PROSPER IDEH
Ontario
Summary
Meticulous Project Accountant with immense capacity to oversee projects with numerous moving parts. Skilled assessor of project numbers with diverse software arsenal at disposal. Approachable liaison between company management and project leadership translating figures into easily understood language.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
PROJECT ACCOUNTANT
Hymaze Ltd
01.2023 - Current
- Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
- Monitored project costs, developed job cost forecasts, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment.
- Tracked costs against budgets and identified variances as well as took corrective actions to control costs effectively.
- Prepared regular financial reports such as profit and loss statement, cash flow statements and balance sheets which provided project stakeholders with a clear understanding of the projects financial performance as well as helped to identify any potential issues or risks
- Effective revenue recognition, invoicing, receivables collection change order management
- Accessed financial risks associated with the projects such as cost overruns, revenue shortfalls and developed contingency plans
- Reviewed and analyzed project contracts ensuring that financial terms and conditions are favorable with the project objectives
- Managed project cash flow by monitoring inflows and outflows of funds and ensured sufficient funds were available to meet project expenses by coordinating with the finance teams to optimize cash flow management
- Communicated financial and commercial matters relating to the project to the stakeholders including project managers, executives and clients
- Read, escalated and reported invoices for projects of varying size and complexity.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
BUSINESS ANALYST
Robson Moore
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Collaborated with stakeholders to elicit, document and prioritize business requirements through conducting interviews, surveys and workshops
- Analyzed data to identify trends, patterns and insights that can inform business decisions
- Evaluated existing business processes and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement, automation and optimization
- Created clear and comprehensive business requirement documents (BRD), use cases, user stories, process flow diagrams and other documents to communicate requirements to development teams
- Collaborated with technical teams to design and propose solutions that align with business needs and requirements
- Assisted in defining test cases, performed user acceptance testing and ensured that delivered solutions met the specified requirements
- Maintained strong relationship with stakeholders and ensured that their needs are understood and addressed
- Assisted in project planning, scope definition and tracked project progress to ensure timely delivery of solutions.
Career Gap Description
Gap
01.2021 - 08.2022
- Studying for the Master of Business Administration (MBA)
PROJECT ACCOUNTANT
Kaztec Engineering Limited
02.2011 - 12.2020
- Coordinated project budget in conjunction with project manager and key members of the project team
- Used approved budget and cash flow projection as a control tool in the commitment of resources to the project
- Tracked variances between budget and actual spend and proposed measures to mitigate cost over runs
- Worked closely with the procurement department in the evaluation of alternative proposals for sub-contract services and supplies
- Prepared and presented monthly project accounts and other financial reports as required by management from time to time
- Acted as the commercial link between the project team, management and the banks
- Worked with the project manager and the project team to set up the work breakdown structure (WBS) to ensure efficient project delivery and project funding requirements.
PROJECT ACCOUNTANT
Dorman Long Engineering Limited
08.2008 - 01.2011
- Coordinated and maintained project budgets
- Ensured effective cost control and variance analysis
- Timely milestone invoicing and bill collection
- Sub-contractor and vendor expense monitoring/control
- Timely preparation and presentation of project financial reports.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Ulster University
United KingdomBachelor of Science (BSc) - Accounting
Delta State University
NigeriaSkills
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Financial analysis
- Cost control
- Financial reporting
- Risk management
- Contract management
- Cash flow management
- Stakeholder management
- Oral and written communication
- Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
- QuickBooks, Sage Pastel Evolution, Sun System Info and Microsoft outlook
- Financial Controls
Training Courses:
Energy Sector Project Finance, Management and Analysis. New York, June 2013
Financial Modeling in Excel. Paris, September 2013
Timeline
PROJECT ACCOUNTANT
Hymaze Ltd
01.2023 - Current
BUSINESS ANALYST
Robson Moore
08.2022 - 12.2022
Career Gap Description
Gap
01.2021 - 08.2022
PROJECT ACCOUNTANT
Kaztec Engineering Limited
02.2011 - 12.2020
PROJECT ACCOUNTANT
Dorman Long Engineering Limited
08.2008 - 01.2011
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Ulster University
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Accounting
Delta State University
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