ATAKIE CORNELIUS ATAKIE, Accounts Receivables and Billing Lead

ATAKIE CORNELIUS ATAKIE

Accounts Receivables and Billing Lead

Tidewater Marine International Inc.

Location
Cameroon
Education
Diploma, Accounting and Finance
Experience
17 years, 2 months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 2 months

Accounts Receivables and Billing Lead at Tidewater Marine International Inc.
  • Cameroon
  • My current job since May 2014

• Dispatching and tracking of invoices to ensure they are received by customers
• Build working relationship with customer accounts departments,
• Regularly following up payments by telephone and email.
• Allocate payments in accordance with customer remittances.
• Prepare and reconcile Debtors Accounts and Debtors Ledger.
• Prepare daily, monthly, and quarterly revenue and AR reports
• Set-up and close accounts.
• Process and manage credit notes.
• Calculate, report, and manage commercial and domestic debtor days.
• Ensure proper processes and systems are in place to reduce debtor days.
• Deliver monthly and annual collection targets.
• Analyse and recommend periodic bad debt write-offs.
• Liaise with the Sales and Customer service teams to resolve outstanding queries.
• Agree and manage payment plans with customers.
• Coordinating Billing activities for West Africa Region to ensure accurate and timely billing/invoicing
• Ensure that all prepared communications are accurately recorded in a timely manner.
• Monitor all physical cash and cheque collections.
• General credit control duties and other ad hoc duties.
• Refer overdue accounts for legal action and manage the legal process.
• Working with the commercial to ensure contractual terms are followed by both parties
• Reconciliation of revenue and differed revenue, journal entries and posting
Accounting for deferred revenue in accordance with IFRSs and US GAAP

ACCOUNTANT at ELISSAM MOTORS SARL
  • Cameroon
  • January 2012 to April 2014

• Prepare cash reconciliation on daily and monthly wise, reconciliation of account payable / receivable and Banks on a monthly basis for finalizing monthly and annual provision for expenses and income.
• Preparing monthly and Annual budgets
• Preparation of Asset schedule, computation and finalization of depreciation on asset for monthly and annual accounts, Preparation of annual budgets.
• Maintain accurate record of inventory and stock management systems according to set standards
• Ensure regulation of in-stock level complies with inventory parameters
• Develop inventory control models that promote lower cost of sales, shorter lead times, and reduced stock levels
• Oversee the standard of merchandising to ensure appropriate presentation of stock
• Collaborate with production personnel to ensure manufactured products are of consistent quality
• Engage in the forecast of supply and demand to obtain information useful in improving the continuity of supply chain
• Oversee the functionality of electronic ordering systems and POS systems
• Supervise the maintenance of a warehouse/storeroom and ensure proper arrangement of stock
• Carry out stock management operations in line with set product/retail policies and procedures
• Utilize specialized programs in maintaining record of store execution performance
• Conduct assessment of supply chain to identify risks and develop solutions useful in minimizing losses
• Oversee the placing of orders and ensure requested goods are delivered on time
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with suppliers to enable easier procurement of products
• Ensure purchase inventory is within specified budget; readily notify the retail manager when budget is exceeded.

Junior Accountant at DP FOODS LTD
  • Cameroon
  • February 2009 to January 2012

The Assists in management of day-to-day accounting operations
• Processing receipts & Cash Application
• Processing Vendor Payments
• Follow up on Payments
• Sending out invoices to the customers
• Assists in performing general ledger accounting functions as needed and/or assigned for the purpose of ensuring that department functions are completed in an accurate and timely manner
• Accounting for Fixed Assets & Depreciation
• Expense Booking, Provision & Accruals
• Accounting for Leases
• Cash and Bank entries and reconciliation
• Prepare inter-company reconciliation
• Assisting with month-end, quarter-end and year-end tasks
• Filing and Records Retention
• Handle cash transactions with customers & cash collection, maintaining records, and safeguarding, depositing of money etc
• Ensure management of daily cash accounts

Computerised Accounting Systems Consultant at Alpha Engineering Ltd
  • Cameroon
  • April 2009 to January 2011

Designed and implemented a computerised accounting system for the company, and also acted as key player in the company's investment decision.

Accounting lecturer at IMIT-DOUALA
  • Cameroon
  • April 2008 to July 2009

providing lectures to students sitting national and international exams.
-Training trainees on computerised accounting software

ProGAM-Douala at ProGAM-Douala
  • Cameroon
  • January 2007 to December 2008

-Authorisation, of customers' orders
-Inventory control
-chasing of debts
-Authorisation the payment of suppliers
-heading monthly inventory counts\

Education

Diploma, Accounting and Finance
  • at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Final year student
  • December 2012
Bachelor's degree, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
  • at ACCA
  • March 2012

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Microsoft Excel
Financial Accounting
Team Management
Auditing and Review of Internal control systems
MS Excel, Computerised Accounting softwares (Sage, Peachtree, etc)
MS Excel, Computerised Accounting softwares (Sage, Peachtree, etc)
MS Excel, Computerised Accounting softwares (Sage, Peachtree, etc)
Oracle Financial (People Soft)

Languages

English
Native Speaker
French
Intermediate

Memberships

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
  • Student
  • August 2007

Training and Certifications

Configuration & Implementation of Computerised Accounting software (Sage Saari) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2006
Valid Until:
March 2007