Benjamin Okechukwu

Results-oriented Accountant, Finance and Hospitality Manager with more than 9 years of experience in production, service and hospitality environments with specialty in financial planning, investment analysis, tax planning, staff training, budgeting and cost control.

Finance Officer - Zaina Nigeria Limited - No. 8 Kinsasha Street FCT Abuja

(2023-01 - 2025-01)

• Direct and oversee all aspects of the Finance, Accounting, Treasury and Tax functions of the organization
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with Federal and State regulatory laws-PENCOM, FIRS, ITF etc
• Preparation of company's contract revenue and expenses budgets and ensuring all expenses are within assigned project budget
• Maintain good banking relationship with company's financial institutions
• Overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting
• Filing of monthly Value Added Tax return using Federal Inland Revenue Service Taxpromax platform
• Ensure account receivables and payables activities are performed accurately and timely etc
• Reconciliation, management and control of company's estates accounts

Finance & Admin Manager - Community Life Advancement Project (CLAP NGO) - FCT Abuja

(2021-01 - 2022-01)

• Oversee Finance & Account Department to adhere to regulatory standards
• Reviewing and approving journal entries prepared by Finance Assistants
• Preparing monthly and annual report to the respective donors (CIHP, APIN, NASCO)
• Ensure effective communication of project spending objectives to both Project and other field staff to align burn rate with programme budget objectives
• Preparing staff salary schedule, Tax (PAYE) and pension schedule for payment
• Coordinating human and material resources
• General Administrative task
• Ensuring internal and external audit are carried out as at when due
• Carryout other administrative tasks as assigned to me by the Executive Director

Finance Officer - Make We Talk Initiative Community Empowerment Initiatives (MWTCEI) - Benue State

(2019-11 - 2020-01)

• Preparation of monthly financial reports, reconcile bank statements and cash book, generate ad-hoc reports, and provide reports to management for decision making
• Ensure effective communication of project spending objectives to both program officers, Monitoring and Evaluation Officers and other field staff to align burn rate with programme budget objectives
• Preparation of statement of income and expenditure and statement of financial position
• Conducting value for money audit to ascertain whether expenditures are necessary, wholly, exclusively and reasonably as outlined in the budget to achieve economy, efficiency and effectiveness
• Compile and submit regular project reports, bank reconciliations and updates to donors
• Attending Financial Management Seminars with Donors
• Ensures statutory compliance on WHT deduction and appropriate posting and remittance to SBIRS

Higher National Diploma - Accountancy - Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration NASFA (2009-01 - 2013-01)

National Diploma - Accountancy - Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic (2005-01 - 2007-01)