OLANIRAN BLESSING OJOMA
Maitama,Abuja - FCT
Summary
Dynamic finance and audit professional with over 12 years of expertise in financial management, tax planning, and internal/external audit across local and international organizations. Proven ability to deliver strategic solutions for compliance, budgeting, donor reporting, and process improvement. Adept at managing grants and funding, ensuring alignment with donor policies, and mitigating financial risks. Skilled in using accounting software, including Sage and QuickBooks, with proficiency in IFRS standards and statutory compliance. Recognized for streamlining operations, enhancing reporting accuracy, and achieving significant cost savings. Experienced with financial analysis and reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Strong understanding of financial data analysis, budgeting, and tax preparation. Comprehensive background in accounting, ready to contribute to financial management and reporting. Known for accuracy in financial record-keeping and proficiency in auditing and tax preparation. Reliable team collaborator with a focus on achieving financial accuracy and supporting dynamic business needs through analytical problem-solving and effective communication.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accountant
Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN)
06.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Consultancy
- Created accounting manuals and internal control policies, validated by the PAN Executive, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency
- Delivered monthly, quarterly, and annual statements, including income and expenditure accounts, cash flow, fixed asset registers, and variance analyses per IFRS standards
- Developed annual budgets, tracked expenditures, monitored budget performance, and provided variance recommendations to improve financial outcomes
- Oversaw pension, PAYE, withholding tax remittances, and maintained thorough documentation of receipts, invoices, and vouchers
- Budgeted, tracked expenditures, and ensured compliance with donor requirements while supporting fundraising and donor reporting efforts
- Prepared monthly payrolls and conducted bank reconciliations to maintain financial accuracy and accountability
- Worked with project teams to align financial strategies with goals, provided grant-related financial data, and supported executive-assigned tasks as needed
- Consultancy
Financial Administrator
Biosec Solutions Limited
01.2024 - Current
- Prepared monthly budgets and financial reports, enabling informed management decision-making
- Recovered outstanding debts, improving cash flow by 15% within six months
- Reduced tax liabilities by 20% through meticulous documentation and compliance strategies
- Ensured timely remittance of statutory deductions, avoiding penalties and safeguarding company resources
- Ensured compliance by filing statutory returns, including PAYE, pension, and taxes, reducing penalties by 15% annually
- Processed monthly payroll for over [X] employees, issued accurate pay slips, and disbursed funds efficiently with 100% timeliness
- Conducted monthly bank reconciliations and collaborated with external auditors, maintaining accurate financial records and adhering to accounting policies
Senior Accountant
Coxswain Social Investment Limited (House of Zuliyana and House of Odin Limited)
11.2020 - 12.2023
- Posting of daily records into the Sage accounting software
- Prepare financial report such as management account by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information using Sage Accounting Software
- Carrying out FX transactions
- Filing of PAYE, NSITF, Pension to relevant authorities and taxes in Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Kenya
- Assisting external consultants in other countries with relevant documents and information
- Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
- Maintains petty cash to meet daily demand for the operational expenses
- Reconciling daily sales reports to the bank statement
- Disbursement of funds after approval using the banking app
- Prepare monthly payroll staff salary schedule and other employee benefits such as commission, bonus, overtime work, etc
- And issue bank instruction accordingly
- Preparation of bank reconciliation statement
- Prepare and Monitor cash disbursement to vendors and expenses
- Prepare various tax for onward payment to FIRS
- Posting and preparation of all records into Sage accounting software to assist management to get required reports promptly to make adequate decisions
- Analyzed sales reports and expenses for each store to be able to ascertain the profits from each store and location
- Prompt filing of tax returns which avoided the company from paying penalties and interest saving the company a lot of funds and increased the profit of the company
Senior Audit
Austin Omokhuale & Co, Chartered Accountants
10.2017 - 10.2020
- Field audit supervisor and project coordinator
- Preparation of Audited Financial Statement and reports
- Participate in ensuring compliance with company procedures, policies and regulations are correctly followed and complied with
- Ensure that financial transactions emanating from the client’s operations are kept properly and in the appropriate Books of Account
- Analytical review of client’s financial report to ensure compliance with IFRS
- Preparation of standard staff payroll for clients
- Assisting clients to remit staff PAYE and pursuance of Tax Clearance for staff
- Prepare and review corporate and individual tax returns
- Obtaining statutory documents such as NSITF certificate, ITF certificate, Pension Certificate etc
- Develop internal audit scope, performing internal audit procedures, and preparing internal audit reports reflecting the results of the work performed
- Analyze financial and effect of the tax laws that apply to a particular account
- Team Member: Training of CBN Internal Audit staff on report writing 2019 - 2020
- Team Lead: Audit of Zobic Ventures BDC Limited 2018 - 2019
- Team Lead: Audit of Dallary and Dascillo Limited 2018
- Assistant Team Lead: Restructuring of Account and Admin Department of Karry Field International School 2018
- Team Lead: Audit of O’Buchi Multi-Media Limited 2019
Audit Senior
ABS Chartered Accountants
06.2015 - 09.2017
- Resolving issues at the tax office on behalf of clients as it relates to their staff PAYE
- Update accounting software program with tax/audit related journal entries
- Prepare audit reports
- Prepare and review corporate and individual tax returns
- Carry out research on tax/audit issues and report other activities
