Kabiru Sesay (FCCA, FCA, MSc. BSc.)
General Ledger Accountant at Sierra Rutile Limited- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Of Sierra Leone
Institue of Chartered Accountants of Sierra Leone (ICASL)May, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA)
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA UK)Sep, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
CIPFA (Affiliate Member)
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)Nov, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Experience
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Sierra Rutile Limited
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Sierra Leone
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Mining
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300 - 400 Employee
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General Ledger Accountant
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Jun 2023 - Present
• Successfully Served as the Second In Command (2IC) to the Financial Accounting Manager and Served in the capacity when on leave • Successfully coordinated and supervised primarily the following functions within the Finance Department in achieving the set roles objectives:o Treasury, Sales and Receivables o Account Payable, o Capital Accounting, o Payroll and o Tax and Compliance Units • Assisted in the preparation and submission of monthly financial statements, reports and other deliverables internally and externally.• Maintained accurate, complete and timely review of all General ledgers and trial balance to ensure it shows a true and fair view at any given point in time.• Assisted in the month end close and reporting within the conglomerate.• Advised on accounting standards and recording of transactions as per IASs, IFRs etc.• Successfully liaised with and managed the internal and external auditors in the conduct of their audit work and respond to any query raised thereto.• Effectively maintained prudent cash management in ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet vendor payment, loan repayment, statutory fiscal/compliance payments, staff and other commitment as and when due. Show less
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Treasurer
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Jun 2019 - May 2023
• Successfully prepared reasonable, realistic with justifiable and supportable assumptions for monthly, weekly and daily forecast of receipts and payments, and provided justification for any variance(s) between forecasts and actual arisen thereto.• Monitored and maintained healthy cash status of the company, by monitoring and followed through transactions processed for payment and receipt from sales and other income. Robustly reviewed fortnightly bank reconciliations to ensure transactions are recorded correctly in both Pronto system and bank statements. Resolved any issues/ errors arisen thereto.• Constantly involved and provided salient input into the development and/or amendment of treasury policies, procedures and workflow to ensure controls within treasury relating to receipt and payment are free from risk.• Review month end close and general ledger reconciliations for the group companies bank accounts, intercompany transactions and as well as trial balance items for subsidiary companies within the conglomerate (SRL, SRHL, Iluka BVI, SRL Acquisition 3 etc.) • Successfully managed, reconciled and monitored intercompany accounts.• Support the monthly group reporting to Iluka Resources Limited.• Support staff within Finance in Accounting and standards of reporting.Successfully managed finance of over $150m per annum (receipts and payments) and prudently managed the company's finance during financial turbulent/uncertain times. Show less
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General Ledger Accountant
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Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
• Served as the Second In Command (2IC) to the Senior Financial Accountant• Successfully coordinated and Supervised the Treasury, Account Payable, Capital Accounting, Payroll and Tax and Compliance Units within the Finance Department• Assisted in the preparation and submission of monthly financial statements, reports and other deliverables internally and externally.• Maintained accurate, complete and timely review of all General ledgers and trial balance to ensure it shows a true and fair view at any given point in time.• Assisted in the month end close and reporting within the conglomerate.• Advised on accounting standards and recording of transactions as per IASs, IFRs etc.• Liaised with and managed the internal and external auditors in the conduct of their audit work and respond to any query raised thereto.• Effectively maintained prudent cash management in ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet vendor payment, loan repayment, statutory fiscal/compliance payments, staff and other commitment as and when due. Show less
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MOORE Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Deputy Manager - Audit and Assurance Services
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Jan 2019 - May 2019
I have performed exemplary the following duties from diverse sectors/industries including Mining sector, Agriculture, Automobile, NGOs, INGOs/ Donors (DFID, UNICEF, German BFTW etc), Government/public sector, services, manufacturing: assessing the internal control environment, performing audit functions in accordance with IFRS, IAS and ISA.Play the engagement manager role on audits and assurance assignmentsAssist in risk assessment and mitigation activities, developing budgets, and timelines for upcoming audits and evaluate current audit procedures and recommend improvements.Draw initial conclusions on client’s queries, being alert to both commercial concerns and technical accuracy and referring upwards if necessary.Perform fieldwork on assigned clients, assisting with the setting of budgets and pricing, scheduling audits, selecting staff and assigning workloads and developing the audit strategy.Identify issues for reporting in the management report and other communications with management and drafts the final documents for review by Senior Manager and Partner.Budget time allocation to assignments and explain variances from budgets and collects cash on time.Lead and manage the audit team in the field on large assignmentsSupply or attend briefings which are clearly understood on all assignments.Ensure completion of audits/ projects within agreed timescales Prepare drafts and final financial reports with explanatory notes for review by the engagement partner.Undertake any other duty as demanded by management. Show less
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Assistant Manager- Audit and Assurance Services
