A goal and deadline oriented hardworking professional eager to learn and beat expectations with skills in accounting, budgeting, internal controls, marketing campaign analysis and procurement seeking employment at an organization that offers a challenging and professional work environment with career development opportunities through working as a a Finance Manager at a private limited travel services company and project cost accountant and procurement officer at a construction firm. Possess a background in market analysis, financial forecasting, management accounting, internal controls and top rate communication skills with postgraduate degrees and diplomas in finance and accounting.
Establishment is engaged in the trading of consumable goods used by medical centers for which I prepare and generate the month end trial balance, sales and collection reports, and statements.
Manage all transaction posting, sales documents, petty cash and payables, and payroll transactions
Oversee receivables which has resulted in reduction of days outstanding and improved cash flow
Provide accurate products’ costs to the manager which has improved margins by 3-5% varying by products
Developed and responsible for the overall accounting and financial reporting functions, liaising with the external auditor, tax authorities and suppliers (IATA agencies and hotel reservation system providers) Successfully identified credit limits and managed the receivables with follow up on collections
Responsible for preparing the budget, establishing sales targets and developing the marketing strategy
Provide costing for travel packages and quotations for group tours to maintain profitability ratios
Conduct analysis of post campaign sales reports and make recommendations to sales staff as required
Managed the overall costing and quotations of various sized projects.
Responsible for the quality and timely procurement of raw materials and selection of contractors that reduced project raw material and manpower costs by 3-5%
Tracked activities and progress against project plans and identified and processed any budget variations that reduced wastage and delays
Carried out cost and profitability analysis for various projects and made recommendations for new projects based on design, construct and sale basis on Microsoft Excel.
Worked and studied the overall functions of the accounting and finance department by preparing internal controls policy documents, associated data capture forms, trial balance and month end customer reconciliations.
Member of the team that conducted an analysis of the existing Van Sales operation and reviewed proposals for implementing a van sales route optimization and portable sales and invoicing solution.