Akinyemi Bukola
Head of Account
About
Enthusiastic and Dedicated accountant and finance professional with over 17 years of experience with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices, eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Having an in-depth knowledge of Financial Accounting system and a clear understanding of risk Identification, Assessment and Control. I serve wholeheartedly with an undiluted passion for integrity, objectivity, transparency, confidentiality, due professional care and creativity to gain valuable experience as well as enhance and improve the effectiveness of organizations governance, risk management and control processes.
Experience
Head of Account - THE AMBASSADORS SCHOOLS - Lagos, Nigeria
(2009-01)
- Remittance of monthly staff PAYE
- Payment of NSITF for staff members
- Remittances of VAT & WHT
- Payment of other staff compensation and benefits
- Oversee day to day cash management
- Handling day to day financial activities
- Working with the school's cooperative society to ensure effectiveness and efficiency
- Paying suppliers for items supplied weekly
- Investigate and reconcile discrepancies when they occur
- Preparation of staff salaries and wages
- Settlement of disputed figures of payment made with items supplied
- Confirmation of payment made to bank and responding to queries from customer
- Preparation of income and expenditure for auditors
- Preparation and presentation of all financial record required by the management for effective planning
- Reclassification of wrong entries
- Posting of transactions into the software and journal entries
- Handling of POS and other POS related matters
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations to insure all items have been properly recorded in general ledger for all bank accounts
- Making cash available for daily requirements issuing sales invoice for school fees and following on payments
- Issuing of receipts and clearance for confirmed payments of school fee, either electronically or physically
- Generating invoices/billing taking cognizance of discounts, scholarships and other specialty to individual bills and effective recording of payment for those invoices
- Creating and maintaining excellent partnership relationship with parents, vendors, and suppliers of commodities
- Preparing Weekly, Monthly and yearly reports of financial activities
- Developing active corroboration and relationship with staff across all levels
- Monitoring customer accounts for non-payment and delayed payments
- Making annual budget, measuring performance with budgeted and actual parameters
- Prepare monthly journal entries such as Cash, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Prepaid, In-kind, Expense and revenue
Account Executive - Top Class Secondary School - Nigeria
(2007-10 - 2008-08)
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive
- Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to problems
- Conducted comprehensive research and data analysis to support strategic planning and informed decision-making
- Operated equipment and machinery according to safety guidelines
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals
- Maintained updated knowledge through continuing education and advanced training
- Managed inventory and supplies to ensure materials were available when needed
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively
- Assisted with customer requests and answered questions to improve satisfaction
- Updated and maintained databases with current information
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently
Education
B.Sc - Accounting - Ago Iwoye University (2002 - 2008)
