Accounting, finance, account payable and receivable specialist
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Curriculum vitae
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PERSONAL INFORMATION Nelson Igho Obewhere
Acadeemia 11/2, 12616 Tallinn (Estonia)
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www.linkedin.com/in/nelson-i-a7b86198
Skype Nelson Igho
PERSONAL STATEMENT I am a lover of numbers and a good team player with good knowledge of account reporting, account receivables, account payables, auditing and reconciliation. I also employ good time management and pay excellent attention to details in my work. I intend to apply my expertise in line with the organizational goals while taking on tasking and challenging roles to demonstrate my knowledge, skills, training and dynamism.
WORK EXPERIENCE
01/05/2016–Present Account Officer
Makunu Oil and Allied Products Limited, Lagos (Nigeria)
My first task was to provide management with financial advisory services and also pushed for the restructuring of long-term loan to an overdraft saving the organization $10k in interest
I am responsible for verifying, allocating, posting and reconciling accounts payable and receivable
I also review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures in the organization.
I am in charge of developing and documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
I am in charge of planning, assigning and reviewing junior staff’s work.
Ensure producing error-free accounting reports and presenting results 05/05/2014–01/04/2016 Assistant Account Officer
Makunu Oil and Allied Products Limited, Lagos (Nigeria)
In charge of monitoring the business bank accounts
Assist in preparing of daily, monthly and yearly financial reports
Ensured that the books are reconciled and with proper auditing
Liaised with vendors to ensure timely payments
01/04/2013–21/03/2014 Finance Officer
Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti (Nigeria)
I worked in their finance unit during the period of my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). My responsibilities are:
Accept and record expenses
Confirmation of payment and receipt
Bookkeeping
Budget preparation
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
01/09/2019–Present Master in International Business Administration (Finance Specialization) EQF level 7 Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn (Estonia) Curriculum vitae Obewhere Nelson
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Diploma in Computer Proficiency
26/12/2008–14/11/2012 Bachelor Degree in Accounting EQF level 6 Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (Nigeria)
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s) Urhobo
Foreign language(s)
English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - Self-assessment grid Communication skills Good communication skill through my experience as a team manager
Good listening skill through my experience dealing with vendors and bankers
Good inter-personal skill working in a team
Good writing skills from report writing as an Account officer Organizational / managerial skills Good organizational skill gained from my experience working with a team and also executing projects
Good leadership skill gained from my experience as team manager
Good time management skill gained from deliveries on task on or before time
Good planning skill gained from personal task to make adequate preparation and planning to achieve identified objective
Job-related skills Ability to pay excellent attention to detail to ensure proper scrutinization of information and reporting. This have helped to reduce the amount of time used for preparing annual reporting and auditing
Negotiating cheaper financial deals in terms of structure and price with our financiers for projects
Ability to improve account receivable days and negotiate better payable deals with vendors. This have led to increase in cheap fund for working capital
Ability to take decision quickly. In terms of source of finance and contractual agreements with vendors
Ability to identify and mitigate possible fraudulent activities with the organization Digital skills SELF-ASSESSMENT
Digital skills - Self-assessment grid
Good command of Microsoft Office i.e. Ms. Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook and Access
Good command of Peachtree and Oracle ERP
UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production Information
processing
Communication Content
creation
Safety Problem-
solving
Independent user Proficient user Independent user Proficient user Independent user
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