MEDINAT OBALOLA
Birmingham,West Midlands
Summary
Ambitious Accounting Assistant demonstrating strong background in employee expense management and vendor relations. Skilled in managing outstanding invoices to reduce payment time. Eager to bring value to the team with a strong history of excellent performance and unyielding integrity.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts payable specialist
Headlam Group plc
Birmingham , West Mildlands
10.2022 - Current
- Set up new supplier accounts with accurate payment terms and details.
- Processing purchase invoices for both service and manufacturing suppliers
- Processing staff expense claims
- Dealt with invoice and payment inquiries, liaising with relevant departments to provide accurate answers.
- Processing payment runs on mid-month and end-month basis
- Prepared and sent out appropriate remittance advice.
- Reviewed transactions posted to the ledger for compliance with appropriate tax laws.
- Reconciled supplier statements to achieve account accuracy.
- Authenticated accuracy of invoices, identifying errors to prevent potential stock losses.
- Set up a direct debit and ensure we receive invoices from suppliers to match off direct debit from the ledger.
- Request payment approval from financial controller.
Account Assistant
Synthetic Group Ltd
London, Essex
12.2018 - 09.2022
- Reviewed general ledger entries for accuracy and to determine completeness
- Evaluate employee expense reports and verified accuracy
- Tracked employee time and attendance for payroll
- Evaluate the Company income account and verify the accuracy
- Reconciled all company accounts, including credit cards and expenses.
- Maintained and improved company bookkeeping processes.
Administrative Assistant
S&T Enterprises
Birmingham
03.2016 - 06.2018
- Maintained office files in both electronic and hard copies.
- Improved current filing system by moving to cloud-based storage solution.
- Welcomed guests and clients in upbeat and friendly manner.
- Process Suppliers Invoice and Customers receipt via Quick books
Customer Service Officer
Unity Bank Plc
Abuja, Nigeria
12.2010 - 11.2015
- Branch Account Opening
- Check KYC Compliance
- Process Customer ATM Card
- Set Transaction Alert on Customer account
- Process E-reference from other banks
- Adhered strictly to policies and procedures for continued company compliance.
Education
Master of Science - Enterprise Systems Management
Birmingham City University
Birmingham07.2021
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Ilorin,Ilorin
Ilorin06.2010
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- QuickBooks
- Sage50 and Sage200
- Account reconciliation
- Accounts payable
- Sale ledgers
- Bank reconciliations
- Docuware
- KEA System
- Zero account
- KYC
- General ledger maintenance
Timeline
Accounts payable specialist
Headlam Group plc
10.2022 - Current
Account Assistant
Synthetic Group Ltd
12.2018 - 09.2022
Administrative Assistant
S&T Enterprises
03.2016 - 06.2018
Customer Service Officer
Unity Bank Plc
12.2010 - 11.2015
Master of Science - Enterprise Systems Management
Birmingham City University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Ilorin,Ilorin
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