Sales Manager

Shakirat Kola-Lawal

***** ******** ******, **** *, Blaine, MN 55449 . Cell:

763-***-****. Email: ********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Financial Accounting/Analyst position and to give excellent

performance, by leveraging a rich background in general accounting, finance

analysis, international procurement, account management, process analysis,

data collection, and market analysis.

EDUCATION

CPA Certification in Progress (Passed all Sections of the Exam)

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, Minneapolis, MN

MBA concentration in Accounting and Finance, May, 2008

UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN

BS, Biochemistry, Ilorin, Nigeria, 1997

EXPERIENCE

ASSERTIVE TECHNOLOGY INC

Accounting Analyst

2009 - 2010

Prepared journal entries, performs account reconciliations, maintains

general ledger and supporting documentation and spreadsheets

. Reviewed costs and performed cost benefit analysis related to projects

and programs.

Developed financial and valuation models to evaluate corporate and

industry operating performance and efficiency

Analyzed and interpreted monthly variances and trends between budgets,

actual and prior results in developing projections and forecast

Tracked and reviewed gross and net sales including gross margins in

producing forecasts and trend analysis on an on-going basis

Provided financial support and analysis to Operations and Marketing areas

for strategic business decisions and cost savings initiatives

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE GTC

Accountant,

2008 -2009

Reconciled General Ledger Accounts and managed Cash flow.

Managed accounts payable and biweekly payroll disbursements.

Managed the annual audit process and kept a watch on the agency's

departmental budgets.

Managed the Fixed Assets account and maintained the depreciation

schedules.

Supervised the month-end and year-end financial close activities

Managed daily deposits of cash receipts, and provided receipt

information to various departments

Prepared, entered and documented various monthly journal entries and

maintained the cash receipts Journal.

Managed the compliance with established internal control

practices and procedures to ensure proper management of

financial transactions and maintenance of departmental files

Managed online donations and electronic funds transfer transactions

regarding vendor payments

FUNCHEM NIGERIA, LTD. Lagos, Nigeria

1998 - 2006

Procurement/Marketing Analyst,

2000 - 2006

Developed strategy for winning bids by creating a standard proposal

template

Performed analyses of competitive products as to price/features

Developed strategies to turn around a struggling unit and increased sales

by 20 percent.

Managed contracts/relationships with Indonesian chemical exporters and

cosmetics manufacturing plants and performed analyses of competitive

products as to price/features. Developed volume-based, competitive pricing

strategies based on market analysis, increasing profits by 25 percent for

this $35 million international chemical product supplier.

Supervised annual inventories auditing and managed the company's top 10

high-end accounts.

Led replacement products launch that increased unit sales by 20 percent.

Developed written product launch process for general manager and tracked

unit sales and gross margin performance for new products.

Associate Procurement Specialist,

1998-2000

Managed and monitored inventory transfers to branch locations

Led market research to assess investment opportunities

Worked with key accounts to establish sales forecasts for chemical

exporters

ADDITIONAL

Finance/Accounts Coordinator for a Nigerian non-profit organization, 2005 -

present

Experienced in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, SAP, Peachtree,

Quick Books and Black baud (Raisers and Financial Edge)

Recipient of the University of Saint Thomas Diversity award (January 2008)

Enjoys reading and travelling

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