ABIODUN MORENIKEJI

Financial Accountant &Management

Toronto, Canada.

Tel: +1-437-***-****

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10+ years’ experience of ledger processes, reconciliations, and streamlining reports. Possess an MBA. Seeking to leverage my professional expertise and experience into an Accounting role as an Accountant or Bookkeeper.

Key Skills

Financial Reporting, Team Management, Audit., Creation and monitoring of reports and financial systems

Payroll Management, Cash Management, and Budgeting and Forecasting.

Problem Solver, Analytical, attention to detail and Excellent Communication Skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: Microsoft Office Suite

Orion, Sage 300 Evolution, QuickBooks and SAP

Professional Experience

International Assistant Financial Manager

VISIONSPRING INC. New York USA/Canada. (Remote) / 06/2021 to Present

Tasks/Achievements

Bookkeeping

•Overall responsibility and accountability for the day to day financial operations.

•Record checks, invoices (for both vendor and customers), and deposits into QuickBooks.

•Input journal entries and accruals at the end of each month.

•Process all approved payments and customer receipts, maintaining both accounts payable and accounts receivable, respectively.

•Input payroll information for staff members (~12) via recording entries.

•Reconcile bank accounts daily.

•Maintain a general ledger that supports active financial management and donor reporting.

•Troubleshoot bookkeeping-related problems. Attain optimal resolutions when matters go awry.

Reporting and Budget Preparation

•Analyse financial data for purposes of timely monitoring of progress/performance, financial outlook and forecasting.

•Prepare monthly and year-end financial reports.

•Assist with annual business planning for VisionSpring’s work in multiple countries.

•Perform additional administrative tasks as directed.

Audit Preparation

•Work with the Senior Controller to provide reports and schedules for annual audit and tax filings, including 990 and 1099 reporting.

•Monitor changes in financial and accounting protocol/laws in target countries to maintain compliance.

Global Finance Support

• Serve as the primary finance liaison to the Sales teams, managing customer invoicing, accounts receivable and field team expenses.

•Manage vendor payments through the VisionSpring’s Bill.com platform to ensure accurate recording of all payments and maintenance of supporting documentation.

•Manage the financial recording of all restricted grants and ensure the accurate coding of expenses assigned to such grants.

•As VisionSpring expands in key market countries, support and oversee locally based bookkeeper(s).

Financial Accountant

ENHANCING FINANCIAL INNOVATION & ACCESS (EFInA London, UK /01/2018 to 02/2023.

Tasks/Achievements

Deputize the Head of Finance.

Financial Accounting & Reporting

Responsible & Prepared Monthly Management accounts, Cash reports, and Variances report

Formulated, implemented & ensured compliance with all internal financial & accounting policies.

Responsible for and liaised with externals auditor for the annual audit (with the external auditor, PWC, KPMG).

Bookkeeping and Month-End Financial Closure

Ensured accuracy in Bookkeeping and posting of transactions in Sage & also ensured all month-end accruals and prepayments are done monthly.

Prepared timely Management for all month-end balance sheet reconciliations are done promptly and escalate unreconciled items to the Financial Controller.

Liaised with external donor and other regulatory audit requirements and queries.

Sub-Grants Due Diligence

Ensuring transactions and expenses are properly accounted for, and retired with all invoices, receipts, contracts (where applicable) traced to the sub-grantees bank statement.

Vendor Management and Procurement

Maintain a comprehensive database of all suppliers' contracts, including expiry dates, which should be updated monthly, and also ensure vendors, suppliers, and consultants are properly registered with EFInA and vetted.

Creditor Management

Ensured all invoices received from vendor state the PO number that they received and verify against POs in the system and ensure accurate posting of all invoices to the correct P&L and vendor account Ensure Good Receipt (GRN) / and Job Completion Forms are filled out before processing invoices for payment.

Other Responsibilities

Finalized schedules for the external auditor for quarterly and annual audits.

And other tasks assigned by the Head of Finance and COO

Payable Accountant

NIGERDOCK NIG PLC. Apapa Lagos, Nigeria / 8/2012 to 11/2017.

Tasks/Achievements

Managed the accurate and timely processing of up to 300 invoices ($1M) per month.

Reconciled financial records and prepared status reports in a timely manner.

Implemented the Escheatment process to recover outstanding balance in payables and receivables.

Contributed to various accounting tasks that include budgeting, audit report preparation, and research.

Accurately prepared and maintained financial transactions for payment that included matching receivables reports to invoice on daily basis.

Demonstrate the ability to response appropriately to request from employees and outside vendors or agencies.

Provide detailed information to external auditors for end of the year audit.

Education

Master of Business Administration in Finance (MBA), 2016. LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY, Nigeria

Bachelor of Science, 2010. LAGOSCITY POLYTECHNIC, IKEJA, LAGOS

professional certifications

Professional level -ACA,2020 INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT OF NIGERIA(ICAN)

Associate AFA/MIPA -276121,2020 INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS OF AUSTRALIA(IPAA), &INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANTS UK(IFAUK)

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