Internal control, Audit, Accounting

Abraham Bolaji

62, Falana Street, Ejigbo, Lagos.

About Candidate

Education

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Higher National Diploma 2019
Federal Polytechnic Kwara State
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Professional Diploma, Business Management 2023
American Institute of Africa, Lome, Togo

Experiences

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Internal control Officer, Electronic Banking/Reconciliations Nov 2023 - June 2024
Heritage Bank Plc

Daily review of Electronic Banking General Ledgers that involves
payable, receivable and income accounts.
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Carried out daily review of all settlement reports (E-Tranzact,
Remita, Vanso, Flutterwave, Corporate pay) against Transaction
Split Settlement (TSS) to ascertain correctness, completeness and
accuracy of transactions and their equivalent funds.
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Performed ATM transaction reviews and reconciliations using the
settlement report against the General Ledger.

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Reconciled and monitored transactions that should generate
income for the organization and regularize where there are
defaults.
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Review of Agency Banking TSS settlement and income accounts.
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Monitored fraud alerts generated from the fraud detection
platforms like Iconcept, BI reports etc.
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Maintained accurate and up-to-date general ledger accounts to
determine optimal courses of action to reduce financial risk and
boost profitability.

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Internal Control Officer, Experience Centres Sept 2022 - Nov 2023
Heritage Bank Plc

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Conducted daily transaction call-overs and review of General
Ledgers (GLs) to confirm validity, integrity and accuracy of branch
operational activities.
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Performed internal audits, desk reviews, security sweeps, spot
checks and investigations to ensure adherence to Bank Policies,
Procedures and Processes.
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Review of corporate customers' onboarding requests on the selfservice platforms and ensure complete documentation on
platforms like Autopay, Corporate pay etc.
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Monitored and enforced Know-Your-Customer (KYC) practices at
branch level, including a periodic and spontaneous review of all
customer documentation in line with established standards.
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Monitored and kept track of bank physical assets and escalated
risk issues at the appropriate time.
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Prepared consolidated reports of branch and regional activities
covering branch ambience reports, exceptions and error reports,
cash counts, ATM monitoring and ambience reports, etc.
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Enforced staff discipline and adherence to policy at the branch
level.
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Promoted a compliance culture and enforced ethical behavior
across all branch activities.
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Ensured zero incidence of fraud across all assigned branches with,
o Review of General Ledgers, proofs, spot checks and
Security sweeps.
o Review of cash, Teller and vault administration.
o Review of clearing and fund Transfer units.

Skills

Microsoft 360 suites
80%
Internal Audit
70%
Knowledge of accounting
60%
Data analysis
60%
Pay attention to details, Good communication skills, report writing
90%