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Towobola Adefeegbe

Jabi,Abuja

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Corporate Travel Consultant

Prestigeflyers hub limited
Lagos, Nigeria
08.2021 - Current
  • Booked hotel rooms, car rentals and flights for company trips and conferences.
  • Booked transportation, coordinated schedules and organized conferences and meetings for business professionals.
  • Worked with groups, couples and executive clients to arrange travel arrangements.
  • Built client base through exceptional listening and aptitude for optimizing travel budgets.
  • Delivered superior customer service to clients to foster lasting rapport and secure new assignments.
  • Established base of loyal clientele due to excellent listening and research skills and keen understanding of travel budgets.
  • Addressed client inquiries and resolved issues and complaints regarding various travel arrangements.
  • Researched hotels and airfare options to best meet client needs and expectations.
  • Responded immediately to clients' questions, issues and complaints and found effective solutions when required.
  • Asked open-ended questions to best understand client needs and determine best travel offerings.
  • Leveraged travel booking system to process travel requests, update client information and print final documents.
  • Explained benefits of purchasing travel insurance with clients.
  • Participated in travel seminars and remained up-to-date on market trends.

We process Visas, tickets etc for the following clients, to mention a few on our Portfolio:


Getext Property holding company .

Globacom Telecommunications.

Emerging Africa Capacity Building.

First Bank Nigeria Plc.

Catering and Events Manager

Prestige kitchen catering services
Lagos , Nigeria
01.2013 - 03.2020
  • Hired and trained staff for cross-functional assignments and verified employee knowledge of specific procedures related to each event type.
  • Organized venues, budgets, guest lists, catering and event timelines.
  • Assembled creative and innovative event attractions based on internal capabilities or outsourced to qualified vendors.
  • Coached and counseled employees to reflect company service standards and procedures.
  • Developed relationships with vendors to facilitate quality service at competitive rates while maintaining financial responsibility within budgets.
  • Met with potential clients to perform site inspections and give tours of facility, meeting rooms and offered activities.
  • Managed accounts and worked to continuously develop new revenue from existing clients.
  • Searched and negotiated suitable venues as per setup requirements and budget constraints.
  • Consistently maintained high levels of cleanliness, organization, storage and sanitation of food and beverage products to ensure quality.
  • Coached staff on strategies to enhance performance and improve customer relations.
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Reconciled daily transactions, balanced cash registers and deposited restaurant's earnings at bank.
  • Oversaw food preparation, production and presentation according to quality standards.
  • Trained new employees to perform duties.
  • Oversaw inventory and ordered ingredients to restock freezers, fridges and pantry.
  • Resolved problems or concerns to satisfaction of involved parties.


I managed various Staff Canteens such as those mentioned below :

First Bank Nigeria Plc.

Radisson blu Hotels .

Nigerian stock exchange.

Honeywell Nigeria Plc


Account Manager

Top grade secondary school
Lagos, Nigeria
03.2005 - 03.2011
  • Analyzed revenue and expenditure trends and recommended appropriate budget levels to business operations leaders.
  • Prepared monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices.
  • Reviewed financial information detailing assets, liabilities and capital and prepared balance sheets and profit and loss statements.
  • Applied mathematical skills to calculate totals, check figures, and correct problems with physical and digital files.
  • Interacted with internal and external auditors to help complete audits and resolve issues.
  • Analyzed monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
  • Tracked employee payroll processes to verify timely reporting and avoid late fees.
  • Verified documented and requested disbursements to facilitate payments.
  • Maintained accurate invoice summaries and collection records to enhance monitoring of billing and cash inflows.
  • Examined financial statements and income statements to review company's financial performance.
  • Calculated and prepared checks for utilities, taxes and other payments.

Audit trainee

HYSIT-TYJ CONSULTING LIMITED
Lagos, Nigeria
04.2011 - 12.2012
  • Built effective rapport with clients to maintain high client satisfaction levels.
  • Completed audit fieldwork by testing key controls and reporting on conclusions about design and effectiveness.
  • Worked with various clients across different sectors, building strong partnerships through understanding of business needs and industry best practices.
  • Drove compliance, preparing corporate tax returns with taxation software.
  • Facilitated audit planning with scope documentation, risk and control identification, and testing strategies.
  • Acted as point of contact for client queries, responding on timely basis.
  • Represented organisation when visiting client sites in local area.
  • Checked completed work against quality assurance criteria to guarantee standardisation and conformity to specifications.
  • Liaised with senior staff to investigate and resolve complex transactions and discrepancies.
  • Planned and completed audit files using established checklists.
  • Contributed to delivery of statutory audit and accounts preparation services for robust client portfolio.
  • Tracked costs to help keeping spending within budget requirements.
  • Assisted team members with audit engagements to meet strict deadlines.

Education

ACCA - Chartered Accountant

Institute of Chartered Accountants
Lagos, Nigeria
05/2021 - 11/2023

Post Graduate Diploma - Human Resource Management

Metropolitan School of Business Study
United Kingdom
09.2020

Higher National Diploma - Accounting

Yaba College of Technology Yaba
Lagos . Nigeria
07.1993

Skills

  • Problem Resolution
  • Team Building
  • Organizational Skills
  • People Skills
  • Friendly, Positive Attitude
  • Team Management
  • Good Work Ethic
  • Critical Thinking
  • Planning & Organizing
  • Supervision & Leadership
  • Data Management

Languages

English
Fluent

Timeline

Corporate Travel Consultant

Prestigeflyers hub limited
08.2021 - Current

Catering and Events Manager

Prestige kitchen catering services
01.2013 - 03.2020

Audit trainee

HYSIT-TYJ CONSULTING LIMITED
04.2011 - 12.2012

Account Manager

Top grade secondary school
03.2005 - 03.2011

ACCA - Chartered Accountant

Institute of Chartered Accountants
05/2021 - 11/2023

Post Graduate Diploma - Human Resource Management

Metropolitan School of Business Study

Higher National Diploma - Accounting

Yaba College of Technology Yaba
Towobola Adefeegbe