Junior Internal Auditor
GEOLOG INTERNATIONAL
Total years of experience :13 years, 2 Months
- Controller for French African countries.
- Perform GL reconciliation and Trial Balance report.
- Ensure tax compliance.
- Risk assessment and Cost reduction.
- Other accounting duties.
- Report to chief Financial controller.
• Manage the finance office, report to the country manager and group CFO.
• Prepare monthly financial statement.
• Prepare and manage monthly budget for the country operation.
• Handle payroll for local staff.
• Prepare consolidated cash flow report and trial balance for auditing.
• Approve payables and follow up receivables.
• Ensure the flow of cash for smooth operations.
• Represent management on business meetings when need be.
• Monitor administrative and operation expenses.
• Ensure the respect of company procedure.
• Liaise with group procurement manager for purchases out of the country.
• Manage currency exchange and forex difference.
• Prepare and submit monthly VAT return for local taxation.
• Accrued and pay monthly personal income tax and social security to local authorities.
• Prepared financial statements -income statement, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Maintained general ledger transactions and performed month-end closing.
• Monitors Budget vs Actual Expenditures
• Prepared AP and AR aging reports, and follow up AR payments and 10% contract retention.
• Performed 3 way match check on vendors invoice, validate and write payment cheque.
• Prepared schedule of Accruals & outstanding payments
• Performed monthly bank reconciliation
• Custodian of petty cash.
• Handled fixed Asset and non stock inventory subsidiary ledger.
• Secures financial information by completing data base backups.
• Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
• Keep and maintain financial information confidentiality.
• Monitored overhead expense and advice management on areas to cut costs.
• Prepared monthly payroll, generate and processed WPS sif file for salaries transfer.
• Processed employee salary by collecting, calculating and entering data on absent, overtime, fines, bonus, leave, flight ticket, other benefits and gratuity calculation
• Provide answers to employee’s payroll questions and requests.
• Ensure the respect of payroll policy and procedures.
• Maintained employees files and keep salary information confidential.
• Other responsibilities include maintaining filing and documentation.
• Draft Chart of Accounts (COA) for the company software Microsoft ERP dynamic Gp.
• Built templates for Accounting and other departments used for analysis and reporting.
• Monitored AR and prepared aging report.
• Analyzed and reconciled customers’ accounts and follow up overdue payment.
• Managed the daily sales ledger account.
• Calculated VAT return and kept abreast of current developments relating to VAT and other taxation issues in all jurisdictions
• Monitored aged debtor, negotiate payment plans and prepare collection letter.
• Reported - Cash collection Activity (Daily, Weekly & Monthly).
• Prepared Debit Notes and Credit Notes
• Controlled trade and financial discounts on sales invoices and delivery receipts
• Planned and coordinated monthly, end of year periodic stock count for warehouses and salesmen.
• Performed inventory analysis and report discrepancies to management for action.
• Managed inventory adjustments and transfers
• Ensured the respect of procedures on inventory management especially ABC.
• Worked with commercial manager to maximize sales and reduce overstocks
• Assisted the internal controller in inventory risk assessment and mitigation activities.
• Assisted in monthly and end of year closing, preparation of P/L, and balance sheet.
• Support external auditors with necessary documents
Responsibilities:
• Custodian of petty cash
• Managed AP and process payment vouchers.
• Reimbursement of employee expenses after verifying receipts
• Verify payroll for temporal staff
• Reconcile books of Accounts and perform monthly bank reconciliation.
• Prepare administrative budget according to cost center.
• Support operations department during examination.
• Maintain treasure files for audits
MBA in Finance