Accountant

JOEL, SOLOMON UDAGBEMU

CONTACT AND PERSONAL DETAILS

Address: **, *******-**** *****, ******, Lagos, Nigeria. Email: ***********.**@*****.***

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joel-solomon Phone: + (234) 813-***-**** Gender: Male Marital Status: Single

WORK EXPERIENCE

2020 –Present COOLBUCKS LIMITED VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS Financial Analyst

• Prepares daily, weekly and monthly reconciliation on all accounts and also provides reports of such positions to the CFO

• Prepares payroll, PAYE, pension schedules and raises all salary related entries.

• Manages the records of assets and liabilities.

• Prepares other operating expenses schedules.

• Prepares weekly report on Nigerian government securities, crude oil price, USD interbank rates, etc.

• Ensures adequate bookkeeping and record keeping through efficient filing system.

• Codes and posts entries of transactions to all relevant ledger accounts using Xero Accounting Software and Credit Clan.

• Prepares investment certificates for customers and ensures accuracy of investment certificates issued to the company.

• Does other duties such as handling the petty cashbook, assisting in recruiting and I.T. 2019 – 2020 NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS Deeper Christian Life Ministry KOGI STATE Account and Administrative Assistant

• Worked with spreadsheets, cash count sheets and journals.

• Calculated and checked to make sure payments, amounts and records are correct

• Performed clerical duties, including but not limited to, mailing and filing correspondence, typing, printing and answering calls.

2018 SEVEN-UP BOTTLING COMPANY LTD (3 MONTHS) IJORA, LAGOS Account and Finance Intern

• Helped with filing, data entry, recording and maintaining accurate and complete financial records.

• Assisted in the information-tracking and casting of the financial statements.

• Audited financial transactions and documents.

• Managed and posted to the accounting database of the company (Navision 6.0). Summer 2012 SHOMOLU LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL SECRETARIAT LAGOS, NIGERIA Office Assistant

• Handled clerical tasks as well as managing files, updating paperwork and word processing.

• Organised and maintained office common areas and running of errands. EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION

2021 INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT OF NIGERIA (ICAN) ACA (Student Member)

2016 – 2019 MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY OGUN, NIGERIA

Bachelor of Science (Accounting) - Second Class Upper Extra-curriculum: General Secretary, NUASA, MTU Chapter Research Project Data Analysis Team

• Founded the Nigerian Universities Accounting Students’ Association, MTU Chapter. 2013-2015 YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY YABA, LAGOS

National Diploma (Business Administration and Management) - Upper Credit Extra-curriculum: Member, NABAMS YCT MFMCF Yabatech

• Certified proficient in Human Resources and Skills Acquisition EXTRACURRICULAR AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

2020 KPMG AUSTRALIA VIRTUAL INTERNSHIP

Data Analytics Virtual Intern

• Assess data quality and completeness and recommending ways to clean up data for analysis.

• Target high value customer demographics and attributes.

• Use visualisations to present insights

2020 Rural Cancer Initiative (RCI) KOGI, NIGERIA

• Cancer education, free cancer screening and distribution of relief packages. 2020 KICK COVID-19 PROJECT KOGI, NIGERIA (NYSC)

• Sensitised and distributed free alcohol-based hand sanitisers to vulnerable areas.

• Donated relief packages to rural

2019 National Youth Service Corps KOGI STATE

Lead, Data Analyst Team

• Analysed the raw questionnaire data of corps members to achieve improvement

• Supervised and coached the team of the data analysts to produce the evaluation report. 2019 Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development, NYSC KOGI, NIGERIA

• Volunteered as instructor to fellow corps members technical use of Microsoft Office Suite tools 2009-2010 Anti-smoking Ambassador, Action Health Incorporated (AHI) LAGOS, NIGERIA SKILLS

Software Proficiency: Microsoft Excel and other Office Suite tools SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Microsoft Power BI MySQL Sage 50 Accounting Software Xero Accounting Software Navision 6.0 Additional Interests: Research, All-Problem Solving, Marathon, Digital Marketing, Mathematics and Statistics Training and Workshop:

• Jobberman Nigeria Certification for Soft Skills (2020)

• PSENSE (Poise Graduate Finishing Work-Place Etiquette Training) - June 2019

• Google Certification for Basic Digital Skills (2019)

• YALI Regional Leadership Centre East Africa Certification for Fundamentals of Business Expansion (2019)

• Mountain Top University, International Workshop Certification for Economic and Financial Analysis (2019)

• CIC Consult Limited Certification for Human Resource and Skills Acquisition (2014)

• Lagos State, Ministry of Education Certification for Vocational Skills Acquisition and Leadership Training

(2010)

• Computer Desktop Publishing Certification (with distinction) by Petolakin Computech (2009) HONOURS AND AWARDS

• Awarded Future Finance Star scholarship worth US$1,000 by A. Stotz Academy (2020) to study Valuation of Companies.

• Achieved 2018/2019 Most Well-Behaved Graduating Male Student, Mountain Top University.

• Earned Mountain Top University, Dr. D.K Olukoya, Foundation Scholarship (2017)

• 2011/2012 Best Graduating Student, Arch Deacon Adelaja Senior High School, Lagos.

• 2009 Best Graduating Student, Petolakin Computech in Computer Desktop Publishing.

• 2008/2009 Best Graduating Mathematician, St. Lukes Junior High School II, Bariga, Lagos

• 2005/2006 Best Graduating Student, Bufad Nursery and Primary School, Bariga, Lagos. REFERENCES

• Available on request

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