Account Officer Chief Accountant

ALFA TIJANI

CURRENT ADDRESS: No, ***, Dutse Alhaji Zone 6, FCT Abuja,

E-mail: ************@*****.*** Mobile Phone No: +234********* CAREER PROFILE

Tijani is an experienced accountant with over 8 years’ management work experience within the financial, engineering and public sectors. Tijani is vast and experienced in accounting, having gotten professional accounting work experience in commercial banks and corporate organizations. He is well skilled in auditing, tax management, bank reconciliation, payroll, double entry, budgeting, cash flow management, Risk Management, procurement and inventory management. He likes taking up new challenges and can prioritize complex workloads, he’s always willing to learn and utilizes every opportunity to acquire more knowledge in order to remain relevant in a dynamic and highly competitive world.

I am seeking for management roles in an organization with good corporate culture where I can make an impact by contributing to the growth of the organization in all ramifications and contribute my own quota to humanity.

BIODATA

Sex: Male

Nationality: Nigeria

Interest: Reading, Travelling

SOFT SKILLS

TEAM PLAYER: Ability to get along with others and learn quickly.

COMMUNICATION SKILL: Ability to communicate orally and verbally effectively to people from different levels.

ANALYTICALLY SKILL: Ability to weigh the pros & cons of any situation and make successful decision.

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Ability to set up a goal and motivate people to achieve best result.

COMPUTER SKILL: Ability to operate computer effectively. (Excel, Word and Accounting Softwares etc.)

TIME MANAGEMENT: Ability to prioritize and management. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

o Kaduna State University, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Master in Accounting (In View)

o Kaduna State University, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting

o Chattered Institutes of Banking of Nigeria(CIBN)

- 2019 - 2021

- 2017- 2018

Associate Membership of the Chartered

Institute of Bankers (ACIB) (In View)

o Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Nasarawa State

- 2016

- 2011 -2014

(HND) in Banking and Finance

o Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State

- 2008 - 2010

(ND) in Banking and Finance

PROFESSIONAL BODIES

o Chattered Institutes of Banker of Nigeria(CIBN)

Associate Membership of the Chartered

Institute of Bankers (ACIB In View)

- 2016

COMPUTER APPLICATION PROFICIENCIES

Microsoft Office Suites - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Accounting Software: QuickBooks, SAP, Pinnacle and Saga PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mar & Mor Engineering Services Limited (Nigeria Head Office) - 2014 - Till Date Position: Account Officer

Job Responsibilities:

- Manage monthly bank reconciliation.

- Manage general ledger administration.

- Maintain and record all payments and receipts.

- Proper recording and reconciliation of all bills and ensure they are paid properly.

- Ensure all the audit objectives and audit statements are responded properly.

- Assist the Chief accountant in meeting required targets for the department. Manage weekly and monthly financial report from other units such as procurement and administrative units.

- Prepare weekly/monthly forecast.

- Confirm suppliers invoice using Enterprise Resource Planning software (ERP).

- Preparing payment scheduled and ensuring payment are made accurately.

- Manage all Tax related matter for the company.

- I oversee account receivable for the company.

- Preparing invoices and follow up with client on payments.

- Assist the Financial Controller by ensuring payment are made promptly.

- Monitor the ledger of all MMIS Suppliers (Account payable).

- Checkmate Procurement Department activities.

- I oversee vendor management for MMIS to ensure prompt, error free payments and smooth relationship with vendors.

- Handling of account receivable

ACHIEVEMENTS AT MAR & MOR ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

Developed suppliers schedule template for easy vendors’ management

Designed a new Invoice template that captures of required information for easy reference and recording

Introduced weekly cash report template

Prepared and implemented Accounting Policy

Carrying out monthly inventory

Public Private Development Centre (PPDC) – NYSC - 2014 – 2015 Position: Project Monitoring (Primary healthcare)

Job Responsibilities:

- Monitored and audited existing projects

- Generated project status report

- Carried out research on given topics

- Ensured compliance with set standard.

Resort Saving and Loan Plc (Mortgage Bank) - 2011 - 2012 Position: Marketing Officer

Job Responsibilities:

- Carried Market coordination and segmentation.

- Consumer demand and concerned.

- Carried Market development and growth.

- Created awareness on bank product and services.

- Carried out loan facility responsibilities

Afribank Nigeria Plc (Ilorin, Kwara State) -2010 - 2011 Position: Marketer

Job Responsibilities

- Retail marketing.

- Identification of investment opportunities.

- Cash mobilization.

- Creating awareness on bank product and services. ACHIEVEMENTS AT AFRIBANK PLC

Opened minimum of 20 accounts per day with minimum account opening balance of 10,000

Oceanic Bank International Plc (Offa, Kwara State) -2005 – 2009 Position: Bulk Teller

Job Responsibilities:

- Collecting cash from customers.

- Making cash available for head teller/cash officer.

- Ensuring that total cash collected and total value of transaction on bank deposit slips tally.

ACHIEVEMENTS AT OCEANIC BANK PLC

Generated minimum revenue of 15 million on monthly INTERESTS

Reading, Meeting People and Cooking.

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