Ouattara Salia

Experience

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  FIDEXCI (Fiduciaire d'EXpertise comptable Cote d'Ivoire)

  Feb 2001 - Jul 2003

  External Audit Assistant

  Legal and Financial audits of various companies - Accounting assistance.

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  TYRONE CENTER

  Nov 2003 - Nov 2005

  Senior Accountant

  Monthly and Weekly Financial Reports - Cash flow management - Year-end financial statement - Maintain good relationship with Banks, Tax department and legal and independent auditors.

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  Freelance Finance & Accounting Services

  Oct 2005 - Aug 2009

  Financial Services Consultant

  #SODIVA (Appliances & Credit), #DISTRAFRIC (Distribution of Energy Drinks), # MTTC (Freight and passenger transport) # MIDICOM (Advertising and billboards), # DTS Technologies (Computer Equipment and Services), # LEAD NTIC (Computer equipment and services), # SITELEC (Computer equipment and services), # SYNERGY TRADING (Phytosanitary products), # STTA (Import and Distributions of Frozen FishMonitoring and maintenance of accounting records - Settlement and payment of taxes - Year-end Financial Statements - Business plan for bank loans. Show less

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  CSTT-AO GROUP / AFRILOG (RANDGOLD Supply chain)

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2012

  Senior Accountant

  Monthly and Weekly Financial Reports - Cash flow management - Inter- company outflow/inflow management - Year-end financial statement - Oversee of accounts receivable, payables, bank reconciliation and legal and independent audits.

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  Banlaw Africa Group

  Oct 2012 - Jul 2013

  Senior Accountant

  Weekly and Monthly Financial Report - Oversee accounts payable, receivable and Treasury - Year-end financial statement.

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  COMIPAD SARL

  Jul 2013 - Jan 2014

  Finance Manager

  Manage accounting and financial operations with oversight for financial reporting - Maintain good relationship with Banks, Tax Department and Legal Audit firm - Financial statement building and analysis.

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  Endeavour Mining Corporation

  Feb 2014 - Mar 2020

  Control proper cost allocation and absorption for each Cost Center - Prepare and distribute weekly and monthly Cost Review - Fixed Asset & AFE weekly and monthly report - Assist Budget and quarterly Forecast building to ensure effective financial planning in line with Group policy - Analyze Actual vs Budget or Forecast variances on monthly and quarterly basis - Working Capital analysis. Monthly Cash flow forecast, Monthly Cash flow report and Variances analysis, Banks reconciliation, Local and Foreign Suppliers payments, Intercompany Inflow/Outflow follow up

  • Cost accountant

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2020

  • Treasury Accountant

    Feb 2014 - May 2016
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  Perseus Mining Limited

  Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  Management Accountant

  Assist HoDs for proper cost allocation and absorption for each Cost Center - Prepare and distribute weekly and monthly Cost Review - Assist and consolidate Budget workbooks from Departments - Ensure effective financial planning in line with Group policy - Analyze Actual vs Budget on monthly and quarterly basis - Working Capital analysis (AP, AR, GIT, GRNI others Receivables and Payables accounts).

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  Endeavour Mining Corporation

  Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

  Monitor financial operations within the companyReview financial data and build monthly and annual reports.Present to ExCom, stakeholders in formal meetings financial reportsSupervise tax preparation, auditing, banking, investments, and other financial needs.Maintain financial policies and procedures for the companyMaintain and monitor financial regulations and legislation compliances.Conduct, Consolidate and build Budgets and Forecasts. Manage all finance and accounting operations - Prepare and publish monthly financial statements - Conduct and build Budget and Forecast - Ensure effective financial planning in line with Group policy - Analyze and Report variances Actual vs Budget/Forecast on monthly and quarterly basis - Metal valuation and Working Capital analysis (Consumables, AP, AR, GIT, GRNI others Receivables and Payables accounts).

  • Finance Manager

    Dec 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Head of Financial Controlling and Acting Finance Manager

    Jun 2020 - Dec 2020
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  Allied Gold Corporation

  Mar 2021 - Mar 2023

  Finance Manager

  Monitor financial operations within the company - Review financial data and build monthly and annual reports - Present to ExCom and stakeholders financial reports in formal meetings - Supervise tax preparation, auditing, banking, investments and other financial needs - Maintain financial policies and procedures for the company - Maintain and monitor financial regulations and legislation compliances - Conduct, consolidate and build Budgets and Forecasts.

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  Barrick Gold Corporation

  Apr 2023 - now

  Finance Manager