
Alfred Akpan
@alfredakpan
Finance Manager at Development Africa, strengthening IFRS reporting and automating Zoho Books financial processes.
What I'm looking for
At Development Africa, I oversee financial reporting, IFRS-compliant statutory statements, and treasury matters, while providing the Board of Directors with insights for strategic decisions. I also directed the migration and optimization of Zoho Books and oversee financial compliance for donor-funded projects and grants.
At ZKTeco West Africa, I prepared reports for the foreign parent group and local subsidiary, and implemented tax planning that achieved 10% tax savings. Earlier, I reduced expired products by 60% at LAYO-JAT NIGERIA LTD through FIFO and FEFO practices, and reduced inventory discrepancies by 70% at RCI Document Solutions Ltd.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Head of Accounts
Development Africa
Jan 2026 - Present (10 months)
• Executive Financial Reporting: Spearhead the preparation & presentation of monthly and quarterly management accounts, providing the Board of Directors with critical insights to drive high-level strategic decision-making.
• IFRS Compliance & Governance: Oversee the end-to-end preparation of statutory financial statements in strict accordance with IFRS, ensuring highest standards of transparency a
Head, Finance & Admin
ZKTeco West Africa
Jul 2024 - Feb 2026 (1 year 7 months)
Prepare comprehensive financial reports unique for both the foreign parent group and local subsidiary.
Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, ensuring adherence to local GAAP and IFRS standards.
Ensure smooth financial compliance, effective internal control and processes resulting in accurate
financial reporting with zero o
Procurement & Inventory Manager
ZKTeco West Africa
Mar 2022 - Jul 2024 (2 years 4 months)
● Place orders for products from Headquarters overseas
● Monitor shipment from ordering to warehouse
● Ensuring no loss in transit
● Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies for local procurements
● Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships for local procurements
● Maintenance of vendor database
● Vendor registration
● Negotiate with external vendors to s
Inventory and Procurement Manager
LAYO-JAT NIGERIA LTD
Apr 2020 - Mar 2022 (1 year 11 months)
• Devise ways to optimize inventory control procedures using automated excel tracker
• Monitoring and reporting on product expiry date to prevent losses.
• Inspect the levels of business supplies and stock position to identify shortages
• Ensure product stock is adequate for all distribution channels and can cover direct demand from customers
• Record daily deliveries and shipments to reconcile in
Deputy Accountant
RCI Document Solutions Ltd
Jun 2018 - Apr 2020 (1 year 10 months)
Analysed company financial reports of revenue and expenditure.
Entered financial information into appropriate software programs.
Collaborated with senior/managing accountant in preparation of annual budget.
Managed profit and loss and balance sheet statements.
Processed tax payments and returns.
Coordinated internal and external audits.
Conducted financial investigations and ensuring
National Store Officer
RCI Document Solutions Ltd
Dec 2016 - May 2018 (1 year 5 months)
Maintained inventory & supplies by receiving, recording and storing new stocks as well as securing the consignments in the warehouse.
Issued & filed necessary documents for incoming and outgoing items to provide updated information on flow of stocks.
Accurately allocated goods to customers following receipt of authorized invoices based on the information provided in the requisition.
Mainta
Finance Administrator
RCI Document Solutions Ltd
May 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year 7 months)
- QuickBooks Administration: raised sales invoice, waybills, credit note, cash receipt and payment voucher.
- Wrote of checks/vouchers on Quickbooks for an expense or for a cash advance request.
- Created and generated petty cash transactions report from Quickbooks to spreadsheet(excel).
- Created and generated cash advance summary and analysis reports from Quickbooks to spreadsheet(excel).
- Prep
Accounting Tutor
National Youth Service Corps
Mar 2013 - Feb 2014 (11 months)
Beside being Financial Accounts Instructor, I was the then President of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) Community Development Service (CDS) Group. This group, made up of selfless and gallant youths is saddled with the responsibility of sensitizing everyone, not only in words but also by practical example, on environmental laws, guidelines, policies,
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
ACA, Accounting
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Certificate of Participation - Effective Business and Report
Oct 2018
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Certificate of Participation - Training on MULTI-TASKING
Aug 2017
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Certificate of Participation - Advanced Microsoft Excel for Complex Data Analysis
Sep 2016
Tai Solarin University of Education
Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting
2009 - 2012
QuickBooks South Africa
Quickbooks Accounting Software
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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