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Seun Idowu

@seunidowu

Senior Finance Officer at Creative Associates International, supporting USAID program finance and strengthening controls, reporting, and reconciliations.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I'm open to opportunities across accounting, finance, payroll, financial analysis, project finance, and finance-adjacent operations, where my broad, hands-on finance background can add immediate value.

At Creative Associates International, I manage finance operations for a USAID-funded program, including financial reporting, cash flow management, payroll, and internal controls. I prepare burn rate analyses to support management decisions and maintain reconciliations for review.

Across my roles at Creative Associates International, I supported finance for programs in education, democratic transitions, and stabilization. I reviewed procurement and payment documents, processed financial transactions in Microsoft Dynamics SL, and supported grant reporting and donor compliance.

Earlier, as an Account Officer at MIKANO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, I prepared invoices, receipts, payments, and journal vouchers using ERP and PIMS Accounting Software. I hold ACA and AAT credentials, associate membership of CITN, and an MBA verified for Canadian equivalency.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Finance Officer

Current

Creative Associates International

Apr 2022 - Present (4 years 6 months)

• Reviews and maintains a strong system of internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Financial report preparation, review, and submission to headquarters and cash flow management.
• Ensuring that monthly projections are collated from various components for cash requests.
• Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts e.g., bankers, statutory organizations, and ex

Senior Finance Officer - USAID/ OTI Nigeria Lake Chad Basin

Creative Associates International

Mar 2020 - Mar 2022 (2 years)

• Monitoring cash balances, preparing advance account and bank reconciliations
• Reviewing procurement documents, purchase order,s and vendor payment requests to ensure compliance and standard
• Preparation of payroll and payments of all statutory deductions (NHF, NSITF, PAYE, Pension) to the relevant authorities in a timely manner.
• Managing external relationships with statutory organizations e.

Finance Officer

Creative Associates International

Jun 2017 - Feb 2020 (2 years 8 months)

• Coordinate with the program and administrative staff to ensure transactions are properly coded
• Prepare timely and accurate financial reports as directed by Finance Director
• Work with Finance Director to ensure compliance with internationally accepted financial practices and procedure
• Posting transaction into Microsoft Dynamics SL 2015 and generating financial report
• Preparing Monthly Ban

Account Officer

MIKANO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Nov 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 1 month)

• Preparation of invoices, receipts and payments with the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
• Preparation of journal vouchers, contra vouchers with the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
• Preparation of invoices, receipts and payments with the use of (PIMS) Accounting Software.
• Raising and filing of invoices, receipts and payments and other documents.
• Reconciliation