MUKAILA ARE

Experience

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  Aremu Akindele & Co. (Chartered Accountant and Tax Practitioners)

  Feb 2009 - Sept 2010

  Audit Trainee

  •Prepared audit program.•Participated in installation of clients’ accounting system.•Vouched of client’s books of account.•Led audit team on clients’ audit assignment.Participated in end of year stock taking for clients.•Filed and answered query arising from tax returns on behalf of client.•Participated in business registrations and rendition of annual returns on behalf of Clients.•Participated in preparation of cash flow projection for clients. Show less

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  CHI LIMITED (Tropical General Investments)

  Oct 2010 - Jan 2016

  ASSISTANT MANAGER ACCOUNT PAYABLE

  •Acted as an escalation point for supplier queries and complaints ensuring prompt and professional resolution to outstanding issues.•Monitored and reviewed outstanding invoices from the invoice log.Performed monthly aged creditors review.•Performed day to day functions of Financial Transactions as it relates to all intercompany deals accounted for and reconciled at month end.•Verified transactions for compliance to financial policies and procedures.•Posted Purchase Order in the Group for services, items and fixed assets by relating to other departments/units on revenue, expenditure and fixed assets related issues.•Ensured timely preparation and submission of monthly report on Withholding tax and Vendor Prepayment Accounts for management use. •Reconciled Local, Staff and Overseas Vendors’ Accounts.•Posted of Debit Note into the Vendors’ Account as required. •Supported external parties’ relationship management: External auditors and statutory bodies on all Accounts Payable audit matters.•Supervised quarterly stock taking exercise. Show less

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  Accounts Manager, Chi Limited (Subsidiary of The Coca Cola Company)

  Jan 2016 - now

  Account Manager

  • Manages Accounts Payable team, overseeing resource levels and planning of workloads to ensure that the department as a whole is meeting business requirements and delivering excellent customer service.•Plans and supervises processing and payment of invoices within Accounts Payable ensuring that support documentation is complete and policy and procedures are adhered to at all times.•Ensures that all General Ledger accounts are proofed monthly and escalate ageing open items to Finance and control head.•Continually reviews processes and procedures which prevent fraud and error within the finance operations; develops and reports on recommendations to improve the business process.•Ensures team communications enabling team members to have a shared understanding of process, procedures and accounting requirements whilst adhering to best practices.•Executes timely analysis, review and reconciliation of monthly financial data posted into operating expenses accounts (Opex) for accuracy and to ensure they reflect the correct accounts by preparing manual journals to correct any error discovered during the review.•Prepares monthly reports to the CFO to enable the effective financial management of resources in an accurate and timely manner.•Reviews vendor ledger reconciliation prepared by the subordinate and any issues followed up promptly.•Tax administration of Withholding Tax covering rendition of returns to tax office and liaison with relevant tax office in resolving issues related objections and queries on WHT.•External parties’ relationship management - External auditors and statutory bodies on all Accounts Payable audit matters. Show less