Manager Accounting

DEHINDE-JOSEPH DENNIS, HND, MBA, FCA (Nigeria), ACTI, ACFE, DipIFR(London)

Residence: House 39, 59 Crescent, Off 5th Avenue, Gwarinpa, Abuja Email: ******@*****.***. Mobile: 080*-***-****, 090*-***-**** Accomplished Chartered Accountant and Tax Consultant with IFRS and IT experience and demonstrated success implementing strategic IT initiatives that improves business functionality with positive impact. Skilled project manager, with proven ability to lead and motivate teams to maximize productivity. Technology savvy self-starter adept at moving into new environments and extrapolate from existing experience to quickly adapt to new technologies fluently. Possess first rate oral/written communications and collaboration skills to lead and work in concert with diverse groups effectively.

Technical Expertise

Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows XP/NT Workstations & Server, Windows Software: Accounting Software: Oracle Financials and Tabs, Peachtree Quantum, Sage 50 Accounting, Quick books, Audit Software: IDEA Data Analysis Software, Team Mate and ACL Version 8 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. BAYCO CONSULTING /

COMPUTAX BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

Revenue Consultants/Business Solutions

Former Pan African Bank Building,

2ND Floor Suite 256

Azikiwe Road, Port-Harcourt

Assistant Director 2016 June -To date

Tax Risk Assessment & Audit

International Tax &Transfer Pricing

Revenue Management & IT Solutions

Financial Forensic Services

Tax, regulatory and management consulting firm rendering qualitative accounting, auditing, management, regulatory, tax advisory, investigation, tax planning. Tax policy developments, insolvency, project feasibility studies, company restructuring & re-organization; liquidation and receivership as well as internally revenue generation improvement consultancy services. 2. TALEVERAS GROUP LTD.

Energy, Power and Oil

6 Mekong Close,Off Mekong Street, Maitama, Abuja

Head, Accounts and Internal Audit 2010 June to 2016 May

• Set up and supervise accounts department.

• Set up and supervise audit department.

• Evaluation of draft audit reports.

• Coordination of activities in the audit unit-delegation, appraisal, reporting, training and inspection.

• Control the treasury, the bank movements and their reconciliation with bank statements.

• Set up and maintain the Accounting software in use, Sage 50 Accounting and control the correct coding of accounts vouchers, their posting and filing.

• Control timely payment of creditor’s invoices.

• Control the cash movements

• Receivables: maintains individual ledgers, allocates payments to invoices, send dunning letters, maintains WHT recoverable ledger

• Taxes: prepares monthly VAT returns, WHT remittance

• Payroll: monthly payments, follow up of loans / advances / leave allowances / pension funds

• Monthly closing: prepares P/L and B/S

• Look after the Companies interests regarding Nigerian authorities and external auditors.

• Reconcile accounts with debtors, creditors and Group companies.

• Produce monthly Management Accounts

• Monitor changes in legislation and publications regarding accountancy and financial matters.

• Assist in the preparation of standardized accounting procedures in the Company.

• Budgeting and budgetary controls in the Group-Nigeria, Dubai, South Africa, Switzerland and in the UK. Imbibe, drive, direct, advise and oversee the budget, 10 years Business plan and forecast, Budgeting and budgetary controls in the Group.

• Audit of Funds, Co-ordinate regular and periodic audits of the financial and operational activities and accounts of the Group in accordance with the Group's policies and procedures.

• Prepare audit reports with a view to highlighting discrepancies, exceptions and recommendations.

• Liaise with External Auditors Ernst & Young and resolve issues arising from annual audit and Taxes.

• Effecting and monitoring internal control system of the Group, Oversee pre-payment and post-payment audit, Conduct investigations into fraud cases.

• Reengineer and secure finance procedures and processes within all Financial areas, Develop and manage all Salaries and Payroll processes and advisory (Expatriates and local).

• Direct effective Tax of all types, planning and control, Company risk management strategy and implementation, Setting Accounting policy and rules, actively engaging industry regulators and policy setters and ensure compliance where necessary with both local and international regulations like FIRS, COSO, SOX, NASB and IFRS.

3. OLUSOLA ADEKANOLA & CO.

Chartered Accountants and Tax Practitioners

4, Aderoju Adewuyi St, Opebi. Lagos

Principal Consultant

2007 January to 2010 May

• Lead audit teams, delegated work to audit clerks and review their work.

• Holding discussions with heads of operations on completion of the audit /inspection /investigation assignments and discussing findings and recommendations.

• Reviewing and correcting draft audit reports prepared by clerks, prepare recommendations based on the report for the correction of control weaknesses and ensuring that working papers and records were maintained to substantiate significant audit findings and recommendations.

• Appraising adequacy of follow up action taken in respect of findings and recommendations.

