Nelson Ogbue

1 NELSON C. OGBUE ACCA-| (- |LinkedIn Profile link PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY A certified accounting professional with ten years work experience involving financial reporting and analysis, audit and tax management, treasury, budget planning, optimizing financial systems and managing financial operations. Seeking to leverage expertise and professional skills in a high growth and innovative company. SKILLS • Financial reporting and analysis • • • • Statutory and Ad-hoc (tax) audit management General ledgers review and reconciliation Inventory & Fixed assets management Proficient use of Microsoft & Google office tools • • • • • Taxation & regulatory compliance Budget and Cash flow preparation Proficient use of accounting packages – QuickBooks, SAP, NetSuite Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Leadership and team management WORK HISTORY May 2022 till date Senior Financial Reporting Accountant & Revenue Accounting Manager ANDELA (Nigeria, Ghana, US) ● Prepare IFRS compliant financial statements and management reports; ● Conduct and collaborate on month-end and yearend books closing, financial reviews and adjustments; ● Lead and coordinate both statutory and ad-hoc (tax) audits; ● Manage day to day accounting activities accounting operations related to account payables & receivables, payroll, fixed assets, tax and regulatory compliance; ● Coordinate monthly AR reconciliations (Qualified-Subsidiary), deferred revenue recognition, review bank reconciliations and recognize subsidiary investment gains/losses on NetSuite; ● Collaborate cross-functionally and across subsidiaries to properly manage intercompany transactions and reporting; ● Monitor and supervise junior team members’ tasks. November 2017 – April 2022 Senior Accountant TGI Group (Subsidiaries – West Africa Soya Industries & West Africa Cotton Limited) ● Prepared monthly management reports ● Performed month-end close tasks to ensure accurate financial reporting. ● Conducted inventory and cash count on monthly basis ● Prepared general ledgers reconciliation and supervised bank reconciliations ● Provided analytical support for account payables’ reconciliation with key vendors ● Supported both external and internal audit engagements and implemented approved recommendations 2 Jan 2017 - Oct 2017 Consulting Associate Anthonio Financial Advisory Services • • • • • • Prepared year-end IFRS compliant financials for clients Accurately reconciled General ledgers Prepared monthly bank reconciliation statements Ensured proper monthly tax management and satisfactory resolution of ongoing tax disputes with regulators Periodically prepared Management accounts Effectively managed fixed assets and account payables Mar 2014 – Dec 2016 Team lead, Branch Financial Operations/Retail Executive First Bank of Nigeria ● Corporate account opening; KYC documentation compliance and customer relationship management ● Corporate loans processing; renewals/restructuring ● Processed foreign and domestic funds remittances ● Processed outward cheques clearing and settlement ● Prepared branch financial reports and ledger reconciliations ● Processed branch Form A, PTA/BTA, Treasury bills and Fixed deposits client requests. Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Consulting Trainee Link Options and Systems Limited • Contributed to clients’ financial statements preparation for the supervising partner’s review. • Supported the audit team in external audit engagements • Prepared clients’ monthly bank reconciliation statements • Conducted routine inventory & cash counting, fixed asset verification • Supported in the reviews of clients’ financials & analysis • Handled clients’ tax payments and filing of tax returns EDUCATION • Master of Science (MSc): Economics (2019) University of Lagos | Lagos, Nigeria • Bachelor of Science (BSc): Agricultural Economics (2011) University of Benin | Benin city, Nigeria CERTIFICATIONS • • • • • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA, 2021) - Member Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN, 2016) – Member ICAN IFRS Certification Training (Module 1&2) – 2016 IFRS Financial Statement Template Design & Advanced Excel - 2016 Association of Accounting Technicians West Africa (AATWA, ICAN 2012) - Member