Financial Analyst, Audit and Controls Specialist, IFRS, GAAP, OHADA

Bertrand Benjamin ETOUKA MAGNACK

Douala, Littoral, Cameroon **************@*****.** +237-*********/670274309 https://www.linkedin.com/in/Bertrand-etouka-38a1698b SUMMARY

Detail-oriented financial analyst with 3 years in quantitative statistical analysis, budgeting, accounting, forecasting, and Risk Management. Leveraging strong analytical skills to support operations through robust modeling to facilitate executive-level decision-making and increase company revenue. Quickly adapt to new technologies and attaining ACCA qualification to become an indispensable asset.

EXPERIENCE

Financial Analyst ABT Ltd October 2020 - May 2022 Douala

Identified trends, and provide guidance to keep costs within budget on monthly basis and maintained expenses tied to campaign fulfillment through collaboration with various internal Ad Ops teams to ensure financial goals are achieved.

Completed Month-end close analyses to reconcile expenses, submit accruals, and adjust monthly forecast.

Maintained full set of accounts for the company.

Develop dashboards to help the executive team making strategic decisions based on data. Assistant Risk Analyst Eneo Cameroon S.A July 2019 - October 2020 Douala

Identified and analyzed KPI’s and KRI’s of major risks, and built a dashboard for follow-up.

Devised and deployed key controls indicators (KCI) linked to major risks.

Contributed to the emerging risk survey program designed to elicit feedback from the first line of defense with regard to senior and middle management’s perceptions around emerging risk and incorporating management’s sentiments or actual risk measurements into Eneo’s formal quarterly risk profile reports.

Analyzed data to better understand potential risks, concerns and outcomes of decisions. Internal Audit Intern Eneo Cameroon S.A July 2018 - January 2019 Douala

Identified and evaluated accounting, operating, compliance and/or technology risks and controls.

Drafted reviews of financial statements by collating and analyzing financial data.

Updated internal audit department SharePoint with audit deliverables within 4 weeks.

Developed Microsoft Excel database to document and facilitate reporting of business risks and internal controls for IIA engagements.

PROJECTS

Devised and deployed Management Reports with Excel ABT Ltd May 2021 - June 2021

Designed, programmed and deployed interactive Management Reports with Excel for the CEO and Board of Directors that consolidated and presented data from various business systems in an easily consumable format.

Wrote macros and complex formulas to manipulate data and produce desired results.

Conducted in-depth analysis of data and identified trends and issues.

Communicated findings and recommendations to management. Updated Internal Audit SharePoint

Eneo Cameroon S.A September 2019 - October 2020

Led project to update the company’s Internal Audit SharePoint site, working with stakeholders across the company to gather requirements.

Maintained the SharePoint, working with stakeholders to keep the site up to date.

Helped to improve the efficiency of the Internal Audit department through the use of SharePoint up to 100%.

Developed and delivered more than 5 training on the use of SharePoint for the Internal Audit department. EDUCATION

BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting

Oxford Brookes Business School Oxford 9/21/2022

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

ACCA Qualification

ACCA Board 2023

Chartered Certified Accounting.

Certificate in Treasury Fundamentals (CertF)

ACT 2022

eAffiliate member.

COURSEWORK

Changes to OHADA accounting

Eneo Cameroon S.A 2018 Accounting and Finance

Successful application of OHADA accounting principles. Tax Risks

Eneo Cameroon S.A 2019 Risk Analysis

Assess, identify, measure tax risk and also propose appropriate mitigation plans. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Eneo Cameroon S.A 2019 Internal Audit

Perform an internal audit assignment from the planning stage to publication of the final report. Microsoft Power BI

Udemy 2020 Data Analysis

Devise and deploy Management Reports, Successfully analyze data to produce quality and timely reports to Management. INVOLVEMENT

Treasurer

Institut Polyvalent Nanfah Student Association September 2007 - June 2008

Successfully managed and directed all treasury and financial operations, including cash and expense management.

Led efforts that resulted in increased cash flow and improved liquidity, while maintaining expenses at a reasonable level.

Exhibited strong leadership and communication skills. SKILLS

Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office, Saari, QuickBooks and Peachtree) Superb mastery of GAAP/OHADA/IFRS/IAS/FINANCIAL REPORTING Functional knowledge of internal controls, working capital management and auditing Dashboard and visualization

Problem analysis and resolution

Critical thinking

Cross functional collaboration

Self-motivation and result oriented

Strong attention to detail

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