Bassey Eke Mba
Asaba
Summary
Personal Objectives: I aspire for an opportunity to share and expand my experiences especially in today’s fragile and highly competitive business world. My academic training, hands-on experience, good health, human relational disposition and innate motivation for discharge of my duties, position me for excellence, diligence, integrity and growth in the pursuance of this aspiration.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Acting General Manager
Pinnacle Castle Hotel Ltd
04.2024 - Current
- Oversee daily hotel operations, including front desk, housekeeping, maintenance, food and beverage, and other departments.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and hotel policies.
- Monitor and improve guest satisfaction through effective service delivery.
- Prepare and manage the hotel's budget, including revenue forecasts, cost control, and profitability analysis.
- Oversee financial performance, including managing expenditures, reviewing financial reports, and taking corrective actions as needed.
- Identify opportunities to maximize revenue, such as upselling, promotions, and special events.
- Recruit, train, and manage hotel staff, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
- Implement performance management processes, including setting goals, providing feedback, and conducting performance reviews.
- Ensure staff compliance with hotel standards, policies, and procedures.
- Maintain high levels of guest satisfaction by ensuring exceptional service and promptly addressing guest concerns.
- Develop and implement customer service strategies to enhance the guest experience.
- Monitor online reviews and feedback, responding to guest inquiries and complaints.
- Collaborate with the sales and marketing team to develop and implement marketing strategies to attract guests and boost occupancy rates.
- Oversee pricing strategies and room inventory management to optimize revenue.
- Build and maintain relationships with local businesses, travel agencies, and other partners to drive business.
- Ensure the hotel property is well-maintained and presented in accordance with brand standards.
- Oversee renovation projects, equipment maintenance, and general property upkeep.
- Ensure compliance with local laws and regulations regarding property management.
- Develop and implement long-term strategies to achieve the hotel's business objectives.
- Monitor industry trends and competitor activities to identify opportunities for improvement and growth.
- Collaborate with ownership or regional management on strategic initiatives.
- Provide regular reports to ownership or regional management on hotel performance, including financial results, guest satisfaction, and operational metrics.
- Prepare and present business plans, forecasts, and other strategic documents as required.
Financial Controller
Pinnacle Castle Hotel Ltd
12.2021 - 04.2024
- Responsible for the properties overall accounting and financial management requirements.
- Represent the finance department during weekly HOD meetings.
- Responsible for the local tax authority compliance of the hotel.
- Support and liaise with the General Manager in meeting the strategic goals of the organization.
- Responsible for preparing and reviewing annual budgets, monthly forecasts, operating results.
- Responsible for verifying all financial reports and ensuring that all transactions are accurate and in compliance with the required accounting practice.
- Responsible to liaise with the hotel owner or managing director of the organization.
- Able to prepare and submit management reports in a timely manner and also ensuring delivery deadlines.
- Able to effectively implement all accounting policies and procedures.
Account Manager
Golden Tulip Agulu Lake Hotel
03.2020 - 12.2021
- Preparation of monthly Financial report.
- Preparation of suppliers payments schedule.
- Preparation of monthly payroll.
- Budget preparation.
- Accounts reconciliations.
- Assisting and supporting the hotel GM on operational activities of the hotel.
- Advising the GM on the financial implication of every operational decision to be taken.
- Preparation and safe keeping of financial records of the hotel.
- Cash payment of all financial transactions of the hotel.
Internal Auditor/Cost Controller
Golden Tulip Agulu Lake Hotel
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Ensuring 100% cash remittance of all cash transactions of the outlets.
- Preparation of weekly budget and ensuring effective expense and retirement of the budget.
- Assisting and supporting the manager on operational activities of the outlet.
- Reconciling of Accounts.
- Identify controls in place to mitigate identified leakages.
- Carry out internal departmental audit schedules.
- Performs audit procedures to verify that controls are operating through testing and interviewing techniques.
- Analyses and concludes on effectiveness and efficiency of control environment.
- Identifies control gaps and opportunities for improvement.
- Assess, evaluate and promote compliance to internal Golden Tulip policies.
- Contributes, as appropriate, in the year-end financial audit with the external auditor.
- Provides advice on internal control and participates in enhancing internal audit standards and practices within Golden Tulip.
Accountant / Account Receivables / Income Auditor
Golden Tulip Essential
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Preparation of all invoices and sent them to our corporate clients for payment.
- Managing all revenues received including accounts receivable.
- Cash handling functions for the hotel and reconcile all cash dropped at the front desk.
- Assist with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and report any variances to the concerned departmental heads.
- Post city ledger payments in property management systems, reconcile and bill all city ledger accounts.
- Perform follow-up billing and credit collection documentation and inform financial controller of any potential uncollected accounts.
- Reconciles bank statements and all AR accounts.
- Reviewing all ledger details-guest ledger, city ledger and deposit ledgers to validate proper payment and revenue posting.
- If any imbalance or difference found on the ledger then co-ordinate with the PMS team to resolving the same.
- Review the posting, payment, revenue and guest balance reports on a daily basis.
- Assign unique AR number to new approved accounts on both PMS and back office software.
Accountant / Account Receivables / Income Auditor
Echelon Heights Hotel
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Preparation of all invoices and sent them to our corporate clients for payment.
- Managing all revenues received including accounts receivable.
- Cash handling functions for the hotel and reconcile all cash dropped at the front desk.
- Assist with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and report any variances to the concerned departmental heads.
- Post city ledger payments in property management systems, reconcile and bill all city ledger accounts.
- Perform follow-up billing and credit collection documentation and inform financial controller of any potential uncollected accounts.
