NATHANIEL OKON ACA, A dedicated and result oriented professional with 6 years in Management accounting, financial reporting, Accounts payables & receivables.

About

I am a Seasoned Finance Professional with 5+ years’ experience providing financial advisory, performing audit consultations and delivering accounting functions. Proficient in accounting across multiple contexts and environments. Prior experience ranges from work setting in company of 250 to working amongst a company of 500. A dept at all functions of accounting, including balancing sheets, processing payments, managing accounts payable, receivables, warehousing and inventory control and providing executive administrative support. Also proficient in QuickBooks, Sage, Oracle, SAP, Xero, and many other accounting software platforms and applications that may be used. Dedicated to providing exemplary work and supporting the overall mission of the department and company. I have a record of successfully delivering the best service and value, experienced in reconciling settlements issues and discrepancies, Invoice verification, audit procedures, financial statement analysis, providing financial advisory, and managing auditing plans and strategies and knowledgeable in financial statement audit and regulator audit services. I am analytical and detail-oriented, experienced in delivering fiscally responsible solutions, I have an HND. in Accounting, I am a Partly qualified chartered accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and I am looking to expand my network and open to financial Accountant, accounts payable and receivables, Tax Associate and any other financial accounting role or auditor associate roles, please feel free to contact me.

Experience

Capita Pension Solutions Limited

Dec 2022 – Present

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Management Accountant(Fund)

Provide a full pension scheme/fund accounting service to designated clients. • Maintaining financial records in accordance with UK GAAP/ IFRS and organizational standards, creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use, working closely with the Scheme Accounting team/client managers to ensure compliance. • Performing balance sheet and P&L reconciliations and creating and utilizing automated tools for the updating, analyzing, and reporting of consolidated financial results. • A thorough knowledge of accounting standards, IFRS and its implementation on financial Statement. • Produce year-end statutory accounts, liaise with auditors and ensure the accounts are signed by the deadline and in line with the timetables agreed upon. • Ensure that cash balances are monitored, and regular cash flows are prepared to take into account all known factors. • Carry out relevant client portfolio investment/disinvestment. • Ensure the accurate communication of all cash movements between the Fund and its Investors through the issuance of relevant notices to investors. • Posting of year end journals, accruals, and authorisation of Journals Posted by the finance assistant. • Ensure that payments are properly controlled, promptly actioned, and accurately accounted for • Liaise with clients, external and internal auditors, and other professional advisers. • Process complaints at the earliest opportunity with a positive attitude • Handle AFT/LTA filling of Returns for Clients on the HMRC Portal. • Oversee the preparation and completion process of Client deliverables including agreeing timetables with Clients, and thereafter monitoring progress against these to ensure deliverables are on track. • Produce quarterly and annual financial statements and reports and ensure client deliverables are met.

INDORAMA VENTURES PCL- NIGERIA- PORT HARCOURT

Apr 2021 – Jul 2022

NIGERIA

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

 Provide and/or oversee day to day financial and accounting services and management within the guidelines established by the company.  Handling overall Taxation matters (VAT, WHT, CIT), Statutory Audits, Internal Audit, Company Law & other legal matters finalization of accounts & Audit  Responsible for Bank accounts and Cash management, Tax & Capex procedures  Review and substantiate company’s trial balance and Balance sheet positions in Oracle.  Responsible for GL account analysis and postings.  Reconciliation of Subledgers: Bank, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, etc. in line with agreed policies and timelines  Involved in the monthly financial statement closure and accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, annual audit, accounting and other financial systems, and accounting policies, procedures, and controls.  Prepared journal entries-relating to amortization, depreciation, accruals, and variety of other information.  Produce monthly proofs and reconciliation statements of VAT, WHT, PAYE ledger accounts  Ensure the accuracy, completeness, integrity, and reliability of all financial information and meeting the deadlines  Ensure appropriate financial risk, accounting and auditing policies and procedures of the company.  Responsible for Vendors Payments and Booking of Invoices  Handle Inter-company Reconciliations  Handle internal control procedures of the company  Ensure that all documents and financial information are recorded on-time and accurately in the accounting system and in line International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and company policy.  Any other tasks assigned by Country CFO.  Manage accounts, accounts payables of the company

FINCHGLOW GROUP LIMITED-PORT HARCOURT

Jul 2019 – Mar 2021

PORT HARCOURT-NIGERIA

BRANCH ACCOUNTANT

• Accurate and timely preparation of invoices in accordance with the relevant contract conditions • Verify authorized supporting documentation for invoice details • Ensure daily tickets reconciliation with daily TJQ from Amadeus to ensure all tickets issue daily are posted and invoiced. • Successful invoice submission to clients as agreed with the clients on their SLA • Prepare periodic segment management accounts with detailed variance analysis reports. • Check invoices for discrepancies in price, quantity, and items. • Preparation of your branch monthly, quarterly, and yearly income statement. • Preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly sales and inflow reports for the branch. • Preparation of corporate clients weekly age- analysis for the branch • Recovery of 100% of your branch monthly sales • Manage the Tax management function and its compliance • Work closely with the operations team to ensure financial data is coded and properly analyze • Provide timely, accurate, and relevant financial information to multiple internal and external stakeholders; based on historic, budgetary, forecast analysis, at the line of business, legal entity, and consolidated levels • Clients weekly updated statement must be sent to account managers and copy all your team members, credit control teams and COF • Clients weekly updated outstanding statement must be sent to the clients and copy the Account Managers and CFO • Keep updated excel ledgers for all clients and post all client transaction to Travcom software. • Oversee the Financial reporting function within the branch

WESTBROOK HOTELS LIMITED, OWERRI

Nov 2016 – Jun 2019

NIGERIA

ACCOUNTANT/FINANCE HEAD

• Controlling the payroll and reconciling bank statements • Preparing accurate month-end account with comparison to forecast • Preparing profit and loss account and the balance sheet for management • Assist in preparing budgets and business planning including project room revenue • Produce monthly proofs and reconciliation statements of VAT, WHT, PAYE ledger accounts. • Handling overall Taxation matters (VAT, WHT, CIT), Statutory Audits, Internal Audit, Company Law & other legal matters finalization of accounts & Audit. • Chasing late payment, reporting bad debts, and keeping an eye on the cash flow • Maintain accurate and current AP and AR records • Process cash disbursement and cash receipts • Perform month-end close reconciliation and financial analysis • Assist with preparing budget and forecasts • Review daily cash balance and maintain cash flow projections • Prepare a monthly bank reconciliation for all company account • Review vendor invoice and monthly statement to ensure all expenses are processed in the AP system • Work with vendors promptly and carry out month inventory count

Education

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria

May 2023 – Present

Associate Chartered Accountant

Federal Polytechnic, Nekede. Owerri Nigeria

Oct 2010 – Oct 2015

BTECH/HND , Accounting (Second class Upper),

NATHANIEL OKON ACA

A dedicated and result oriented professional with 6 years in Management accounting, financial reporting, Accounts payables & receivables.

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