Okafor Lynda Ogechi

LYNDA OGECHI OKAFOR 5 Reuben Chiaha street, Ago palace way, Okota, Lagos state, Nigeria - |-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/okafor-lynda-ogechi-5292bb15b/ CAREER OBJECTIVE Hi! I am a hardworking and self-motivated virtual assistant with more than 5 years experience in record keeping, email management, data entry specialist and Igbo language translator. I am a freelancer on upwork freelancing platform where I provide virtual assistant and administrative assistant roles to my clients. I graduated from Federal Polytecnic Oko with an Upper credit In Accounting, ACA (In view), I am tech savvy, a goal getter and always open to learning new things and also a fast learner. I have been taking courses lately in a bit to transition into the IT space and it has really been a beautiful journey and therefore am looking forward to connecting with like minded people in the space. I have experience in using Zendesk, Monday.com, Trello, Slack, Hubspot, Microsoft teams and google calender. BIO DATA   Nationality: State of Origin:   Nigerian Anambra State Local Govt. Area: Aniocha Gender: Female SKILLS AND EXPERTISE             Excellent communication skills Interpersonal /Organization skills Problems solving skills Analytic and quantitative analysis skills Budget management skills Advance proficiency in MS Office Financial statements  Computer productivity software skills Portfolio management Extensive accounting knowledge Payroll management skills Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills Expense analysis skills EDUCATION  Higher National Diploma in Accounting Federal Polytechnic, Oko Anambra State Project Tittle: An Evaluation of Human Resources Accounting in Financial industries. (A case study of Nicon Insurance Company, Awka, Anambra state. 2017  National Diploma in Accounting Federal Polytechnic, Oko Anambra State 2013  Senior Secondary School Certificate Charles Heerey Memorial Juniourate, Urualla, Imo State 2010 1  Primary School Leaving Certificate Our Saviour Nursery and primary School, Ichida, Anambra state 2004 WORK EXPERIENCE April 2022 – April 2022 Virtual Assistant Upwork . Freelance Achievements: . Responding to customer emails and phone calls. . Booked travel Ittinaries for clients and their accomodations. . Prepared customer spreadsheets and kept online records. . Performed market research for clients. . Created presentations as assigned. . Provides customer service as first point of contact. July 2018 – Dec 2021 Accountant: Auchville Agencies Nigeria limited. Achievements:  Reviewed the organization’s financial system and performed test to check financial information.  Performed risk analysis and checked items that appears in financial statements.  Built relationship with clients, and advised them on areas to improve on.  Evaluated and understanding the internal control system.  Performed analytical procedures on expected or unexpected variances in account balances or classes of transactions.  Confirmed accounts receivable and other accounts with a third party. Email Marketing Specialist: Expeditions Connect. Freelance October 2017- March 2018 Achievements:  Identified target audience and grow our email list.  Proofread emails for clarity, grammar and spelling.  Ensured mobile-friendly email templates.  Ensured prompt and accurate communication with clients via email to minimize unsubscribers.  Report on sales revenue generated from email marketing efforts. Administrative Assistant: Mandilas Enterprise Limited January 2014 - July 2015 Achievements:  Responding to customer mails and phone calls.  Organized and scheduled appointments for clients.  Planned meetings and took detailed minute of meetings. 2    Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports. Booked travel arrangements for clients. Acted as the point of contact for internal and external clients. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION          Discharge Certificate: National Youth Service Corps IT Essentials: Cisco Networking Academy Human Resource and Skills Acquisition: Horbeson Resources. Customer service Foundation: Linkedin Learning. Customer service Fundamentals: Knowledge Accelarators Technical Support Fundamental : Google. Inbound Sales: Hubspot Academy. Email Marketing: Hubspot Academy. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), (ACA in view). TECH SKILLS  Proficient in Microsoft Office Packages: Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Outlook, Zendesk, Monday.com, Trello, Slack, Hubspot, Microsoft teams and google Calender.  Proficiency in Accounting Packages: QuickBooks, Spreadsheet, SAGE, Tally and Aquarius. INTEREST AND HOBBIES      Reading Volunteering Travelling REFERENCES  Available on request. 3 Meeting people Volleyball