Quality Assurance Manager

MOHAMED I KABIA, B.Sc(Hons), FCCA, ACMA, CGMA

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City: Lanham

State: MD

Zip: 20706

Country: USA

Phone: 240-***-****

Skill Level: Any

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Primary Skills/Experience:

CAREER OBJECTIVE To join an organisation that will provide me challenging goals and tremendous career growth opportunities. SKILLS SUMMARY Dynamic and highly qualified Accountant with extensive knowledge of accounting principles, auditing and exceptional people skills .

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown MA 1/2001 to 6/2003 (Accounting)

Job History / Details:

Summary

CAREER OBJECTIVE To join an organisation that will provide me challenging goals and tremendous career growth opportunities.

SKILLS SUMMARY Dynamic and highly qualified Accountant with extensive knowledge of accounting principles, auditing and exceptional people skills .

Highlights

Sun and Great Plains accounting skills

ACCA and CIMA certification

Cash-flow report generation

Auditing methodology

Budget analysis

Account reconciliations

Accomplishments

Accounting Skills

Operated computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.

Knowledge of planning techniques, test and sampling methods involved in conducting audits.

Participated in the creation of a quality assurance manuals of operations.

Experience

May 2011 to September 2012

National Social Security and Insurance Trust Freetown, Sierra Leone

Manager, Internal Audit and Quality Assurance

May 2009 to April 2011

National Social Security and Insurance Trust Freetown, Sierra Leone

Deputy Manager, Internal Audit and Quality Assurance

Oversee daily pre and post auditing of benefits files carried out by six internal audit officers.

Responsible for planning quarterly and annual internal audit assignments.

Ensure that quarterly and annual audit assignments are being carried out as planned.

Responsible to compile audit reports for onward submission to divisional managers.

After the audit, at an agreed date, follow up with line managers to ensure that committed corrective actions have been taken as outline in the audit report.

Assist the Head, Internal Audit in assessing and reviewing the risk profile of the Trust.

Liaise with external auditors to provide relevant information as requested.

Ensure that internal controls and quality assurance procedures are being followed as outlined in the Trust manuals of operation

Timely preparation and presentation of internal audit and other investigative reports.

July 2007 to April 2009

Seconded to SN Alliance (SL) Limited Freetown, Sierra Leone

Finance and Administrative Manager

Guided firm reconciliation, payroll, annual reporting, and management of investments.

Assisted in the creation of vendor contracts for outside vendors

.Maintained confidential information, such as pay rates, bonus targets and pay grades.

Prepared financial and regulatory reports required by laws, regulations or boards of directors.

Participated in the preparation of the cash budgets and other functional budgets.

Prepared monthly and annual expense forecasts, including any necessary recommended action required to manage costs to achieve budget.

Ensured appropriate accounting record keeping and filing of all accounting records.

Ensured compliance with tax, NASSIT and other regulatory authorities.

Checked the proper functioning of property, plant and equipment and arrange for maintenance.

Oversaw human resource records and general staff welfare.

Compiled financial reports pertaining to cash receipts, expenditures and profit and loss.

Represented the company in all financial matters, such as treasury management and negotiated overdraft facility to the tune of one million Dollars.

April 2006 to June 2007

Seconded to Guoji Property Development Company Freetown, Sierra Leone

Financial Controller

Drafted and reviewed cash flow forecasts and budgets before being approved by management.

Supervised accounting clerks, team of three.

Prepared monthly financial statements and reports for management.

Reviewed accountantÆs book entries to ensure accuracy of the G/L.

Ensured compliance with revenue authority, NASSIT and other regulatory authorities.

Ensured safe custody of financial records and documents for review and audits purposes.

Provided professional advice in respect of vendors' agreements relating to the acquisition of equipment worth over two million dollars.

April 2005 to March 2006

National Social Security and Insurance Trust Freetown, Sierra Leone

Accounting Officer

Participated in the preparation of the cash budget and monthly financial statements .

Updated fixed assets register, including accounting for depreciation.

Upheld government gratuity payments journals into Sun Accounting System.

Accounted for printing and stationery items.

Prepared monthly bank reconciliation statements.

Liaised with the various banks to resolve un-reconciled items in the bank reconciliation statements.

December 2003 to March 2005

National Power Authority Freetown, Sierra Leone

Trainee Accountant

Prepared monthly bank reconciliation statements.

Liaised with the various banks to resolve un-reconciled items in the bank reconciliation statements.

Updated the collection and lodgment cash book.

Reconciled on a daily basis cash balances shown in the cash machines against actual cash balances.

Prepared monthly foreign creditors schedules.

Education

2003 Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone Freetown,

B.Sc (Honours) Accounting

Affiliations

August 2010 Member, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)-United Kingdom

October 2011 Fellow, Association of Chartered Certificate Accountants (ACCA)-United Kingdom.

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