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Folashade RUFAI

Chartered Accountant

Summary

Accountancy Graduate & Chartered Accountant (ACCA). Experienced professional with almost 30 years of work experience in Financial & Management Accounting, Taxation, Budgeting and Forecasting. Proficient in the use of ERP (JD Edwards), ORACLE and SAP. Conversant with Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting System (IFRS). Result-oriented and capable of delivering to demanding deadlines. Combine strong business understanding with people-management & systems skills.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work history

Financial Analyst

ADNOC LOGISTICS &SERVICES
Abu Dhabi
08.2011 - Current

Financial Analyst – G/L

  • Review of Sub-Ledgers for Completion and Accuracy
  • Creation and Posting of Cost and Revenue Accruals
  • Reconciliation and Posting of Third-Party Recoverables
  • Monthly Variance Analysis and Review with Stakeholders
  • Active Participation in the preparation and Monitor of Budgets
  • Management of Property Rental PortFolio
  • Coordinated and delivered quarterly performance reviews, half-year reviews and five-year strategic planning to support financial planning process.
  • Improved operational efficiency and cultivated cost reduction to increase revenue.

Cash Management Accountant

  • Banking Relationship Management
  • Reconciliation of Bank Statements
  • Supervision of Daily Cash Report
  • Supervision of Petty Cash Administration
  • Supervision of AR Receipts Generation

Accountant – G/L

  • Review and up-load of Manual Journals to ERP
  • Reconciliation of Vessel Mobilization Costs
  • Reconciliation of Third-Party Recoverable Accounts
  • Preparation of Vessels and Divisional Overhead Cost Analysis
  • Ship Building Cost Analysis


Financial Accountant (Aviation Division)

CONOIL PLC
Lagos
11.2001 - 07.2011


Financial Accountant (Aviation Division)
  • Supervision of finance department in all aviation locations (Ikeja Local Operations, Joint Users Hydrant Installation, Ikeja International Operations, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Yola, Sokoto, Port-Harcourt, Enugu, Calabar).
  • Preparation of invoices for recharges to customers of Joint Users Hydrant facilities.
  • Preparation of departmental budget
  • Preparation of business plan
  • Preparation of monthly report on aviation performance by location/region.
  • Preparation of monthly profitability report.
  • Preparation of monthly stock movement & stock adjustment reports.
  • Review and approval of bank reconciliations.
  • Periodic reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts (customer & inventory).
  • Preparation of wages for all Aviation casual staff.
  • Administration of Imprest accounts.
  • Preparation of Price lists for all Aviation Locations.
  • Attendance at price negotiation meetings with Customers.
  • Supervision of data capture into Ebt & JDE.
  • Periodic investigation into aviation field activities.
  • Performance of adhoc duties as assigned by Group Director of Finance and GM Aviation Business.
Financial Accountant (Accounts Payable)
  • Vendor Invoice Processing
  • Responsible for verification of trade vendors & staff invoices
  • Establish validity & proper approvals
  • Ensure accurate & acceptable/adequate backup
  • Processing of trade vendors & staff invoices in the JDE system preparatory to payment
  • Vetting of the Withholding tax status for each class of contract/supplies
  • Vetting of the Value Added Tax (VAT) status for each class of contract/supplies
  • Document management and control


Financial Accountant (Reconciliation)
  • Preparation of bank reconciliations
  • Resolution of inherited outstanding reconciling items
  • Verification of interest expense charge

Financial Accountant

FEEZY ENGINEERING NIGERIA LIMITED
LAGOS
05.1996 - 10.2001

Financial Accountant (Aviation Division)

  • Supervision of bank accounts reconciliation & supervision of petty cash operations.
  • Monitoring & control of Project Receivables.
  • Creation & activation of project accounting codes & budgets.
  • Validation of expenditure & charges against project budget codes.
  • Periodic preparation of invoices against project milestones.
  • Preparation of invoices for recharges, utilities, services, and rentals.
  • Reconciliation of project accounts.
  • Preparation & review of periodic project cost reports (Project Portfolio Report).
  • Client service management and credit control.
  • Preparation of monthly financial statements.
  • Scheduling of vendor invoices for payment.
  • Joint administration of payroll to optimize staff benefits & ensure statutory compliance.
  • Management of statutory taxes: Value Added Tax, Withholding & Personal Income Taxes.
  • Management of fixed assets - Acquisition, depreciation and disposal.
  • Management of engineering stock.
  • Design and implementation of relevant control procedures.
  • Banking Relationship Management.
  • Liaising with external auditors in the finalization of fiscal accounts.

Education

BA - Accounting and Finance

University of Derby
2020

ACCA -

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
2010

HND - Accountancy

Ogun State Polytechnic
1993

Skills

  • Super User in SAP and ORACLE
  • Cash-flow forecast development
  • Strategic planning
  • General ledger accounting expertise
  • Account reconciliation processes
  • Account reconciliation
  • Process optimisation
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Accounts receivable
  • Project budgeting
  • Accounts payable
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software
  • Accounting operations professional
  • Invoice coding familiarity
  • Schedule management
  • Finance management
  • V-lookups
  • Statutory reporting
  • ERP software
  • Month-end processes
  • Oracle proficiency
  • Cash Flow analysis
  • Bookkeeping
  • VAT returns
  • Pivot tables
  • Data entry
  • Payroll processing
  • SAP expertise
  • Advanced bookkeeping skills
  • QuickBooks expert
  • Account reconciliation specialist
  • Budget analysis
  • Invoice preparation
  • Superior attention to detail
  • Process improvement
  • Financial management
  • Financial statements expertise
  • Accounts Payable and Receivable (AP/AR)
  • Calculating liabilities
  • Fiscal budgeting knowledge
  • MS OFFICE
  • GAAP
  • Audit support

Languages

English
Fluent

Timeline

Financial Analyst

ADNOC LOGISTICS &SERVICES
08.2011 - Current

Financial Accountant (Aviation Division)

CONOIL PLC
11.2001 - 07.2011

Financial Accountant

FEEZY ENGINEERING NIGERIA LIMITED
05.1996 - 10.2001

BA - Accounting and Finance

University of Derby

ACCA -

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

HND - Accountancy

Ogun State Polytechnic
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