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Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
I have performed exemplary the following duties from diverse sectors/industries including Mining sector, Agriculture, Automobile, NGOs, INGOs/ Donors (DFID, UNICEF, German BFTW etc), Government/public sector, services, manufacturing: assessing the internal control environment, performing audit functions in accordance with IFRS, IAS and ISA.Play the engagement manager role on audits and assurance assignmentsAssist in risk assessment and mitigation activities, developing budgets, and timelines for upcoming audits and evaluate current audit procedures and recommend improvements.Draw initial conclusions on client’s queries, being alert to both commercial concerns and technical accuracy and referring upwards if necessary.Perform fieldwork on assigned clients, assisting with the setting of budgets and pricing, scheduling audits, selecting staff and assigning workloads and developing the audit strategy.Identify issues for reporting in the management report and other communications with management and drafts the final documents for review by Senior Manager and Partner.Budget time allocation to assignments and explain variances from budgets and collects cash on time.Lead and manage the audit team in the field on large assignmentsSupply or attend briefings which are clearly understood on all assignments.Ensure completion of audits/ projects within agreed timescales Prepare drafts and final financial reports with explanatory notes for review by the engagement partner.Undertake any other duty as demanded by management. Show less
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Assistant Manager- Audit and Assurance Services
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Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Primary responsibilities included assessing the internal control environment, performing audit functions in accordance with IFRS, IAS and ISA. Play the in-charge role on the audit engagementsAssist in risk assessment and mitigation activities, developing budgets and timelines for upcoming audits and evaluate current audit procedures and recommend improvements. \Draw initial conclusions on client queries, being alert to both commercial concerns and technical accuracy and referring upwards if necessaryPerform fieldwork on assigned clients, assisting with the setting of budgets and pricing, scheduling audits, selecting staff and assigning workloads and developing the audit strategyIdentify issues for reporting in the management letter, and other communications with management, and drafts the final documents for review by manager and partnerBudget time allocation to assignments and explain variances from budget and collects cash on timeLead and manage the audit team in the field on large assignmentsSupply or attend briefings which are clearly understood on all assignmentsEnsure completion of audits/projects within agreed timescales and budgetsPrepare draft and final financial statements with explanatory notes for review by manager and partnerUndertake any other duty as demanded by management. Show less
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Audit Supervisor
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Jun 2014 - Dec 2015
In charge of audit assignment on site to report to engagement managerPreparing audit plan and mapping audit strategyAuditing company's level of compliance with Fiscal policies and other regulatory authorities.Managing the day to day affairs of audit assistant work on client site.Supervising the work of audit assistantPreparing management letter as output of audit.Preparing and submitting financial statement including explanatory notes to the financial statement for engagement manager review.Conducting audit on various captions in the financial statement (Fixed assets, Stocks, receivable, payables, share capital, revenue, expenses etc.)Perform any other duty assigned. Show less
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Freetown Nominees Limited
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5 Main Motor Road, Congo cross Freetown
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Accountant- Taxation Advisory Services
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Feb 2013 - May 2014
I have performed exemplary the following duties from diverse sectors/industries including Mining sector, Agriculture, Automobile, NGOs, INGOs/ Donors (DFID, UNICEF, German BFTW etc), Government/public sector, services, manufacturing: Prepare and file annual Corporation Tax returns with the National Revenue Authority (NRA), Process and obtain quarterly tax clearance certificate and/ or tax exemption certificates; Liaise with the NRA to resolve issues relating to corporation tax , if any represent the clients at tax field audit conducted by the NRA and resolve issues arising there from; Advise clients of the amount of corporation tax payable and the due date, and where appropriate, advise clients to initiate repayment claims where tax has been overpaid; Assist clients in dealing with all communications from the NRA, relating to tax returns, claiming tax credits in respect of deductions by from the client’s income; Assist in preparing tax provisions and disclosures to be included in the company’s financial statement. Assist clients with setting tax policies that will legally reduce tax burden, ensure that at all times clients are in compliance with applicable laws by providing regular updates on new legislation and amendment to existing ones; Calculate the client’s employment tax liabilities each month, including PAYE, Payroll and NASSIT liabilities and file related returns and submit payments on the client’s behalf; Represent the clients and work to support its best interest in all matters, inquiries, certifications, disputes, etc., with the NRA, NASSIT, and other tax-related Government authorities; Provide ad hoc advice on taxation and other related issues as requested by clients. Show less
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Education
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2015 - 2016
University of London
MSc in Professionnal Accountancy, Accounting and Finance -
CIPFA
Affiliate Member of CIPFA, Accounting and Finance, Business management etc. -
2011 - 2015
Oxford Brookes University
BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting, Accounting and Finance -
2011 - 2014
ACCA
ACCA (Fellow), Accounting, auditing, taxation and management -
2011 - 2012
ACCA
Advance Diploma in Accounting and Business, Accounting and Finance, business management etc. -
2009 - 2010
ACCA
Certified Accounting Technician (CAT), Accounting, auditing, taxation and management
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