Obi Onyinye Gift

ONYINYE GIFT OBI (AAT, BSC, ACA, MBA) Abuja, Nigeria ♦ H:- ♦ C:- ♦- PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Versatile and accomplished Chartered Accountant with an MBA in Finance & Investment specialization, offering over 6 years of professional level experience leading finance operations in fast- paced SMEs and companies across a variety of industry sectors. Proven strengths in aligning finance strategies with overall business objectives. Proficient in implementing financial best practices across departments to streamline budget requirements and increase profitability. Works closely with management to analyze and interpret complex accounting information to meet company performance goals. SKILLS  Finance and Accounts expertise.  Proficiency in Advance Excel, XERO, QuickBooks, SUN, Tally, Orion ERP Accounting software.  Financial & business reporting and Modelling.  Budgeting.  Donor reporting and funding.  Business reengineering.  Financial Statements Expertise.       Account Reconciliation. Financial Controls. Internal Auditing. Business administration. Loan processing. Team development and management. WORK HISTORY FINANCE EXECUTIVE (Contract Service), 08/2020 to 06/2021 Adriano Properties Limited.  Successfully moved all Adriano Property Limited's financial operations from Manual Accounting system to an online software system within few months. This includes and not limited to Bank reconciliations, inventories, plant, property and Equipment (PPE), depreciations, financial reporting, planning, review and Analysis.  Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize effectiveness of operations.  Assisted team members in transitioning from manual to online through extensive training and one-onone support.  Evaluated and improved accuracy and completeness of financial records. (INTERN) Finance/Professional Services Experience. 06/2020 to 08/2020 Bright Networks U.K – Remote MBA internship  Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork as a Financial services Management Trainee with Lloyds Bank and PWC UK. FINANCE & ADMIN MANAGER, 09/2019 to 08/2020 SolarCreed Nigeria Limited. – (One year contract)  Increased client satisfaction rating by 8% in my first quarter, discovered undervalued investments and identified long term sustainable growth.  Successfully reconciled a complex financial statement within 5 hours, which had been stuck in limbo for 6 months.  Implemented Corrective measures for ensuring that minor accounting discrepancies do not transpire and revamped the accounting system which ended up in increased efficiency in handling accounting controls on my joining the company.  Audited financial transactions and documents. Made payment to the operation's staffs (per diem and working advances), invoices or receipts for expenses duly approved by the person responsible.  Reinforced financial data confidentiality and conducted database backups when necessary and Complied with financial policies and regulations.  Compiled budget figures by reviewing past budgets, evaluating estimated income and assessing expenses.  Compared Solar systems on Anganza and sage Accounting system, Produced and checked monthly financial field reports. BRANCH ACCOUNTANT, 09/2016 to 08/2019 SIMS Nigeria Limited  Headed a finance department as the Branch Accountant and achieved 60% reduction in the Business unit's trade receivable balance and was able to do this through monitoring and analyzing of receivable balances and turnover / ageing report, escalation of overdue balance and follow up on customer payments and kicked off a process for tightening controls as advised by the department.  Controlled complete accounting documents including invoices, vouchers and ensures all supporting documents are duly approved, signed and stamped, calculated correctly with no alterations.  Prepared Management Accounts and Cash flows, Tax/regulatory issues such as withholding tax, Payee, Nsitf, Pension, Vat and Company income Tax computations, filing and payments.  Completed cash control on a daily basis, kept records of cash movement during the day and prepared daily cash position report after cash office is closed, made sure that actual cash on hand is accounted and all other receipts/invoices are intact.  Supervised of stock counts, preparation of monthly budget and monthly payroll.  Coordinated Ageing reports, foreign exchange transactions; Hedging and Asset replacement decisions.  Prepared of Bank reconciliation statements, Sales reports, inter branch reconciliations and report.  Spearheaded POS settlement reports, Cheque payment analysis and reports and Variance analysis on stocks.  Executed Budgeting and planning, inventory management, financial and trend analysis on ERP (ORION) system. Etc ACCOUNTANT, 09/2015 to 08/2016 EFUGO Nigeria Limited – Abuja  Managed entire accounting cycle, including gathering information, preparing documents, finalizing reports and closing books.  Drafted a Three years (3) financial budget and forecast with different business departments within 3 Months.  Prepared bills (expense and income), reconciliation, financial controls and financial statements reporting using Xero Accounting software.  Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize effectiveness of operations. NYSC (Finance Department), 08/2014 to 07/2015 Local Govt. Secretariat, Shendam, plateau State.  Assisted with Public sector IPSAS regulations, Account Reconciliation and assistance in budget, vote books, treasury cashbook and controlling cash and expenses.  Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed. Finance & Admin Operational Assistance (volunteer), 03/2011 to 05/2013 Prudential Auditors & consultant (PAC) – Enugu State  Assisted senior professionals to ensure financial compliance with European Union/Unsaid and regulatory authorities by partners through audit check of finance reports from partners and provide written feedback to partners on their monthly financial reports and prepared accurate and timely project financial reports using standard EU/USAID grant reporting template depending on the donor's standard.  Participated in the preparation of finance, book keeping and admin related tasks as necessary; centralized approved daily worker requests for all sites, organize their work on an administrative and HR side.  Aided in financial Audit process, assist in the preparation of budgets using excel and MS office applications, cross-checking and controlling cash and expenses. Responsible for filling all Partner financial returns in a systematic and secure manner for proper audit trail and easy retrieval. EDUCATION MBA: FINANCE & INVESTMENT, 2020 Ahmadu Bello University - Zaria, Kaduna Nigeria (4.3 G.P) Bachelor of Science: ACCOUNTANCY, 2013 University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS  Associate of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ACA) Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN), December 2020  ERP Software training- ORION July 2018  Sun, Xero and Sage Accounting software proficiency-September 2016  International strategic management institute (Ismi). December 2014  Nigeria Institute of management (chartered)-2014  Associations of Accounting Technicians (AAT)-March 2013 Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ATSWA)  Advance Excel functions and Quick book-August 2013  Basic Peachtree and Tally ERP.9 Training, Phoenix Innovation Consulting-December 2012  Basic Microsoft Office Training Afrihub Nigeria Limited-July 2011