BENJAMIN ONUH    ALI, REGIONAL   ACCOUNTANT

BENJAMIN ONUH ALI

REGIONAL ACCOUNTANT

BISWAL LTD

Location
Nigeria
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
8 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :8 years, 4 Months

REGIONAL ACCOUNTANT at BISWAL LTD
  • Nigeria
  • My current job since December 2015

• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements
• Develop a forecasting framework ensuring its adherence across all activities within the region
• Produce monthly management accounts analysis for all regional activities.
• Coordinate feedback and variance explanations from budget holders and agree remedial action plans as required to ensure the region operates within budget
• Provide monthly commentary and analysis to the Regional Manager and Head of Finance on key issues in the context of the overall financial strategy.
• Finalize the delivery of a framework for costing service delivery contracts that provide for full cost recovery and enable managers to calculate and understand the costing and pricing of their services.
• Work with local managers to reconcile contract income on a monthly basis, enabling risk to be managed
• Provide financial advice and support to the Regional Manager in the development, negotiation and renewal services and other contracts.
• Support regional staff in ensuring all contractual income is achieved on a timely basis and all contractual reporting requirements are fully met.
• Coordinate quarterly and year-end schedule across the region, ensuring that all financial and non-financial information is provided to Central Office within the agreed timetable.
• Act as financial advisor across the Region on any new or significant projects.
• Ensure all new initiatives are subject to a financial risk appraisal ensuring plans are cost effective, funding is approved and income/expenditure adequately controlled with an understanding of the implications for the regional budget.
• Provide written reports, and advice as required by the Head of Finance and Directors in consideration of new/significant developments
• Liaise closely with accounting centers and localities within the region, ensuring record keeping and financial controls are adequate and in line with the company standard.
• Work with accounting centre and locality staff to resolve financial issues and problems as they arise.
• Produce monthly and annual Management Financial Report

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at University of Nigeria
  • November 2010

Specialties & Skills

Budgeting
Accounting
Local Taxation
Finance
• International Financial Reporting Standard(IFRS)
• Reconciliation of Accounts
• Tax computation
• Invoices/Expense Reports/Payment Transactions
• Corporate Accounting & Bookkeeping
• Payroll Preparation ,Spreadsheets & Accounting Reports
• GAAP Standards & Government Regulations
• Accounts Payable Processes & Management
• Efficient in SUN Accounting System (MFF

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

CPM (Training)
Training Institute:
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
Date Attended:
December 2012
IFRS (Training)
Training Institute:
ADEDAYO OSUBO & CO(CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT)
Date Attended:
November 2013