Akeem Elegbede

Experience

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  Accelon Nigeria Limited (Now IS Nigeria Limited)

  May 2007 - Jan 2008

  Head, Accounts

  • Review and release all journal raised by the team into the General Ledger• Ensure that month-end general ledger reconciliations of all accounts and month-end accounting are finalized on a timely basis• Co-ordinate the activities of the accounts payable & receivable officers• Handling of Intercompany transactions involving Accelon Ghana and Accelon South Africa• Responsible for review of monthly Value Added Tax & Withholding Tax of the company. Also, ensure adherence and strict compliance to filing with appropriate tax authorities.• Manages the company’s Pay As You Earn tax and Pension remittances on monthly basis.• Propose specific business journals on month-end/quarter close periods.• Also carry out other tasks assigned by the Finance Manager Show less

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  General Electric

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2016

  • Oversee treasury operations and maintain controls.• Ensure adequate liquidity to support business.• Ensure timely disbursement of payments.• Confirmation and reconciliation of receipts/customer collections• Manage short, medium and long term investments.• Assist management in making accurate and effective financial decisions.• Prepare annual treasury budget and monitor compliance.• Work with the business to optimize working capital.• Manage relationship with banks and other stakeholders.• Forecast cash flow financial trends and cash requirements.• Maintain company compliance with internal policies and government regulations.Others:-• Ensure accurate accounting of treasury transactions.• Implement and manage treasury policies and procedures.• Work with internal and external auditors.• Withholding tax and Value Added tax management.• Staff Pension & PAYE Liability management. Show less • Ensure that Suppliers payments comply with finance and internal control procedures i.e. the three way match payment policy.• Support and participate in all accounting activities during the month-end, quarter close including preparation of accounts reconciliations• Manage the VAT & WHT review/filing with the tax consultant on monthly basis.• Manages monthly payroll & other statutory disbursements as well as reconciliation of all related accounts.• Support and participate in the statutory audit on areas relating Accounts Payable reconciliation and vendors circularization. Show less

  • Treasury Accountant

    Jan 2009 - Jul 2016

  • Accounts Payable

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
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  Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  Dec 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Sales Associate

    Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Associate

    Dec 2019 - Dec 2021
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  State Farm

  Aug 2022 - now

  - Account Management:- Responsible for maintaining ongoing relationships with existing clients, handling policy changes etc- Sales and closing deals:- Getting calls from autos dealers and referrals to provide auto quotes and issuing out policies.- Policy quoting and presentation:- This involves quoting on clients information and presenting coverage options. Offering multiline and bundling of policies.- Collecting and posting of premium payments on phone. Responsible for banking of premium checks, cash and money orders received in agent office.- Assist policy holders with claim filing - Compliance:- This involves adherence to state insurance regulations and industry standards when selling policies.- Responsible for quoting all internet leads as well as following up with calls to prospective clients.- Analyze premium numbers, discounts and surcharge on clients account.- Provision of FR 19 reports to MVA on behalf of policy holders.- Sending cancellations notices on delinquent accounts Show less

  • Account Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Sales/Service Team Member

    Aug 2022 - now