ABRAHAM OSARA
Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State,Nigeria
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in decision-making and leadership. Demonstrates strong financial analysis capability, including account and balance sheet reconciliation. Proficient in software such as OPERA PMS, BIRCHSTREET, PEOPLESOFT, MICROS, EXCEL. Committed to leveraging skills in a dynamic environment to drive organisational success.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work history
Accounts supervisor
Four Points by Sheraton Ikot Ekpene
11.2022 - 05.2026
- In charge of all accounts receivable/ credit manager functions
- Liaised with external auditors, ensuring smooth auditing processes.
- Debt recovery
- Supervising the finance team
- Supervising end of month closing process
- Monthly A&L Reconciliations
- Facilitated team training sessions to improve productivity levels.
- Created robust strategies that efficiently minimize bad debt exposure.
- Host monthly credit meetings
Account Receivable/Credit card Operation supervisor
Sheraton Lagos Hotel
Lagos , Nigeria
02.2017 - 04.2019
- Creation and monitoring of guest credit account
- Debt recovery agent
- Third party travel agents commission reconciliation
- Daily collation of all credit card transaction
- Management and reconciliation of guests credit accounts
- Reconciling and allocation of credit card and bank payments
- Direct billing account reconciliation and invoicing
- Follow up on disputed transactions and investigating Fraudulent transaction
- Pro-active follow up on guest complain and resolution
Account Payable
Sheraton Lagos Hotel
Lagos , Nigeria
09.2015 - 02.2017
- Reconciling vendor account
- Ensured timely payments with diligent tracking of accounts payable.
- Payments preparation for all management fees
- Ensuring compliance compliance
- Creating and monitoring vendor profile
- Supervising weekly and monthly stock taking
Head Night Auditor
Sheraton Lagos Hotel
Lagos , Nigeria
10.2014 - 09.2015
- Supervising all night audit process (as stated above)
- Preparation of daily sales reports
- Training the night audit team.
Night Auditor
Sheraton, Lagos Hotel
Ikeja, Lagos State
06.2009 - 10.2014
- Capturing accurate daily revenue
- Verify charges applied to rooms for accuracy and completeness.
- Reviewing outlets shift reports and posting journals
- Resolved discrepancies in accounts by careful review of financial transactions.
- Running Opera and micros End of Day
- Daily reconciliation of Opera PMS and Micro’s report
- Running downtime reports
- Preparing daily income audit reports
- Monitoring all daily cashier balancing
Account Officer
African steel mills Nig.ltd
Ikorodu, Lagos state
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Account Reconciliation
- Paymaster Function
Education
B.Sc. - Accounting
University of calabar
WASSCE - undefined
Keme Balogun College
Ikorodu, Lagos stateComputer appreciation
Alpha Brain Computer College
Skills
- Decision-Making
- Confidentiality handling
- Leadership
- Financial analysis capability
- Account reconciliation
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- software proficiency
OPERA PMS
BIRCHSTREET
PEOPLESOFT
MICROS
EXCEL
MICROSOFT OFFICE (MS word, Power point)
REFERENCES:
Upon Request
Training
- CROSS TRAININGS: JANUARY 2023 – TILL DATE
- A & L RECONCILIATION
- COST CONTROL
- STORE KEEPING
- RECEIVING
Accomplishments
Current Co-Chairperson of the Next Generation Youth Championship Program for western Africa,
Marriott Business Council Executive for Western Africa.
Timeline
Accounts supervisor
Four Points by Sheraton Ikot Ekpene
11.2022 - 05.2026
Account Receivable/Credit card Operation supervisor
Sheraton Lagos Hotel
02.2017 - 04.2019
Account Payable
Sheraton Lagos Hotel
09.2015 - 02.2017
Head Night Auditor
Sheraton Lagos Hotel
10.2014 - 09.2015
Night Auditor
Sheraton, Lagos Hotel
06.2009 - 10.2014
Account Officer
African steel mills Nig.ltd
01.2007 - 01.2009
WASSCE - undefined
Keme Balogun College
Computer appreciation
Alpha Brain Computer College
B.Sc. - Accounting
University of calabar