- Reconciles bank statements and all AR accounts.
- Reviewing all ledger details-guest ledger, city ledger and deposit ledgers to validate proper payment and revenue posting.
- If any imbalance or difference found on the ledger then co-ordinate with the PMS team to resolving the same.
- Review the posting, payment, revenue and guest balance reports on a daily basis.
- Assign unique AR number to new approved accounts on both PMS and back office software.
Accountant
Integrated Catering Company Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Preparation and safe keeping of financial records of the outlet.
- Cash payment of all financial transactions of the outlet.
- Preparation of weekly budget and ensuring the effective expense and retirement of the budget.
- Preparation of monthly financial report.
- Assisting and supporting the manager on operational activities of the outlet.
- Advising the manager on the financial implication of every operational decision to be taken.
- Preparation of quarterly and monthly financial report.
- Reconciling of Accounts.
Internal Audit Assistant Manager
Ménage Limited
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Coordinates work with Risk, Legal & Compliance and other control-related activities and with others within internal Audit.
- Assist in development of annual audit plan to cover all activities of base office and locations.
- Identify controls in place to mitigate identified risks.
- Carry out internal department audit schedules, tax schedules and others.
- Performs audit procedures to verify that controls are operating through testing and interviewing techniques.
- Analyses and concludes on effectiveness and efficiency of control environment.
- Identifies control gaps and opportunities for improvement.
- Documents the results of audit work in accordance with audit department and Internal Auditors standards.
- Prepares timely audit reports for Audit Manager, FM and management.
- Assess, evaluate and promote compliance to internal Menage policies.
- Contributes, as appropriate, in the year-end financial audit with the external auditor.
- Provides advice on internal control and participates in enhancing internal audit standards and practices within Menage.
- Provide feedback on performance of Internal Auditors, on audit assignments, as applicable.
Store Officer
Mife Construction Nigeria Limited
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Makes Intra and Inter-state deliveries of requested product; maintain records of all deliveries.
- Receives, Stores, tags and tracks surplus or shortages of products or material sent by suppliers.
- Receives and maintains records of documents and confidential files for Audit purpose.
- Maintains the warehouse, records area and stores area in a neat and orderly manner.
- Answer questions regarding procedures and resolves discrepancies concerning receipts, deliveries, warranties and repairs.
- Manages records/books of suppliers, recognizing their needs and expectations.
- Ensuring outstanding invoices are paid as at when due.
- Keeps records of all communication with suppliers.
- Reconciliation of suppliers invoice with what was supplied.
- Preparation and presentation of store reports to management for vital decision making processes.
Education
ACA - ICAN
Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria
01.2024
M.Sc - Business Admin
National Open University of Nigeria
01.2023
Finance for Managers
IESE Business School University of Navarra
01.2023
Info system Auditing & controls
The Hong Kong University of Science & Tech
01.2022
Forensic accounting & Fraud Examination
West Virginia University
01.2022
Bs.c - Accounting
University Of Port Harcourt
Rivers State01.2012
WASCE/NECO - Social Science
Government Sciences School
Biakpan, Cross River state01.2002
Skills
Good interpersonal skill
Proper speaking abilities
Excellent motivational skill
Good initiative mind
Disciplinarian
Certification
Office Administration & Practical Accounting
Affiliations
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, In view
Interests
Traveling
Music
Reading
Aspiration
Accountant/Administrative officer
Target Organization
- Manufacturing
- Service
- Production
- Oil & Gas
Personal Objectives
I aspire for an opportunity to share and expand my experiences especially in today’s fragile and highly competitive business world. My academic training, hands-on experience, good health, human relational disposition and innate motivation for discharge of my duties, position me for excellence, diligence, integrity and growth in the pursuance of this aspiration.
Physique
1.73m, 65kg, brown
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 25TH October 1983
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Nigerian
- Marital Status: Married
References
- Mr. Olowoyeye Niyi, Golden Tulip Financial Consultant, 08033370056
- Mr. Monday Ayewah, Audit Manager (Menage Ltd), 08035080265
- Mr. Damingo Ivilor, Outlet Manager (Integrated Catering Co.), 08065066072
- Mr. Farotimi Oladeji, Outlet Manager (Ken Turkey Fried Chicken), 08157292858
Training
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- SAGE
- Peachtree
- Opera
- Micros Application
- Quick Book
Timeline
Acting General Manager
Pinnacle Castle Hotel Ltd
04.2024 - Current
Financial Controller
Pinnacle Castle Hotel Ltd
12.2021 - 04.2024
Account Manager
Golden Tulip Agulu Lake Hotel
03.2020 - 12.2021
Internal Auditor/Cost Controller
Golden Tulip Agulu Lake Hotel
01.2018 - 01.2020
Accountant / Account Receivables / Income Auditor
Golden Tulip Essential
01.2017 - 01.2018
Accountant / Account Receivables / Income Auditor
Echelon Heights Hotel
01.2016 - 01.2017
Accountant
Integrated Catering Company Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2016
Internal Audit Assistant Manager
Ménage Limited
01.2012 - 01.2014
Store Officer
Mife Construction Nigeria Limited
01.2011 - 01.2012
M.Sc - Business Admin
National Open University of Nigeria
Finance for Managers
IESE Business School University of Navarra
Info system Auditing & controls
The Hong Kong University of Science & Tech
Forensic accounting & Fraud Examination
West Virginia University
Bs.c - Accounting
University Of Port Harcourt
WASCE/NECO - Social Science
Government Sciences School
ACA - ICAN
Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria