AKINWALE AKINNIFESI

Plot * Platinum Estate

Agbenuba Oghene Farm

Ajasa Command Lagos

Mobile +234**********

Email ad12tz@r.postjobfree.com

Birthday 09/09/1975

Nationality Nigerian

Professional Experience

07/2023 – Nosagie Holdings

Department: Finance/Account

Head Financial Planning & Analysis (Contract)

Managing the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning process

Analysing actuals against budget/ forecast and prior year

Supporting decision-making by providing stakeholders with timely, detailed, and meaningful insights and visibility on business performance

Leading and delivering on Digital Finance transformation by identifying areas for technology adoption and streamlining

Performing ad-hoc analysis where required to assist in management decision making

05/2022 – To date Circle Flux Nigeria Limited

Department: Finance / Account

Head Finance and Accounts

Forecast monthly, quarterly, and annual results.

Approve or reject budgets.

Conduct risk management

Evaluate and decide on investments.

Supervise a team of Accountants

Allocate resources and manage cash flows.

Conduct profit and cost analyses

Develop secure procedures to maintain confidential information.

Ensure all accounting activities and internal audits comply with financial regulations.

Consult board members about funding options.

Recommend cost-reducing solution.

07/2021 – 1/2022 Disrupt Pharma Tech Limited

Department: Finance / Account

Financial Controller (Consultant)

Developing Financial strategy, including risk minimisation plans and opportunity forecasting.

High level of financial reporting and analysis.

Regular budget consolidation.

Cash Flow Management.

Improving efficiencies and reducing cost across the business.

Stakeholder Management.

Debt Management and Collections.

Ensuring Compliance with Statutory laws and financial regulation.

Developing financial reviews and providing investment advice.

Payroll Processing.

Working closely with the Management / Executive team to share report and analysis findings.

Well-developed leadership Skill.

Mentoring.

07/2019 – 10/2020 Terstappen Autovermietung(Buchbinder Rent-a-car) GmbH, Munich Germany

Department: Finance / Account

Financial Consultant

Participate in budget preparation activities.

Understand client needs through regular interaction and recommend financial solution accordingly.

Monitor and manage all expenses within the allotted budget.

Prepare and submit monthly financial report and expense report to management.

Develops product knowledge by reading current vendor tags and pamphlets and attending training classes to communicate it to the customer.

Understand clients’ needs through regular interaction and recommends financial solution accordingly.

Maintain in depth knowledge of financial strategies and products.

Perform financial analysis, reporting and management activities.

Review sales and accounting procedures and recommend improvements.

Develop and submit annual budgets sales and finance plan to senior management for approvals.

02/2018 – 11/2018 BUK, Munich Germany

Department: Admin/Account

Accountant

Manage all Accounting operations including Billing, cost Accounting, inventory Accounting and revenue recognition.

Maintain financial records of subsidiary office, analysing balance sheet and general ledger account.

Support monthly and quarterly close procedures and the preparation of annual financial statement.

Maintain and reconcile general ledger account, cash and credit cards transaction and travel expenses.

Create documentation for accounting entries and execute control.

Assist the department in conformity with IFRS and local GAAP, also identifying accounting needs for local tax fillings.

12/2016 – 02/2017 Bonago Incentives and Marketing Group GmbH, Munich Germany

Department: Finance and Control

Practice Manager

Create additional analysis and reports as requested by Management.

Assisting in Accounting operation: Receivables, Payables and General Ledger

Assisting in Quarterly accounting report

Assisting in reconciliation of bank statement

Helping Chief Finance Officer in preparation of reports

04/2015 – 08/2015 Hay and Hay De Cine Ltd, Lagos Nigeria

Department: Finance and Account

Finance Controller

Manage all Accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, G/L and counsel cost Accounting, inventory Accounting and revenue recognition.

Coordinate and direct the preparation of budget and financial forecast and report variance.

Prepare and publish timely monthly Financial Statement.

Coordinate the preparations of regulatory reporting.

Develop and documents business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal control.

Research technical accounting issues for compliances.

08/2011 – 03/2015 CG Eko LLP – BMW Franchise (Subsidiary of CGL), Lagos Nigeria

Department: Finance and Account

Head Finance and Account

Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.

Oversee the operations of the treasury department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving and departments goals and objectives.

Forecast cash flow positions, related borrowing needs and available funds for investment.

Maintaining banking relationship.

Manage preparation of the company’s budget.

Report to management on variances from the established budgets and the reasons for those variances

Engage in cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company.

Interpret the company’s financial result to management and recommend improvement activities.

Assists in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered and competitors pricing.

Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management.

08/2005 – 07/2011 Coscharis Group Ltd – BMW Franchise, Lagos Nigeria

Department: Finance and Account

Payable and Receivable Accountant

Maintaining all account relating to sales & receivables

Maintaining all account relating to purchases and payables ranging from fixed assets to miscellaneous expenses.

Handling all transaction relating to funds transfer.

Preparation of non-trade cash and bank receipts.

Keeping of fixed assets records.

Reconciliation of current accounts of branches with head office balances

Facility management

Quarterly and yearend cash count

Preparation of wages and salaries

Preparation of bank reconciliation statement

Reconciliation of supplier’s account

Raising of journal and posting them into system

Daily filling of payment voucher

Supervision of Accountants as well as Account officers in the branch operations

Preparation of financial and operating budgets, weekly sales / cash forecast.

Monitor internal audit reports with a view of resolving issues and strengthen controls.

Ensure timely processing and receipt of branches weekly returns.

Debtors, cash, bank and stock records management.

10/2004 – 06/2005 Babajide Enitan & co, Lagos Nigeria

Department: Tax and Advisory

Audit assistance

Tax management Agency to Lagos state Government Nigeria

Carried out statutory audit and advisory for Government on Pay as You Earn, Withholding and Value Added Tax for noncompliance company in Nigeria.

Audit Assistant for statutory audit exercise on client account.

Education

02/2019 – 09/2019 London School of Business and Finance UK

PGC in Finance (Financial Management)

05/2016 – 04/2019 University of South Wales United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Business Administration (Top Degree0

11/2001 – 03/2004 The Polytechnic Ibadan Nigeria

HND - Accounting

12/1998 – 05/2000 The Polytechnic Ibadan Nigeria

OND - Accounting

01/1991 – 06/1996 Ondo Boys High School Ondo Nigeria

West African Examination Council Certificate

Stress on Business and Commerce

Certification

CIMA – Chartered Institute of Management Accountant

CPA - Certified Public Accountant

CMC – Certified Management Consultant

CIFC – Chartered Institute of Finance and Control

Skills

Budgeting

Account payable and receivable

Payroll System

Financial Statements review

Cash Flow Analysis

Project Management

Time Management

Problem Solving

Team Work

ERP (Accounting Software)

MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel (Expert: “Using Excel as business intelligence, report and optimization tool”)

Datev, Navision Dynamics Financial 6.0 (Expert) SAP, Peach tree, Xero, Odoo, Tally, Sage, QuickBooks.

Languages

English: Fluently and Proficient

German: Basic User

References

Upon request

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