About

A highly focused and meticulous professional with demonstrated record of success in over 20 years of experience in finance, internal audit, controls, assurance and compliance and business management. With industry experience spanning across various sectors of the economy including Banking, Capital Market, Aviation, Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Fintech, I believe that I have the requisite experience, skills and leadership to drive efficient financial systems management and strategies to realize the overall corporate goals of the business. I have track records of setting up sound internal control systems, uncovering and preventing sharp practices, ensuring due diligence and regulatory compliance

Skills

  • Finance and Accounting Skills
    9
  • Risk Managment and Compliance
    9
  • Team management and leadership
    8
  • English and Igbo
    10

Experience

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Work experience
  • Design and set up of the Finance Function of the Business from the scratch being a Start Up Fintech Company.
  • Solely managed the deployment of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Application for the Company
  • Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts and Financial Reports.
  • Co-coordination of Budgetary process, monitoring and reporting of performance against budgets.
  • Tax planning and Fixed Assets Management.
  • Liaisons with External Auditors, Tax Consultants, Banks and other Regulatory Institutions.
  • Advises on long term financial strategy and sustainable growth plan.
  • Preparation of Annual Financial Statements and Management of External Auditors for Statutory Audit and ensure timely filing of Audited Financial Statements.
  • Drive a cost-saving culture across all areas of the business.
  • Uphold ethical standards of transparency and objectivity in financial operations

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Work experience
  • Set up the overall strategic direction of the business with respect to structures, planning and resource allocation
  • Designed and regularly update internal control policies and procedures to guide and strengthen the overall operations of the business
  • Liaising with Vendors and Manufacturers to ensure continuous products availability.
  • Oversees Finance functions and ensuring sound and adequate recording keeping with resultant correct and reliable financial statements.
  • Managed the Human Capital to ensure adequate motivation and increased productivity

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Work experience
  • Co-ordinates all finance activities and functions and reporting to the Chief Financial Officer
  • Responsible for accounting for all income, payment of all obligations and the development/implementation of required finance, business and administrative process improvements in the department
  • Review of Management and final Accounts and reporting on emanating statistics to advise management.
  • Responds to audited and interim financial reports and ensure timely rendition/ filling with SEC/NSE/FRCN
  • Co-coordination of Budgetary process, monitoring and reporting of performance against budgets.
  • Oversees Tax and Fixed Assets Management.
  • Oversees Timely Bank Reconciliations and investigation of outstanding reconciling items.
  • Participates in Business strategic Planning and decisions making and development of goals and objectives.
  • Maintenance of internal checks and financial controls of the company accounting system
  • Review and analysis of financial statements and implementation of auditor’s recommendation in the management letter
  • Ensure controls, compliance and timely rendition of all Statutory payment
  • Liaising with internal and external auditors, Consultants and Government for process improvement.
  • Attendance to Management Meetings, Representations in Adhoc Committees as well as deputizing for the Chief Financial Officer.

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Education

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Work experience
  • Reports to the Chief Finance Officer.
  • Periodic Review of Adequacy of the Internal Control System of Cargo Delivery processes.
  • Collation Cargo Import and Export Data in Volumes and Revenue
  • Preparation of Global Cargo Daily Revenue Report and other reports on weekly, monthly & quarterly basis or as may be required by the Chief Finance Officer.
  • Ensure General Administration of the Unit and Oversight on Cargo Services Department.
  • Attendance to Senior Management Meetings and Adhoc Committee Meetings

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Work experience
  • Conducts independent appraisal and reviews the state of internal control of business operations within the organization.
  • Provides recommendations to management on risks, corporate governance and control issues.
  • Plans and implements internal audit programs.
  • Ensures the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and provides recommendations to strengthen controls.
  • Prepares internal audit report for the Audit Committee.
  • Participates in the development of an annual audit plan and budget.
  • Performs complex fiscal, operational, compliance, contract and information systems audit work and advisory services.
  • Formulates and implements audit techniques to handle new incidences and changing environments.
  • Liaison with various regulatory institutions and external consultants

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Work experience
  • General Supervision & Administration of the Department.
  • Prepares internal audit report for the Audit Committee.
  • Participates in the development of an annual audit plan and budget.
  • Performs complex fiscal, operational, compliance, contract and information systems audit work and advisory services
  • Review of Daily Trade Operations Upload.
  • Value for Money and Prepayment Audit Processing.
  • Periodic Audit of Head Office Departments and Subsidiaries.
  • Special Audits and Investigations as the need arises
  • Representations at Management Meetings & Adhoc Committees

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Education
  • Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) at   ISACA

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Work experience
  • Resident Auditor & Team Lead, International Operations Department at   Fidelity Bank Plc
  • Review of Swift Operations and Customers’ Account Funding.
  • Review of Interbank Trade Operations
  • Callover of General Ledger Accounts transactions.
  • Review of Letters of Credit/Bill for Collections/Invisible Transaction Processing.
  • Ensure Compliance with CBN Guidelines & EFCC/NDLEA rules on AML
  • Investigations.

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Education

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Work experience
  • November, 1998 - December, 2005
  • Fulltime
  • Review/monitoring of daily General Ledger Report for Corporate Office.
  • Preparation of schedules for external examiners.
  • Preparation of monthly account proofs.
  • Review of CBN statements.
  • Supervision of Treasury back-office operations
  • * Inspection of branches and Head Office departments
  • * Investigations.
  • * Management of Bank-wide authorized signatories.
  • * Preparation of board papers and management reports.
  • * Status enquiries from embassies.
  • * Regular spot check on branches/departments

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Education

Blessing Jasper-Mbamara

Education
  • September, 1986 - February, 1991
  • Fulltime
  • Higher National Diploma (Accounting)
 

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