
Accruals and provision calculation, estimation and presentation to business
Budget Analysis versus Actual by month to month & year to date.
University of Buea
Buea, Southwest, Cameroon
Bachelor of Science Degree: Accounting
Capitalization of Resources (to P&L, Balance sheet)
Accruals and Adjustments on P&L accounts and ledger
Fixed asset depreciation calculation and budget forecast for France corporate
Language
real estate.
English – Native
Presentation of P&L and target report by entities to management on business
French - excellent
performance month by month with commentaries and explanation.
Polish – Beginner
Cost Allocation using Activity Base costing method ABC (Method).
Intercompany Billing Analysis month-to-month, year to date.
Recoveries and Recharges Analysis.
Computer and IT skills
Monitoring Budget against Actual to minimize cost.
MS Excel – Expert
Future year budget forecast and trend analysis based on past years and
MS Word – Expert
future trends
Accomplishment:
MS PowerPoint and Presentation – Expert
1. Complete and independent transition and migration of French Costs and
management accounting reporting on profit and loss on various entities
Software
(Corporate Real Estate, Procurement, COO and IT) from France to Poland
Oracle Financial
and Business reporting to various stakeholders and managers in UK and
PeopleSoft
France and Canada.
TMI
2. Complete and independent transition and migration of group inter-billing
SARACEN
(HSBC integrated Billing System -HIBs)) and reconciliation process from
ESSBASE
Turkey to Poland
HFM
HMI
HUB
IBM BTO Business Consulting Services Sp. z o.o.
Senior Accounting Specialist, Fin & Admin Business Associate
Krakow, Malopolska
07/2016 - 10/2017
General Ledger Accounting
Reconciliation and variance Analysis of Oracle Accounts
Financial Statement Analysis and Comment Preparation (HFM)
SMARTVIEW
SAP and Oracle Interface translation and interpretation for Consolidation
Continuous Process Improvement and Control
Inter-company Mismatch settlement and Reconciliation in SAP
Commenting on Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) Tool on
Financial figures and impact.
Inventory valuation and stock transfer process in SAP. Cost allocations in
SAP & Mass Allocation in Oracle.
Pension calculation and Reconciliation
Setting up Marco on General ledger reconciliation spreadsheet from
Oracle to excel
CAMEROON AIRLINES CORPORATION
Douala, Cameroon
09/2010-07/2016
Chef De Service Analyse De La Rentabilite de Ligne
03/2016 - 07/2016
Analyse route cost using models to determine cost per department by
routes flown Analyse cost into direct and indirect cost to determine which
costs is to be reduced hence imparting profitability Revenue analyses to
determine the price / fare to be charged for each sector of the flight plan /
aircraft Route taking into consideration the cost factors incurred in the
production of a flight Route Profitability analyses to determine if a route
is cost effective and realizable
Determination of indirect cost that directly related to production
departments to know actual cost of consumption per flight Spreadsheet
and database creation and models for easy assimilation of cost into
various cost centers
General Ledger Accountant
01/2014 - 03/2016
Analysis of huge Accounts with major impact on company performance
Monitoring of Fuel expenses, accounting & reconciliation in regards to
fuel database
Aircraft Lease account monitoring and variance analysis Payroll
accounting, reconciliation and variances control, by liaising with
compensation and Benefit department
Critical variance Analysis between Account Payable module & General
Ledger Module, Fixed Asset Accounting and depreciation calculation &
initiation Year-end stock count & inventory control of catering Impact:
enabled Company gained 40% of catering items that got missing
unjustifiably
Implementation of inventory system for staff & crew uniforms
Impact: Lead to better monitoring of stocks by use of bin-cards to record
stock movements
Hence enabled the company to gain-fcfa from thefts because of
improved inventory systems
Fixed Assets count and Tag
Team Leader Accounts Payable Accountant
01/2012 - 12/2013
Initiated electronic filing system of invoices from accounts payable
mailbox to the finance shared drive by supplier name
Impact: Reduction in paper cost, printers Ink and a gain of time in
carrying out other tasks
Codification & distribution of invoices among collaborators for processing
in ORACLE E- Business Suite Financial
Impact: Reduce Error margin to Zero for wrong accounting
Account Payable (AP) Creditor's balances account analysis to show
company's liability, verification & adjustment of variances
Enables the company to forecast for payment terms based on treasury
situation
Impact: Timely and accurate payment plan based on true status of
supplier's liability Creation of Invoice tracking spreadsheet & follow up
on the status of supplier's invoices, & payments
Monthly & Year-end Closure of Suppliers Balances (130 major suppliers
of the airline)
Creation and management of Suppliers Database (Name, physical
address, telephone Number, taxpayer card, Business license and Register
de commerce and information of contact person)
Cash Deposit management with country managers and follow up for
justifications and replenishments
Follow up of bank transactions and suppliers queries with account
manager Accounts Payable Polices and procedure write up and follow up
on implementation by new employees
Prepayment tracking sheet report Analysis to show outstanding debts of
suppliers and employees
Accomplishments: Definition and Modeling Camair-co accounts Payable
cycle by implementing how to receive treat & process an invoice
Initiation of E-filing system that increase productivity and reduce time
wastage on manual filing
Reduction of paper and Ink cost by 55% Implementation of petty cash
procedure and controls that lead to the recovery of company funds owed
by employees Wrote Start-up operating procedures for petty cash fund
management for head office & country representatives Recovery of
millions (about 80%) spent by the company on staff advances that were
not justified
Principal Petty Cash Accountant
12/2010 - 12/2011
Staff receivable reconciliation, petty cash expenditures of country
managers
Petty Cash procedure write-up Daily withdrawal & banking of cash, from
internal sales made to employees Management of head office &
subsidiaries petty cash disbursement and replenishment
Passengers Air tickets Refund Request and processing for reimbursement
via cash or wire transfer
Journal entries for expenses incurred & cash account reconciliation
Assistant Accountant
09/2010 - 11/2010
Prepares bank drafts, wire transfer, cash withdrawal and purchase of
foreign currencies Petty cash management and disbursement of funds to
workers, process Invoices for payment, bank and invoice transaction
reconciliation
Cashbook & register, Monitoring of online bank transactions and
reconciling with cask book to verify discrepancies
PRESBOOK CAMEROON PLC LIMBE CAMEROON
Limbe, Cameroon
Assistant Cost accountant
02/2010 - 08/2010
Journalizing transaction using Peach Tree Accounting Software, CNPS tax
Calculation Supplier reconciliation and analysis of variance Workers
disbursement Sheet preparation Consolidated income statements of the
various retail shops of Presbook Cameroon Booking & filling of Journal
Vouchers, Bank Payment Vouchers, Cash Payment Vouchers
Reconciliation of cashbook and bank statement Filling of Bin cards at the
stationery store and at bookstore
Stocktaking and control of goods, prepared sales record & filling of
recorded transactions
DELOITTE AND TOUCHE AFRIQUE CENTRALE
Douala, Cameroon
Audit Intern
07/2008 - 10/2008
Assisted Auditors in, Search of information concerning client's posts and
responsibilities using search engines such as Google and other websites
Filling of client's information by date order, electronically and physically
Carried out inventory Assisted in compliance and internal audit control
