Paul. A. Anyanwu

Work to establish integrity, accountability, transparency, and a culture of continuous improvement in operations and service delivery. Strong leadership skills with experience working in a team environment, able to collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Ability to effect desired positive change in any Organization.

A strong team player Power of integrity, conviction, and effectiveness. To strive for excellence and accuracy at all times; and to be a relevant participant in a dynamic environment.

Head Internal Auditor - GOURMET TWIST - No:19B, Fola Oshibo Lekki phase 1, Lagos.

(2025-10)

• Identifying financial record-keeping processes that can be improved.
• Determining ways to cut costs and improve profitability.
• Oversee risk-based audits covering operational, Inventory and financial processes audit.

Head Internal Auditor - VIBE HOSPITALITY LAGOS - No:16B, Akin Olugbade Adeola Odeku Victoria Island, Lagos.

(2024-03 - 2025-09)

• Identifying financial record-keeping process that can be improved.
• Determining ways to cut costs and improve profitability.
• Oversee risk-based audits covering operational, Inventory and financial processes audit.
• Payroll, surcharge and petty cash review
• Ensures and report on degree of compliance with company standard
• Ensure compliance on approved, policies and operating procedures, laws, regulations and code of good business practices.

Head Internal Auditor - Moore Foods Company Limited & (KAPPADOCCIA RESTAURANT) - No:5, Adeola Hopewell Victoria Island, Lagos.

(2022-01 - 2024-03)

• Communicating with a variety of stakeholders across the company
• Compile responsibilities and implement annual internal audit plan
• Carry out a company-wide internal audit in accordance with annual audit objectives
• Hold opening and closing meetings with management.
• Manage resources and audit assignments.
• Challenging current processes across the company and identifying opportunities for refinement.
• Reporting on control deficiencies to management and making recommendations to mitigate risk and add value.
• Play an active role to developing, implementing, maintaining, and reviewing of internal audit policies & procedures including ensuring they are up to date in accordance with international best practices.
• Implement best audit and business practices in line with applicable internal audit charter.
• Evaluate financial documents to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulations.
• Identifying financial record-keeping process that can be improved
• Determining ways to cut costs and improve profitability.
• Knowledge of IIA standards, risk management frameworks and/or business process mapping are assets.
• Excellent knowledge of software applications, including Word, Excel, and Visio.
• Oversee risk-based audits covering operational and financial processes.

Tax Administrator - GFAMS CONSULTING NIGERIA Limited - No:14B, Ijaola Street Onigbongbo Maryland, Lagos.

(2021-01 - 2021-12)

• Develop effective tax planning strategies that minimize your tax liabilities and maximize your available deductions.
• Tax Compliance, Reporting and accurate filling, assist in meeting all tax compliance obligations, timely and accurate filing of tax returns and reports.
• Personal Income Tax: assist individuals navigate their personal income tax obligations, ensuring compliance.
• Corporate Tax: ensures the organization meets its corporate tax requirements, taking advantage of available tax benefits and incentives.
• Payroll Tax: Assist in managing payroll tax obligations, ensuring accurate calculations and timely remittances.
• VAT/GST Advisory: provide guidance on value-added tax (VAT) or goods and services tax (GST) matters, ensuring compliance and optimizing available input tax credits.

Senior Internal Auditor - GREENFIELD HOTEL CATERING SERVICES. - 26, Tafawa Balewa Crescent Surulere, Lagos.

(2019-06 - 2021-01)

• Review of Monthly payroll review
• Review of daily waybill/dispatch allowances
• Review of payment vouchers (Advances, Retirements & Claims/Reimbursements)
• Evaluation of internal control weaknesses and suggestion of appropriate control measures to be implemented.
• Costing of materials for production
• Stock and material controls to reduce wastage.
• Perform and control full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations.
• Ensures and report on degree of compliance with company approved policies and operating procedures, laws, regulations and code of good business practices.
• Vetting all invoices, waybill, goods delivery notes and material movement note.
• Ensure compliance on cash deposit, bank transactions o Activation of standard and disciplinary recommendation. o Prepare and present reports that reflect audit’s results and document process
• Identify loopholes and recommend risk aversion measures and cost savings
• Stock count and verification of physical asset.

Internal Auditor - SIMBA GROUP OF COMPANY. - 77/79, Eric Moore, Lagos

(2014-12 - 2019-06)

• Observes the internal control system in place and ensure compliance with laws, regulations and code of good business practices.
• Identify loopholes and recommend risk aversion
• Vet all invoice, way bill and goods delivery notes
• Confirm of cash, bank transactions
• Review of the petty cash against expenditure
• Confirm the impress/petty cash against the float
• Supervise all goods from warehouse to store

Executive Business Officer - STANDARD CHARACTERED BANK. - HEAD OFFICE SOLOMON CLOSE LAGOS.

(2012-04 - 2014-12)

• Deposits mobilization, dormant account reactivation and general Source marketing of bank’s products and services
• Profiling prospects before on boarding
• Create viable risk assets to drive income.
• Serves as relationship manager to customers and ensure that existing customer’s accounts are effectively managed to increase deposit base and income.
• Appraise customers, write-up credit and prepare offer letters to customers.
• Preparing daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Presentations and of company’s financial product to individuals and corporate organizations.
• Profiling prospects in line with sanction policies, avoiding loss of income to the bank

Customer Relationship Officer - Bank PHB Plc / KEY STONE BANK ASPAMDA Branch - Trade Fair – Lagos.

(2008-06 - 2012-03)

• Vault count of cash of all denominations
• Pricing and fixing of risk assets
• Payment’s reconciliations
• Cash reconciliation.
• Source for deposits, dormant account reactivation and general marketing of bank’s products and services
• Credits write up/preparation of offer letter.
• Confirmation of customers cheques, reference and address Verification before disbursement.
• Identify and onboard prospective customers (relationship mgt.)
• Mobilize deposits and create viable risk assets to drive income.
• Developing and maintaining long term banking relationship with significant customers.

Audit Officer - BENJAMIN & CO. - 414 Old Ojo Road, Kuye Amuwo.Badagray Expressway. Lagos

(2006-01 - 2008-06)

• Ensures compliance with the policies, processes and procedures established by the Management. Ensures compliance with statutory, regulatory and legal provisions guiding the establishment.
• Effectively monitoring the implementation of controls to identify and reduce both business and financial risks.
• Report all risk-management issues identified and recommend ways to address them.
• Periodic audit/review of all Departments/Units to check the level of compliance with laid down policies, processes and procedures
• Review all payments to ensure that proper approval(s) was/were obtained before Finance Departments pr