Blessing Shaibu

Results-driven Finance and Accounting Professional with 15+ years of vast knowledge across financial reporting, full charge bookkeeping, and accounts receivable and payable. Currently finalizing professional examinations with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to complement an extensive background leveraging advanced Microsoft Excel functions to streamline payroll, regulatory compliance, and strategic budget frameworks and operational accountability to support global developmental mandates.

ASSISTANT MANAGER, ACCOUNTS (DEBTOR CONTROL & REVENUE) - KGNL - Abuja, Nigeria

(2016-01 - 2025-11)

• Evaluated complex credit applications and established appropriate credit limits to mitigate financial risk and secure company cash flow.
• Directed the daily review, reconciliation, and maintenance of debtor statements, aging schedules, and cross-functional accounts receivable and payable ledgers.
• Monitored long-overdue accounts and initiated robust collection procedures; successfully negotiated restructured repayment plans with delinquent debtors to optimize cash recovery.
• Managed direct communications with corporate customers to resolve outstanding balances, utilizing structured, multi-channel outreach strategies.
• Orchestrated comprehensive month-end and year-end financial closings, maintaining pristine ledger records to guarantee continuous audit readiness.
• Enforced internal controls by monitoring the timely and accurate recording of daily client account statements and high-volume accounting transactions.

ACCOUNT OFFICER - KGNL - Abuja, Nigeria

(2007-08 - 2016-12)

• Spearheaded the preparation and processing of client invoices, corporate billings, and multi-channel disbursements for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring 100% processing accuracy.
• Executed daily reviews and reconciliations of accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) ledgers to resolve discrepancies and minimize financial risk.
• Performed daily electronic payment (E-payment) tracking, corporate bank reconciliations, and managed cash/cheque lodgements to secure physical and digital corporate assets.
• Maintained high-integrity daily postings of incoming client payments directly into cloud-based ERP systems, keeping transactional databases perfectly updated.
• Managed full-cycle monthly payroll preparation and disbursement for staff, maintaining strict data confidentiality and regulatory compliance.
• Conducted regular reconciliations of inter-branch sales and internal asset movements to ensure consolidated financial data integrity.
• Assisted in compiling complex monthly financial reports and closing schedules to optimize year-end audit preparedness.

Higher National Diploma (HND) - Accountancy - Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

National Diploma (ND) - Accountancy - Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Diploma - Accounting - University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria