VICTORY EJIM
Alexandria,VA
Summary
Accounting and financial analytics professional with experience supporting tax compliance, multi-entity accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, and cash flow oversight for U.S. small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Skilled in maintaining tax-ready financial records, preparing reporting schedules, supporting Form 1099 compliance, and using data-driven financial analysis to improve reporting accuracy and operational decision-making. Brings cross-border accounting experience, strong technical fluency, and a developing research profile in tax policy and financial governance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Transaction Specialist
KBS CFO LLC
Kensington, MD
12.2025 - Current
- Provide outsourced accounting, financial reporting, and tax-support services for multiple U.S. small and mid-sized businesses across industries including real estate, hospitality, and service operations.
- Perform bank, credit card, and cash reconciliations to ensure books accurately reflect business activity and support reliable financial and tax reporting.
- Prepare operating statements, cash position reports, account schedules, and financial summaries used by business owners and partners to monitor performance and make financial decisions.
- Maintain reconciliation workbooks and balance support schedules that strengthen monthly close processes and facilitate year-end tax preparation.
- Review and classify high-volume transactions, investigate unusual entries, and ensure revenue and expenses are properly recorded to maintain tax-ready books.
- Process and review expense activity through platforms such as Tallie and Divvy, ensuring accurate coding, documentation, and treatment of deductible business expenses.
- Support payroll-related accounting and related entries using BigTime, helping ensure payroll activity is properly reflected in financial records for reporting and tax purposes.
- Assist with vendor onboarding and documentation review, including W-9 collection and maintenance, to support IRS information reporting compliance.
- Coordinate Form 1099 preparation across multiple client entities, helping ensure vendor payments are properly classified and reported.
- Prepare year-end financial schedules and entity-level workbooks used by external accountants and tax advisors during close and tax filing preparation.
- Support multiple underserved businesses through a shared-services model that expands access to professional financial management, tax compliance support, and reporting discipline.
Bookkeeper
Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
Washington, DC
11.2025 - Current
- Maintain financial records, reconciliations, and reporting processes for a national nonprofit organization and affiliated entities, supporting accurate financial management and tax-compliant recordkeeping.
- Record journal entries, expense allocations, receivables, dues activity, and other financial transactions in QuickBooks, maintaining reliable general ledger records across organizational operations.
- Reconcile bank accounts, credit card activity, and balance sheet accounts, identify discrepancies, and resolve variances to improve the accuracy of financial reporting.
- Track and record intercompany transactions, including payroll allocations, reimbursements, and administrative recaps, ensuring accurate documentation across related entities.
- Maintain donor records in Aegis and record charitable contributions, supporting transparent donation tracking and nonprofit reporting integrity.
- Generate financial and donation reports used by management for oversight, decision-making, and organizational accountability.
- Assist with Form 1099 information reporting and maintain supporting documentation to strengthen compliance with federal tax reporting requirements.
- Manage accounting records related to membership dues, invoicing, and receivables, supporting cash tracking and timely follow-up on outstanding balances.
- Maintain audit-ready supporting documentation, including invoices, approvals, payment summaries, and reconciliations, to support internal review and year-end reporting.
- Use QuickBooks, Excel, and Aegis to analyze financial activity, strengthen reporting accuracy, and support compliant nonprofit financial administration.
Financial Representative
Western & Southern Financial Group
Washington, DC
07.2025 - 12.2025
- Coordinate full documentation and compliance processes for insurance product issuance, ensuring all policy files are audit-ready and controls aligned with internal guidelines.
- Reconcile policy commissions, premium collections, and ledger entries, ensuring accuracy and resolving discrepancies within defined SLAs.
- Serve as liaison with underwriters, legal, and internal audit teams to address control gaps and strengthen process adherence.
OIG Program Assistant
American University, School of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
07.2024 - 06.2025
- Structured and maintained internal controls over grant disbursements and event payments; performed regular reconciliations and variance review to flag anomalies.
- Designed approval matrices and control checklists to tighten payments, reduce errors, and eliminate late liabilities.
- Assisted with documentation and ensured audit readiness for training grants, meeting all federal agency requirements.
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Marketing
American University, Kogod School of Business
Washington, DC
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Consolidated course data into an Excel model (PivotTables, INDEX-MATCH, data checks), for 3 undergraduate courses, cutting grading turnaround by 30% and improving accuracy.
- Prepared trend analyses to flag inconsistencies or outlier grading behavior; documented observations for transparency.
Taxation/Finance Officer
SkipperETS Electric Limited
Lagos, Nigeria
12.2021 - 08.2023
- Prepared monthly management accounts and budget vs. actual packs with variance commentary for the Finance Director; flagged ₦15M ($35K) in unfavorable variances, enabling targeted cost-control measures.
- Maintained a 13-week cash-flow forecast, improving forecast accuracy (MAPE) from 18% to 7% and preventing two potential overdrafts.
- Reviewed corporate tax computations/filings, achieving an average 8% reduction in liabilities through credits/deductions.
Finance Executive
Hallmark Finance Limited
Lagos, Nigeria
11.2019 - 12.2021
- Delivered 14 consecutive regulatory and management reports while overseeing daily cash, improving cash conversion cycle, AR/AP, payroll, and budget tracking on a $2M portfolio.
- Built an AR aging & DSO tracker in Excel (SUMIFS, PivotTables) that reduced DSO from 45 to 32 days.
- Instituted controls for vendor onboarding and expense reimbursements, strengthening approvals and reducing fraud risk.
- Partnered with budget owners on OpEx/headcount vs. plan, recommending vendor consolidation that saved $12K annually.
Education
Master of Science in Financial Analytics -
American University, Kogod School of Business
Washington, DC05-2025
Bachelor of Science in Accounting - undefined
Babcock University
Lagos, Nigeria06-2022
Skills
- Budgeting & Forecasting; Variance Analysis; Financial Reporting; P&L and Cost Analysis; Cash Flow Monitoring; KPI Dashboards; Headcount/OpEx Tracking; Ad-hoc Analysis; Audit & Compliance; Stakeholder Partnership; Presentation Development
- Excel, PowerPoint; Power BI; SQL; SAP FICO; Bloomberg Terminal; Thomson ONE; Python; R; Intacct; MRI; QuickBooks
Certification
Fundamental Payroll Certification (Expected, Jan 2026), Life and Health Insurance Licenses (Jun 2025), Securities Industry Essentials (May 2025), Financial and Valuation Modeling Certification (Feb 2025), Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) Certification, (Oct 2023), Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) (Equivalent to CPA-track credential) (Nov 2022), Associate Accounting Technician (AAT), (Jul 2018).
Timeline
Transaction Specialist
KBS CFO LLC
12.2025 - Current
Bookkeeper
Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
11.2025 - Current
Financial Representative
Western & Southern Financial Group
07.2025 - 12.2025
OIG Program Assistant
American University, School of Public Affairs
07.2024 - 06.2025
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Marketing
American University, Kogod School of Business
09.2023 - 07.2024
Taxation/Finance Officer
SkipperETS Electric Limited
12.2021 - 08.2023
Finance Executive
Hallmark Finance Limited
11.2019 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science in Accounting - undefined
Babcock University
Master of Science in Financial Analytics -
American University, Kogod School of Business
LEADERSHIP
- Graduate Business Association, Kogod School of Business
- Vice President of Finance
- Managed $20,000 program budget; kept spend within estimates, reallocating amounts to high-attendance events; delivered 100% transparent monthly reports to executive board.
Publications and Working Papers
Ejim, Victory Ifunanya. From Compliance to Strategy: The CFO’s Playbook for Leveraging Nigeria’s Integrated Tax and Revenue Laws Reforms. Working paper, 2026. Available on Zenodo, and ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/401540608_From_Compliance_to_Strategy_The_CFO's_Playbook_for_Leveraging_Nigeria's_Integrated_Tax_and_Revenue_Laws_Reforms
Ejim, Victory Ifunanya. The R&D Amortization “Penalty”: A Case Study in Unintended Policy Consequences for Innovation. Working paper, 2026.