Finance Advisor at MEBS Global: Global Fund 4PL Project (2025-05 – Present)
- Prepares the budget for upcoming projects: Developed and managed detailed project budgets, aligning financial resources with organizational goals. Conducted variance analysis to ensure cost efficiency and adherence to budgetary limits. Collaborated with project managers and Deputy project directors to forecast expenses and optimize resource allocation.
- Monthly Financial Reporting: Prepared and presented comprehensive monthly financial reports to senior management and review of all monthly postings for completeness and occurrence assertions.
- Review of Monthly Financial Close Process: Oversight function and streamlined the monthly financial close process to ensure timely completion. Verified reconciliations, journal entries, and adjustments for accuracy.
- Review and Management of PPE (Property, Plant & Equipment) Schedule: Monitored and maintained PPE schedules, ensuring accurate capitalization and depreciation. Coordinated with operations to track asset utilization and lifecycle management.
- Finance Risk Management and Documentation: Identified financial risks and implemented mitigation strategies to safeguard company assets. Supported risk assessment initiatives to strengthen financial governance.
- Provide Guidance to Associates: Supervised and mentored associates, delegating tasks effectively to enhance productivity. Fostered a collaborative team environment to improve efficiency and accuracy.
Compliance, Risk and Internal Audit Senior at MEBS Global: Global Fund 4PL Project (2024-09 – 2025-04)
- Document Auditing: Managed a process re-engineering project to improve and consolidate end-to-end service processes; restructured communication flow among 5 departments (Supply Chain and Operation, Procurement, Finance, Total Quality Management and IT/MIS and ERP team)
- Management of 3PL invoicing and operational Database: Track and manage 3PL invoices, orders, and contract ceilings, ensuring timely payment and addressing delays.
- Compliance Monitoring: Review and validate 3PL vendor documents for accuracy and compliance, resolve discrepancies, and Warrant adherence to contractual and regulatory requirements.
Audit Senior at Forvis Mazars (2022-09 – 2024-08)
- Developed risk-based audit plan and strategy required to carry out a smooth, efficient, and risk-focused audit from planning to completion and archiving.
- Project management of all aspects of audit including agreeing on audit timelines, team briefings, supervision and delivery of audit work, and ensuring that incidence of cost overrun is avoided or limited as much as possible
- Performed detailed testing of transactions and account balances in accordance with International Standards of Auditing (ISA) and other relevant audit and assurance guidelines.
- Identification of significant risks and key control activities as it relates to the client's transactions and development of appropriate audit procedures to address those risks
- Reporting to the audit manager and partner in a timely manner of key matters arising from the audit.
- Developed management reports containing weaknesses identified, the impact of the deficiencies, and proffered recommendations for improvement in the client's business process and controls and post-audit report.
- Ensured timely communication and provided updates on the status of the audit engagement to the manager or engagement director on matters that require their attention.
- Supervising and coaching junior members of the audit team to help them carry out their tasks efficiently and effectively while also enhancing their learning and development on the job
Experienced Associate at Mazars in Nigeria (2021-09 – 2022-08)
- Identify key business process and performed test of key controls to identify if they are operating effectively and to ascertain if they could be relied upon by the audit team.
- Performed test of details on transactions and account balances (Contract liabilities, Right of Use Assets, Cash and Cash equivalents, Loans, PPE and Intangible Assets, Payables and Receivables, other assets and liabilities among others to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence and assurance on various financial statement lines assertions
- Participated in audit planning activities including engaging business process owners to collect background information and documentation required to carry out risk assessment and develop a robust audit plan to carry out risk-based audit.
- Proficiently reviewed and assessed the business environment of clients as well as the risk of going concern.
Audit/Account Associate at Mazars- Ojike and Partners (2018-09 – 2021-08)
- Preparation of management account for quarterly report (Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Profit or loss).
- Collaborated with senior auditors to ensure assigned audit tasks were prepared in line with internal reporting policy and sort clarifications were necessary
- Obtained appropriate audit evidence for the verification of clients accounting records for compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
- Submission of timely monthly tax compliance. (Computation and filing of PAYE &VAT) at the respective tax office.
- Good knowledge of Quick Books in maintaining client financial records.
- Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations.
Account Officer/Stock Analyst at Kewalram Chanrai Group (2017-01 – 2018-08)
- Preparation of Local Purchase Order for vendors whose quotations has been reviewed and approved using the material management of SAP to prepare.
- Reconciling the daily manufacturing report with the production manager in order to determine the wastages, and quantity of goods produced per time/analysis of stock in the warehouse.
- Facilitate the process of vendors payment by submitting vendors bill, a copy of the approved LPO to the account payables department.
Audit/Tax trainee at Deinde Odusanya & Co (Chartered Accountant) (2016-05 – 2016-12)
- Drafting of emails on behalf of the audit team for audit purposes.
- Foresee client tax need such as filing for renewals of income tax returns, VAT and withholding taxes
- Preparing and submitting tax returns and associated documents