• Information gathering through examination of records (paper and automated), conducting physical inspections and investigative work where anomalies were noted and interviewing staff as necessary.

• Revenue consultant for NIMASA on 3% levy-Current billing and Debt recovery

• Revenue consultant for FCT –Development control, AGIS, AEPB etc.

• Revenue consultant for NPA

• Revenue consultant for Rivers, Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Lagos, Osun etc. States-INTRODUCE APPROPRIATE ICT FACILITIES FOR EFFIFIENT TAX ADMINISTRATION

- To harness Data and information from existing Data-Base Baseline and Economic information on Taxable persons, properties and entities and Budget and Economic planning unit of States for Internally Generation Revenue of the Area Council

- Deployment of Appropriate ICT tools, Data Base Management System, ICT Infrastructure and E- Revenue Collection Platform for improved and automated processes.

● TO DRIVE IGR TO COLLECTABLE OPTIMUM CAPACITY

- To embark on aggressive tax payers monitoring for timely remittance taxes, levies and fees due the various states

- To track prompt payment and apply relevant penalties for late payments.

- To ensure monthly reconciliation of all tax remittances with collecting banks for accountability

- To check / audit adequacy of tax/levies remittances, collection an reporting

– Establishment of Data Base Management System (DBMS) for storage and management of existing and newly gathered data. This could be ‘Cloud’ or locally resident with Web-Based applications.

– Deployment of efficient and leakage-proof revenue Collection Platform i.e Remita, Pay-direct, etc. for less human intervention, transaction integrity and accountability and Treasury Single Account (TSA).

– Deployment of Tax Administration System (TAS) for effective and efficient tax / revenue administration of the State; i.e assessment and collection accounting and reporting; receipting, e-TCC; default –flagging; enforcement- triggers

Deployment of ICT Tools and infrastructure to support DBMS, Collection Platform and TAS. This include Computer Hardware and Data Security Software, Internet Facilities such as LAN,WAN, Bandwidth, Web Hosting, BCP and DRP,etc. For example BAXIBOX for collection of taxes and levies from informal sector activities.

• Personal Income Tax Management

• Staff payroll structuring

• Obtaining and submission of form A

• Obtaining of tax deduction cards

• Filing of PAYE monthly returns

• Filing of annual returns

• Tax clearance certificate for all employees

• Pre-tax audit exercise

• Handling all issues relating to the taxation of Expatriate staff Corporate Tax Management

• Tax effects of Investment decision

• Income tax

• Annual tax returns

• Obtaining Tax Clearance Certificate

• Tax Compliances

• Proper keeping of VAT/Withholding tax records and filing of VAT/WHT returns

• Remitting VAT charged and claiming refund where applicable.

• Liaising with the Local VAT office in respect of any tax issues raised.

• Responding to tax queries that may be raised by the tax officials and liaising with your staff in sorting out documents that may be required from time to time 4. RESEARCH AND MARKETING SERVICES LTD

A multi million naira market research company with offices in various African Countries and the UK. 6 Odozi Street, Ojodu, Lagos

Group Accountant and

Later Group Audit Manager 2004 December-2006 December

• Control the treasury, the bank movements and their reconciliation with bank statements.

• Control the correct coding of accounts vouchers, their posting and filing.

• Control timely payment of creditor’s invoices.

• Control the cash movements

• Receivables: maintains individual ledgers, allocates payments to invoices, send dunning letters, maintains WHT recoverable ledger

• Taxes: prepares monthly VAT returns, WHT remittance

• Payroll: monthly payments, follow up of loans / advances / leave allowances / pension funds

• Monthly closing: prepares P/L and B/S

• Look after the Companies interests regarding Nigerian authorities and external auditors.

• Reconcile accounts with debtors, creditors and Group companies.

• Produce monthly Management Accounts

• Monitor changes in legislation and publications regarding accountancy and financial matters.

• Assist in the preparation of standardized accounting procedures in the Company.

• Budgeting and budgetary controls in the Group-Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Cote de Ivories, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Kenya and in the UK. Imbibe, drive, direct, advise and oversee the budget, 10 years Business plan and forecast, Budgeting and budgetary controls in the Group.

• Audit of Funds, Co-ordinate regular and periodic audits of the financial and operational activities and accounts of the Group in accordance with the Group's policies and procedures.

• Prepare audit reports with a view to highlighting discrepancies, exceptions and recommendations.

• Liaise with External Auditors and resolve issues arising from annual audit.

• Effecting and monitoring internal control system of the Group, Oversee pre-payment and post-payment audit, Conduct investigations into fraud cases.

• Reengineer and secure finance procedures and processes within all Financial areas, Develop and manage all Salaries and Payroll processes and advisory (Expatriates and local).