- Develop internal audit scope, performing internal audit procedures, and preparing internal audit reports reflecting the results of the work performed
- Analyze financial and effect of the tax laws that apply to a particular account
- Review data about material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus income and expenditure
- Providing consulting services to filled offices regarding fixed assets purchase or disposition and tax implications
- Attending cash and stock count
- Team Lead - Audit of International Alert Nigeria (March 2018)
- Team Member – Audit of Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe (June 2017 to August 2017)
- Team Lead - Audit Report of IBI Group of Companies (April 2017)
- Team Lead - Forensic Audit of Gainsfield Global Limited (January – February 2017)
- Team Member – RMFAC Reconciliation of Federal Government Revenue Collection (FIRS, NCS)
- Team Lead - Setting up accounting systems for Noble Heights Academy (January – March 2017)
- Team Member – Forensic Audit of NNPC Cooperatives Society, Lagos (June – September 2016)
- Team Member – Audit/Tax Services for Nestle Properties, Noble Heights Academy, Spring Ville School (January – February 2016)
- Team Member – Audit/Tax Services for ALMASUR BDC (June – August 2015)
Finance Manager
Novone Consult Ltd
06.2010 - 03.2015
- Maintain and manage all account payables and account receivables
- Prepare financial report by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information
- Prepare monthly invoice and receipt for Client
- Prepare financial and operational budget
- Provide financial information to management
- Monitoring budget and cash flow
- Prepare monthly payroll staff salary schedule and other employee benefits such as commission, bonus, overtime work, etc
- And issue bank instruction accordingly
- Prepare and Monitor cash disbursement to vendors and expenses
- Prepare various tax for onward payment to FIRS
- Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
- Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
- Maintains petty cash to meet daily demand for the operational expenses
- Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information
- Receiving cash from bank and prepares payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursement
- Team Leader, financial valuation and reporting of over 56 consulting jobs executed by the firm
- Took leadership role in performance assessment and forensic audit of all projects executed by the firm from 2012 - 2015
Account Officer
Nasarawa State Urban Development Board
02.2009 - 03.2010
- Assisting in collecting revenue from residents
- Recording of payments made
- Preparation of imprest records/accounts
- Reporting the work of other corps members
Education
MBA - Finance and Investment
Ahmadu Bello University
01.2023
B.sc - Accounting
Kogi State University
Ayangba, Kogi State01.2008
Senior Secondary School Certificate -
Federal Government Girls College Gboko
Gboko, Benue State01.2003
Qua Iboe Nursery/Primary School
Makurdi, Benue State01.1998
Skills
- Financial Management
- Internal and External Audit/Controls
- Tax Planning and Management
- Financial Investment
- Accounting and Financial Principles and Policies using IFRS standards
- Budget Preparation and Planning
- Assets and Cash Management
- Grant Donor Reporting
- Ability to associate with people easily
- Ability to work with little or no supervision
- Usage of Microsoft Outlook
- Usage of Microsoft Teams
- Usage of Microsoft Word
- Usage of Microsoft Excel
- Usage of Microsoft PowerPoint
- Usage of Sage Accounting Software
- Usage of QuickBooks
- Data entry/analysis
- Good Leadership Skills
- Multitasking
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Bank reconciliation
- Bookkeeping
- Account reconciliation
- Data analysis
- Financial reporting
- MS office suite
- Invoice balancing
- Customer relations
- Cash flow management
- Audit support
- Auditing
Certification
- Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), 2019
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), 2012
- Nigeria Institute of Management (Graduate member), 2010
Voluntaryworkexperience
- Worked with a non-governmental agency ‘LIFE CHOICE INTERNATIONAL’ which is into the prevention of pre-marital sex and abortion.
- Was also the Financial Secretary for Nigeria Christian Corpers Fellowship Karu Zone.
- I have also engaged in buying and selling of clothes, shoes and other items.
Consultingexperience
- Accountant, Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), 06/01/24, Present
- Audit/Tax services, The Posh Oak Academy Ville Limited, 2023, 2023
- Project Accountant, Baobab Initiative For Life Development – BMZ Project, 08/01/22, 05/31/23
- Audit of Aidsfonds funding, ICW Consortium, 2022, 2024
- Audit/Tax services, SMEs and NGOs, 2016, Present
- Setting up of accounting systems, SMEs, 2016, Present
- Analysis of business plan, General Capital West Africa Limited, 2019, 2020
- Audit/Tax services, Comnavig ICT LTD, 2016, Present
- Restructuring services, Krixel Prints Ltd., 07/01/19, 07/31/19
- Audit/Tax services, Kayle Apartments, 04/01/19, 04/30/19
- Audit/Tax Services, A. STEVEN International Company Ltd, 02/01/17, 02/28/17
- Preparation of Cash flow statement, MATHEL Global Solution Ltd, 11/01/16, 11/30/16
- Preparation of Company Profile and CAC Registration, AUGNOVTECH Global Ltd, 01/01/13, 01/31/13
Trainingsandseminarsattended
- 8th submit of Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria, 07/01/19, The next level: role of Professionals
- Induction training on current tax issues, 05/01/19, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria
- Various trainings and conferences, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
- Various trainings and seminars, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)
Timeline
Accountant
Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN)
06.2024 - Current
Financial Administrator
Biosec Solutions Limited
01.2024 - Current
Senior Accountant
Coxswain Social Investment Limited (House of Zuliyana and House of Odin Limited)
11.2020 - 12.2023
Senior Audit
Austin Omokhuale & Co, Chartered Accountants
10.2017 - 10.2020
Audit Senior
ABS Chartered Accountants
06.2015 - 09.2017
Finance Manager
Novone Consult Ltd
06.2010 - 03.2015
Account Officer
Nasarawa State Urban Development Board
02.2009 - 03.2010
B.sc - Accounting
Kogi State University
Senior Secondary School Certificate -
Federal Government Girls College Gboko
Qua Iboe Nursery/Primary School
- Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), 2019
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), 2012
- Nigeria Institute of Management (Graduate member), 2010
MBA - Finance and Investment
Ahmadu Bello University
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