Raymond Akwa Bong

Cadre Comptable / Administrative at CAMWATER
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(386) 825-5501
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Cameroon, CM
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
  • German Elementary proficiency

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Dr. Alfonce Tata

I have know Raymond for over 12 years now. We first met in 2007 as employees of the Cameroon Cooperative Credit Union League (CamCCUL). We quickly got acquainted to each other as I found in him an astute professional with an obsession for results. Subsequently we would work together at the CamCCUL Liaison Office in Yaounde in our capacities as inspectors of Microfinance Institutions (MFIS) affiliated to CamCCUL. I have conducted over a dozen audits and internal control exercises with him during which he would always bring in an extra touch with his background in accounting and financial management. May I also mention that he is extremely good with figures? In later years of our professional lives, Raymond would join me in London for our MBA studies and we continued to collaborate even in academics. As a young professional, I find him a perfect fit for finance and audit related roles within reputable firms of national and international statue. Soft spoken as he is, he would not hesitate to intimate his views in a polite, coherent and convincing manner even to his hierarchy. I would therefore be happy to recommend him unequivocally to any role in finance, audit, banking, accounting and related domains. Regards, Alfonce

E Eko

Raymond is a detailed oriented professional with a sharp inside in financial management. He raises the level of expectations by delivering timely and effective reports.If you are looking for a team player, you can count on him without any doubts.

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Credentials

  • Master of Business Administration
    UWIC,
    Jun, 2010
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • Cameroon
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Cadre Comptable / Administrative
      • Mar 2019 - Present

      21st December 2021 till date Cameroon Water and Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER) Was retained as Cadre Administrative – Cadre Comptable and was posted to the Administration & Finance Service, Administration and Finance Dept. of the Yaoundé Regional Delegation (DRYA). Here, I have been carrying out the following duties;• I controlled to make sure the ‘pieces de caisse’ for 2020 were complete, rearranged them as per the agencies and per date.• Make sure bank receipts were filed in their respective files; that is ‘vente eau’, ‘coupure’ and ‘travaux’.• Created space by shelfing documents and occupied space in the office and installed my own office• Created and labelled files for 2021.• Controlling piece de caisse for three agencies to make sure they are complete while separating them in the various head; Vents Eau, Coupure, Branchement and Banks, then passing these on to their respective MACROS. Do same for billing for these commercial agencies• Discovered an error on the billing MACRO went to Douala, we discussed it and I proposed a solution which was accepted and I was assigned to come and effect the change on other agencies. • Controle Caisse Administrative, wrote a comprehensive report to my hierarchy in which I made observations and recommendations.March 2020 to Dec. 2020 Professional Internship in the Directorate of Finance and AccountingActivities carried out;• Reconciled 12 bank account and assisted in 15 others. These reconciliations were done as per the format accepted by the corporation. • Improve access to finance through developing financial models based on the services rendered to clients, to be used by the commercial agencies and draw plans based on their already deposited annual budgets.• Serve as liaison between the funder and the beneficiaries by developing business plans.• Developed a plan for some farmers who applied for a carnal to be built from a water thank to their farms to help irrigate their farms.A report was writen. Show less

    • Intern
      • Nov 2016 - Feb 2019

      Achievements so far;• Performed financial management, doing analysis and forecasting and producing a comprehensive report to management for decision making.• Help businesses implement business plans thereby disbursement of loans obtained from funders.• Liaise with funders to understand loan conditions, develop models for implementing these loans to avoid misdirecting of funds.• Monitor bank balance and advice when a cheque is to be drawn and make sure the bank accounts are being reconciled regularly.• Successfully developed finance/account models for recording transactions from scratch by going down to the field, collecting data, analysing them to make sure each transaction is justified before recording them in to QuickBooks Online (QBO). This was for a cocoa company.• Made sure these justifications are filed accordingly for traceability.• Reviewed their internal administration and finance document and made recommendations.• Review staff payroll is properly calculated and paid on time and correctly posted.• Developed training models for FDS-CM and actually facilitated in 3 trainings.• Evaluated financial performance of our clients and of the company by comparing past results with present, identify potential trends and made recommendations. The feed backs were very positive.• Worked closely with other staffs, collected their reports and produced a consolidated weekly reports to the CEO in the USA.• Made sure purchases were done as per invoices that is the supplies were of acceptable quality and quantity.• Prepared and facilitated work of external auditors by ensuring all incomes and expenses are properly justified and filed accordingly.• Drew Company budget, send to management for approval thus being a working document. Show less

    • Managing Director
      • Nov 2016 - Jan 2022

      • Successfully built accounts of Allied Cocoa Limited from scratch by going down to the field, collecting data, analysing them before inputting them in to QuickBooks Online (QBO). • Successfully built Fixed Asset Register for both Allied Cocoa and Lapro Pharma to meet standards for both Cameroon and the USA. • Ensured their bank account with UBA was reconciled as at December 2016. • Successfully carried out declarations (that is tax and CNPS) for the clients. • Reviewed their internal administration and finance document and made recommendations. • Registered the firm in Cameroon as a limited liability company. • Together with the CEO, we successfully recruited 2 staffs to join the FDS Cameroon office and I orientated them on the company’s policies, trained them on the QBO software and follow them up regularly. • Ensured petty cash is reconciled and staff payroll is properly calculated and paid on time and correctly posted. • I am presenting weekly report to update the CEO (based in the USA head office) on the development of the firm in Cameroon. • Keep accounts of clients and advise them on tax issues. • Successfully convinced and signed up 6 clients to the firms’ portfolio and started work effective with 3. • Successfully carried out internal audit for a client (an NGO) for the period 2014 to 2017 and put in place a cash control system. • Have been carrying out functions and assignments from the CEO. • Have been supervising work of 3 other staff. Show less