• Direct effective Tax of all types, planning and control, Company risk management strategy and implementation, Setting Accounting policy and rules, actively engaging industry regulators and policy setters and ensure compliance where necessary with both local and international regulations like FIRS, COSO, SOX, NASB and IFRS.

5. ROBERT ADE-ODIACHI & CO

Chartered Accountants and Accounting Solutions Providers (Sage UK) Shippers’ Council, 4 Park Lane, Apapa, Lagos

Manager. Accounting Systems Support 2003 April-2004 December

• Auditing, Financial Statements reporting, Tax Assessments and Filing of Annual Returns, Internal Control Monitoring and Review.

• Business Process Re-engineering, Change Management and MIS, Financial and Management Analysis.

• Managing all on-going projects on Sage Line 50 and Line 100 for Client companies e.g. Nigerian Ports Authority

• Set up Accounting and Computer department, installation and Training of Accounting personnel on Sage Line 50 & 100, Peachtree Complete Accounting software, DacEasy Accounting and Point of Sale,.

• Monitoring disbursements on projects for Dec Oil & Gas Ltd, Port Harcourt e.g. Bonny ECTL Sectional Replacement, Agip Nimbe flow line for Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). 6. BDO BALOGUN BADEJO & CO.

Chartered Accountants and Tax Practitioners

Charter House

199 Ikorodu Rd, Obanikoro, Lagos

Graduate Trainee-Audit Manager 1996 March-2003 March

• Lead audit teams, delegated work to audit clerks and review their work.

• Holding discussions with heads of operations on completion of the audit /inspection /investigation assignments and discussing findings and recommendations.

• Reviewing and correcting draft audit reports prepared by clerks, prepare recommendations based on the report for the correction of control weaknesses and ensuring that working papers and records were maintained to substantiate significant audit findings and recommendations.

• Appraising adequacy of follow up action taken in respect of findings and recommendations.

• Organize and supervise on the Job training for staff of Board of Internal Revenue and other Government institutions for increased productivity.

• Due Diligence Assignment for Afribank sale of 33.96% Shares held by Bureau for Public Enterprise BPE for Niger Consortium.

7. BDO BALOGUN BADEJO & CO

Chartered Accountants and Tax Practitioners

Charter House

199 Ikorodu Rd, Obanikoro, Lagos

Articled Clerk/Senior Trainee 1990 January-1996 August Conducted audit /investigations and inspections for select clients in the manufacturing, services and public sector under the guidance of an audit manager. Specific duties included:

• Attending preliminary discussions with heads of departments for audited clients and taking notes of proceedings.

• Information gathering through examination of records (paper and automated), conducting physical inspections and investigative work where anomalies were noted and interviewing staff as necessary during investigations.

• Evaluating the internal control, accounting and management systems to determine their adequacy and effectiveness for producing reliable records of transactions using guidelines recommended by the audit manager.

• Reviewing compliance with rules, regulations and directives and administrative actions for effective and economical use of resources and the safeguarding of assets.

• Where cases of significant or repeated noncompliance with regulations, rules, policies and established procedures or suspected fraud were detected, assisted the audit manager in the inspection and investigation of the office concerned, documented the findings and prepared the report for the review by the audit manager.

• Holding discussions with heads of operations on completion of the audit /inspection /investigation assignments and discussing findings and recommendations.

• Reviewing and correcting draft audit reports prepared by clerks, prepare recommendations based on the report for the correction of control weaknesses and ensuring that working papers and records were maintained to substantiate significant audit findings and recommendations.

• Appraising adequacy of follow up action taken in respect of findings and recommendations. EDUCATION

IAS Seminars, London, IFRS Immersion Workshop 2013 Oxford Princeton Programme, London, Synergies of Refining, Trading & Supply 2011 Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho MBA (Marketing) 2006 The Polytechnic Ibadan, HND Accounting 1996

Facts Computer College, Ilorin, Diploma in Data Processing 1994 General Certificate of Education G.C.E. O/L 1989

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Associate, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria 2014 Associate, Certified Fraud Examiner, USA 2011

Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria ICAN, Nigeria 2009 Member, Information Systems Audit and Control Association, USA 2003 Associate, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria ICAN, Nigeria 2002 BIODATA

Date of Birth: July 30th, 1965

Native Town: Ibadan

State of Origin: Oyo State

Local Govt Area: Ibadan North West

Sex Male

CORE COMPETENCE

Excellent command of written and spoken English

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to interact tactfully with people at all levels.

Demonstrable team spirit and strong desire to actively contribute to corporate objectives.

Able to work independently and produce results under pressure.

Target-driven

Versatile and multitalented with multiple, transferable skills.

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and sundry solution-based Utility Applications. HOBBIES

Music. (Listening to Classical & Jazz Music)

Reading. (Motivational and Biography Books)

REFEREES

To be provided on request

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