Michael Uwadia - ACA

Experience

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  Accion Microfinance Bank Limited

  May 2014 - Nov 2015

  Customer Service Officer

  • Customer Complaint collation, follow up and resolution.• Handling account opening and updating forms.• Processing electronic product request.• Offering financial advisory services to customers and potential customers.• Arranging customers files and documents in an orderly and efficient manner for easy retrieval.• Ensuring customers data are well documented and uploaded into the bank's database.• Confirm & verify customer signatures are requested.• Ensure all customer requests are promptly processed.• Ensure cheque book requests are processed and delivered.• Liaise with eBusiness on the distribution of cards and other eBusiness products to customer• Validate account opening forms and supporting documents for new customers• Ensure all account signatures are captured in line with mandate.• Ensure customer needs are promptly identified and met.• Provide timely reports / feedback on Customer Service activities to Head of Operations. Show less

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  ALARA Lagos

  Dec 2015 - Dec 2018

  Accountant

  • Assist with the preparation of the budgets and financial reports.• Slashed purchase costs by 30% by negotiating pricing and fees, while ensuring the continuation and enhancement of services• Designed and Implemented internal control procedures by following established policies and procedures, and making recommendations as appropriate.• Ensure that all cash, receipts, invoices and documentation are handled in accordance with company policies and procedures.• Manage the store and admin department of 10 individuals.• Coordinate with cashiers to document daily sales accurately.• Perform financial analysis and reporting to management as and when due.• Respond to accounting and financial inquiries from management in a timely fashion.• Managing the bank accounts of the company and liaising with our account officers to resolve issues when they arise.• Analyzing cost and revenue to project future trends.• Perform physical cash count and reconcile cash to record.• Update debtors and creditors list and generate appropriate reports. Show less

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  Perfetti Van Melle

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2021

  Treasury Accountant

  • Prepare weekly cash flow forecast, perform month-end closeur entries and manage the process of inter-company funding.• Determine and advise management on weekly cash and liquidity needs.• Liaise with bank and account officers on Investment options, Import and Export trade services, Bank guarantee, Letter of Credit and Bills for Collection processing and execution.• Work closely with the company legal team to manage company contracts with third party vendors and inter-company legal documents.• Work closely with supply chain department on LC and BFC documentation, processing and payment.• Audit daily bank transactions and preform monthly bank reconciliations on 10 active bank accounts.• Monitor and maintaining sufficient local and foreign currencies to meet current and future obligations.• Expense claims approval and processing.• Implemented cash handling inspections resulting in a more robust cash compliance process.• Collate and input financial information into SAP management system.• Daily monitoring of foreign exchange rate for planning purposes and updating the rate on SAP software for company use.• Perform general accounting functions consisting of invoicing, payment processing, collections monitoring, and journal entries. Show less

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  Interswitch Group

  Apr 2021 - Jun 2022

  Revenue And Receivables Accountant

  • Sending monthly recurring invoices to customers.• Recognize daily transaction revenues and all revenues from projects.• Analyse and resolve issues related to revenue and receivables.• Keep track of all incomes and expected incomes of the company.• Sharing monthly statements of receivables aging to management and the respective customers.• Ensuring all revenue generated is recognized in compliance with IFRS standard.• Control and reconcile related balance sheet accounts.• Liaise with Internal and External Stakeholder on receivables.• Develop new strategies to improve accounts receivable collections.• Perform monthly account reconciliation and General Ledger reconciliations. Show less

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  Sagard

  Jun 2022 - Sept 2022

  Senior Corporate Accountant

  • Review and Approval of wire payments and expense reimbursements.• Fund allocation and followup with subsidiaries and investment companies.• Managing the bank balances and cash flow.• Perform monthly reconciliations of the bank accounts and investment entities.• Report to the Group Controller and Management on investment entities.• Responsible for administration of treasury and payables team.• Performing month end journal postings using company ERP.• Perform other corporate treasury and payables function on an as-needed basis. Show less

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  Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.

  Sept 2022 - Jan 2025

  • Monthly flux and trend analysis and presentation to management.• Verify and processing monthly and quarterly settlement to affiliate companies.• Managing monthly impairment processes for affiliate companies.• Reconciliation of affiliates vendors and customer accounts.• Overseeing the payables and billing teams to ensure accurate invoice postings and processing• Following up with affiliate companies and customers on receivables and addressing issues and concerns as they arise.• Liaising with the treasury team and providing monthly forecast of expected payments and receivables.• Ensuring proper documentation and participating in audit.• Ensuring accurate posting of entries in SAP. Show less

  • AR/AP Liquidity Accountant

    Aug 2024 - Jan 2025

  • Affiliate Account Analyst

    Sept 2022 - Aug 2024
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  PowerCo

  Jan 2025 - now

  Treasury Accountant