    • Lecturer
      • Oct 2014 - Jan 2022

      Lecturer In the department of Accounting and Finance Lecturer In the department of Accounting and Finance

    • Auditor/Consultant & Yaoundé Office Administrator
      • Dec 2014 - Oct 2016

      Administrative Achievements; • Successfully stabilized the firm’s office in Yaoundé. • I ensured proper uses of office equipment generated seminar invitations and disseminate them to sourced participants. • Visited Chad once to join the staff there in the distribution of the firms’ annual brochures. Technical Achievements: • Controlled petty cash, made sure it operated as per the firm policies. • Made sure petty cash was reconciled regularly. • Successfully carried out external audit and consultancy services (reviewed their Internal Control Procedure Manual) of an international NGO based here in Yaoundé for 2014 and 2015. • Successfully carried out inventory counts, maintained their accounts and did declared their monthly taxes for subsequent payment, for a pharmacy based here in Yaoundé for 2015 and part of 2016. • Successfully initiated and completed the registration of the firm’s Professional Training Center with the state and finally sourced for trainers. • Successfully maintained a proper cash control by ensuring that expenses were properly justified. • Prepared branch budget for 2015 and 2016 and forwarded to the head office in Douala for subsequent approval. Show less

    • Account/Paroll Assistant
      • Jul 2011 - Aug 2014

    • Account / Payroll Assistant
      • Jul 2011 - Aug 2013

      • Checking, processing and entering all payments and receipts,• Reconciliation of bank and third party accounts,• Management and Control of individual clients’ sales ledger accounts, • Preparation of monthly financial statements,• Preparation of monthly variance reports and explanatory notes,• Processing payroll, which includes ensuring vacation and sick time are tracked in the system• Answering payroll questions• Facilitating resolutions to any payroll errors• Participating in benefits tasks, such as claim resolutions, reconciling benefits statements, and approving invoices for payment. Show less

    • Customer Host
      • Mar 2013 - Apr 2013

      • Attend to customers • Scanning and confirming their information • Test printing their licenses. • Attend to customers • Scanning and confirming their information • Test printing their licenses.

    • Audit Assistant / Internal Controller (Field Technical Assistant)
      • Nov 2004 - Jun 2010

      • Carry out statutory audit and ensure credit unions operated within operating standards and norms set by COBAC, BEAC, MINFI and CamCCUL. • Ensure Credit Unions financial statements were presented as per Generally Accepted Auditing Practices (GAAP) in conformity with International Standards on Auditing (ISA). • Ensure credit unions in the CamCCUL network operated within the laws set by its controlling organs like; CamCCUL, Ministry of Finance (MINFI) and the Banking commision of Central African States (BEAC). • Reconciliation of bank and third party accounts, • Carrying out financial budget preparation, monthly follow-up and periodic analysis, • Assisting in the development and implementing internal control and administrative procedures, • Participated actively in credit committee meeting to review and grant credits, • Presenting reports on work done in the various institutions to its Management (BOD), • Organising and facilitating in human resource and financial management seminars including educational meetings organized to sensitise members on the operations of the credit union and answer their worries. • Prospection of costumers and sensitizing them. Show less

  • CAMCCUL
    • Bamenda, Kumba, Fako and Yaounde
    • Field Technical Assistant (Audit Assistant / Internal Control)
      • 2004 - 2010

      • Carry out statutory audit and ensure credit unions operated within operating standards and norms set by COBAC, BEAC, MINFI and CamCCUL. • Ensure Credit Unions financial statements were presented as per Generally Accepted Auditing Practices (GAAP) in conformity with International Standards on Auditing (ISA). • Ensure credit unions in the CamCCUL network operated within the laws set by its controlling organs like; CamCCUL, Ministry of Finance (MINFI) and the Banking commision of Central African States (BEAC). • Reconciliation of bank and third party accounts, • Carrying out financial budget preparation, monthly follow-up and periodic analysis, • Assisting in the development and implementing internal control and administrative procedures, • Participated actively in credit committee meeting to review and grant credits, • Presenting reports on work done in the various institutions to its Management (BOD), • Organising and facilitating in human resource and financial management seminars including educational meetings organized to sensitise members on the operations of the credit union and answer their worries. • Prospection of costumers and sensitizing them. Show less

    • Academic Internship
      • Aug 2003 - Sep 2003

      • Voucher preparation • Auditing bills, • Assisting in Financial Budgeting and forecasting, • Reports preparation and Charts of Accounts, • Archives management. • Voucher preparation • Auditing bills, • Assisting in Financial Budgeting and forecasting, • Reports preparation and Charts of Accounts, • Archives management.

Education

  • University of Wales, Cardiff
    MBA, Finance
    2010 - 2011
  • UNIVERSITY OF BUEA (UNIBU), CAMEROON.
    BSc, BANKING AND FINANCE
    2001 - 2004

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