IKEMEFUNA ANTHONY KAMA
Victoria Island, Lagos,NY
Summary
I am an experienced administrator and manager with over 16 years of experience working in the private sector in Nigeria. I also have book-keeping/accounting, customer services, communication, and interpersonal skills, and I am a strong believer in personal development and continuous improvement.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Office manager
Haran Resources Limited
Lagos, Lagos
04.2009 - Current
- Oversee day to day operations and functioning of the organization
- In this role, I created the staff attendance register, ensured compliance with company policies, procedures, and processes
- I lead weekly operational meetings with members of staff and team leaders respectively
- I work with management, team leaders, and other members of staff to set operational targets and coordinated workflows to achieve operational targets
- I introduced processes to reduce wastage and to improve office operational efficiency
- I facilitate an open and inclusive office environment and resolve disputes between members of staff
- When it is not possible to resolve issues, I report such to management
- I create and maintain visitors’ logs and manage both outgoing and incoming posts
- I carry out weekly reviews on office operations and submit month reports to management
- Oversee all major procurements of the organization
- I keep inventory of office stationaries, energy utilization, and other consumables and achieve significant cost savings for the organization
- I ensure that the office does not run out of supplies by effectively managing stocks and reorder levels
- I ensure that we choose the most cost-effective options in all our major procurements by prequalifying suppliers and welcoming competitive bids
- Oversee human resources and marketing activities of the organization
- I work closely with our human resources and marketing managers, both of whom report to me
- I review and approve all recruitment materials to ensure compliance with company policy and procedure
- I monitor all our marketing operations to ensure that activities generate business, improve our company profile, widen audience, and ensure value-for-money for our marketing budgets
- In the last 2 to 3 years as Office Manager, our clientele base has grown by 10 percent and our business (as a whole) by 5 percent
- Responsible for facilitating the development and implementation of the yearly operational budgets of the organization
- I work with the team leaders in operations to develop a draft operational budget for our company
- It is also my responsibility to present the budget to management and to answer any questions regarding the draft budget
- Following approval by the management of our company, I am responsible for the implementation of the financial and non-financial elements of the operational budget
- Accountable to the Chairman/CEO of the organization
- I submit monthly reports on the performance of our operations to the Chairman/CEO of the organization
- I meet regularly with the Chairman/CEO of the organization to discuss ongoing operational issues including approvals and staff-related issues
- Work closely with the Chairman/CEO of the organization and report to the Board ofDirectors of the organization
- I work with the Chairman/CEO of the organization to prepare business performance related information for presentation to the Board of Directors at Board meetings
- I am also responsible for note-taking at Board meetings on behalf of the secretary who is charged with
- Board meeting minutes.
Executive Assistant
Haran Resources Limited
Lagos, Lagos
08.2005 - 04.2009
- Managed and maintained Chairman & CEO’s calendar including scheduling appointments, internal/external meetings, and conference calls
- I maintained the diary of the Chairman/CEO of the organization and advised on scheduling of meetings in Nigeria and overseas
- I also was charged with business call handling for the
- Chairman/CEO of the organization
- Coordinated Chairman & CEO’s travel itineraries, flights, hotel accommodation, rental cars and the travel needs
- I oversaw the planning of all official business trips (within Nigeria and overseas) and was also responsible for making all the travel arrangements which included booking of flights, hiring of airport taxis, hotel room bookings, etc
- On behalf of the Chairman/CEO
- I kept records of promotions, memberships, and loyalty points for cost savings
- I worked with airlines and travel agents to ensure that the Chairman/CEO of the organization was booked on direct flights when possible or otherwise ensured that the connectivity for his overseas travels was smooth
- I ensured when and where possible, that the travel documents of the Chairman/CEO of the organization were always with him whenever he was at the airport scheduled for a flight
- Draft and edit correspondence, communications, presentations, and other documents on behalf of Chairman & CEO
- I provided proofing, editing, and other secretarial support to the Chairman/CEO of the organization
- Following the briefing and guidance of the Chairman/CEO of the organization, I prepared all his PowerPoint presentations and discussed them with him
- Sometimes I served as his audience for mock presentations and brainstormed with the Chairman/CEO
- Complete monthly expense reconciliation for Chairman & CEO’s corporate credit card and out of pocket expenses
- I ensured that we were up to date with payments for the credit card of the Chairman/CEO of the organization
- I also was responsible for assisting with accounts reconciliation of his allowable expenses
- Other responsibilities as Executive Assistant to the Chairman/CEO included: o Secured appropriate signatures and tracked documents through the approval process on behalf of the Chairman & CEO
- O Served as a liaison with internal staff at all levels
- O Interacted with external partners as well as Haran Resources Ltd
- Leadership
- O Assisted and supported the Chairman & CEO on various other responsibilities such as onboarding of new employees
- O Scheduling and planning for board meetings, and review of important, and ongoing communication
- O Supported other Senior Management staff on other projects as needed
- O Prepared agendas for meetings, briefing materials, and presentations as needed to support Chairman & CEO.
Administrative Executive
Haran Resources Limited
07.2003 - 08.2005
- Responsible for general administrative and staff-related issues:
- This included managing: o Staff appraisals o Staff complaints o Staff training and welfare
- I was also responsible for ensuring staff and management compliance with the provisions stated in the staff handbook especially regarding attendance, sick offs, annual leave, pay, and disciplinary procedures
- I was responsible for the planning & budgeting of administrative expenses & internal controls to drive efficiency.
Accounts Trainee
Total Nigeria Ltd, Youth Service Corps
06.2001 - 05.2002
- Account reconciliation
- I was responsible for reconciling the bank statements of the company and communicating any inconsistencies to my line manager
- This role involved financial data capturing and posting to ledgers
- Also, balancing of general or subsidiary ledgers, as well as processing payments and compiling segments of monthly account closings, submitting periodic reports to my line manager, and other bookkeeping activities as delegated
- Direct assistance to Company Accountants
- This role involved the administration of accounts payables and receivables on behalf of the Company Accountants as directed
Education
High School Diploma -
A.D.R.A.O. International School
Lagos, Nigeria 04.1982 - 04.1988
Certificate of Participation in Effective Communication for Safety, Health, and Environmental - undefined
Phillips Consulting Limited
Skills
Office Administration
undefinedTimeline
Office manager
Haran Resources Limited
04.2009 - Current
Executive Assistant
Haran Resources Limited
08.2005 - 04.2009
Administrative Executive
Haran Resources Limited
07.2003 - 08.2005
Accounts Trainee
Total Nigeria Ltd, Youth Service Corps
06.2001 - 05.2002
High School Diploma -
A.D.R.A.O. International School
04.1982 - 04.1988
Certificate of Participation in Effective Communication for Safety, Health, and Environmental - undefined
Phillips Consulting Limited
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