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MARIAN ODUM

MARIAN ODUM

No 35, Oguntona Crescent Gbagada Phase 1, Lagos.

Summary

A professional and passionate individual with experience in company finance roles, currently open to career growth and seeking a new position with accounting background. Outstanding knowledge in invoice processing,proficient in process improvement with history of streamlining processes to reduce errors.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Finance Associate

SAHARA GROUP LIMITED
Lagos
08.2018 - Current
  • Maintained journal entries to track and analyze credit and debit transactions.
  • Processed payments to vendors and assisted with other accounts payable and receivables tasks.
  • Provided support in budget preparation and contract development.
  • Successful Implementation of the procure to pay process on Oracle EBS.
  • Maintenance and review of petty cash retirement and replenishment for all locations.
  • Bank and cash ledger reconciliations.
  • Initiation and processing of statutory remittances (PAYE, WHT, VAT and Pension)
  • Responsible for monitoring availability of funds, monitoring all bank balances and requesting funds transfer when necessary.
  • Confirm all retirements before another cash advance is processed for a staff.
  • Computation and posting of all payroll related expenses.
  • Prepared quarterly revenue, expense and performance reports using oracle.
  • Evaluated office processes, making suggestions to improve efficiency.
  • Enforces policies, procedures and internal controls related to cash and bank operations.
  • Collaborated with other departments to align with quarterly financial goals, resulting in cost-reduction.

REVENUE ANALYST

FOOD CONCEPTS PLC
Lagos
03.2017 - 07.2018

• Reconcile daily turnover reported on ICG at Head Office to stores reported sales.

• Spooling of bank statement for bank verifications of cash deposited and its reconciliation to cash declared on ICG.
• Successfully introduced the use of FETS to pick up cash sales from stores Nationwide for better cash management and control.
• Posting of all turnovers to Oracle and to its corresponding sales ledger accounts.
• Posting of all expenses deducted from sales to Oracle to hit the Profit or Loss account.
• Daily and Monthly verifications of cash banked by stores to ensure it reflects in the FETS Wallet/ Bank statement.

Accounts Payable Officer

FOOD CONCEPTS PLC
Lagos
01.2016 - 03.2017
  • Managed accurate and timely processing of over eighty invoices per month.
  • Positively interacted with all partners, employees and customers using exemplary communication and interpersonal talents.
  • Detect and eliminate errors in payment request, inputting of all invoices and payment vouchers to the general ledger.
  • Confirm all retirements before another cash advance is processed for a staff.
  • Prepare creditors ageing analysis for tracking of unpaid invoices.
  • Ensure proper posting of payment vouchers for OPEX, salaries, projects, repairs, and maintenance.
  • Ensure proper posting of all items received by stores into the appropriate trade creditor’s account.

Education

MBA -

NEXFORD UNIVERSITY
Washington, US
05.2022 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

UNIVERSITY OF BENIN
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA
02.2010 - 04.2014

Skills

    Effective time management

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Certification

ACA, INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA

Timeline

REPORTING & ANALYTICS WITH POWER BI

07-2022

MBA -

NEXFORD UNIVERSITY
05.2022 - Current

ACA, INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA

05-2019

Finance Associate

SAHARA GROUP LIMITED
08.2018 - Current

REVENUE ANALYST

FOOD CONCEPTS PLC
03.2017 - 07.2018

Accounts Payable Officer

FOOD CONCEPTS PLC
01.2016 - 03.2017

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

UNIVERSITY OF BENIN
02.2010 - 04.2014
MARIAN ODUM