Ade Olagbegi

Jaheim Olagbegi                                        

Personal Profile                                       

I am a diligent, hardworking, and proactive finance trainee, working towards AAT level 3, who possesses advanced numerical and analytical skills due to my experience and finance background.

I am proficient in the preparation and submission of weekly/month payrolls and personal taxes. I excel in keeping good relationships with clients and tend to get good feedback on the quality of service I provide, which often helps building strong long-term relationships. I demonstrate an advanced level of time management skills, often prioritizing tasks based on the complexity to comply with deadlines.

My work experience over the years has exposed me to various skills and qualities, that has allowed me to enhance my ability to work within a professional setting on a team or with minimal supervision.

Career Summary

June 2022 - Present             Company: Essential Group

                                      Assistant Accountant

Overview

Reporting to lead accountant, assisting with all payrolls, HMRC reporting, and ad hoc accounting duties.

Key responsibilities

• Reconciliations of all expenses and accounts, including company credit cards, and expense accounts.
• Completed and reviewed of general ledger entries for accuracy to determine completeness 
• Credit control 
• Held sole responsibility of office consumables
• Processed the company payroll monthly
• Assisted financial controller with preparation of tax returns and financial statements
• Processed company documentation, such as invoices
• Assisted financial 

December 2021 - March 2022             Company: SwiftSwitch

                                                       Trainee Broker

Overview

Reporting to lead broker. sourcing ad liaising with potential leads to help them with their utilities.

Key responsibilities

• Working as a trainee energy consultant, delivering high-quality customer services to business customers. 
• Understanding the utility industry to offer advice guidance and support to meet the business needs of customers. 
• Making recommendations and answering questions to save customers time and money by matching the best contract for utilities to their business.
• Personal organization of customer pipeline and meeting deadlines

February 2021 – November 2021          Company: Beatons Accountants

                                                       Assistant Accountant Apprentice

Overview 

Reporting to lead accountant, assisting with all payrolls, HMRC reporting, and ad hoc accounting duties.

Key responsibilities

• Worked with a diverse range of small to medium-sized clients, mostly from the construction, retail, and hospitality sectors, doing their payrolls using Sage 50 payroll.
• Processing starters and leavers 
• Handling the pension schemes
• SMP/SSP payments
• Submitting year-end payrolls
• Dealing with attachment of earnings orders
• Held sole responsibility for the preparation and submission of P11D and Personal tax return against a required deadline.
• Supporting clients with any queries regarding the services we provided.
• Developed new knowledge in the area of CIS and VAT returns.

October 2020 – September 2020         Company: JD Sports

                                                                   Sales Assistant

Overview

Being part of a team, I was responsible for ensuring our customers received the best possible service whether it was at the till or on the shop floor.

Key responsibilities 

• Serving at the till
• Daily price checks on items in store
• Assisting customers inquiries in store.
• Taking calls from clients and customers about inquiries

February 2019 – June 2019      Company: ARC Insolvency

                                                       Assistant Accountant (Placement)

Key responsibilities

• Filing sheets into folders linked to the companies we were working with into their individual specified folders.
• Uploading the monthly bank statements of the company onto docusoft, an in-house software the company used to upload data of the company for future use.
• Taking calls from clients and customers about inquiries

Education 

College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London                                                              2018-2019

AAT level 2

Includes: Bookkeeping transactions, Bookkeeping controls, Elements of costing, British values and Accounting software.

Wanstead High School                                                                                                                    2013-2018

GCSEs 2018

 GCSE at A-C/9-4 including C in Maths and B in English

Core/IT Skills

Key Skills & Attributes

• Good IT skills and competent user of Microsoft Office Use systems and technology to meet customer needs. 
• Answer inbound calls, dealt with questions efficiently and effectively and input data into ICT using various systems accurately. 
• Building trust with customers using accurate product/service knowledge 
• Giving customers the correct advice, and after understanding their needs, match product/service services and turned objections into sales opportunities.
• Provide excellent customer service in a friendly manner and remain positive/professional when handling situations and complaints. 
• Act on and seek feedback from others to develop or maintain personal service skills and knowledge.
• Good organisational skills to prioritise own workload/activity and work to meet deadlines.
• Great Team Player
• Excellent Organisation & Time-Management Skills

Hobbies/Interests

I am passionate about sports such as football, basketball, and formula one. I watch the news to understand what is going on around the world and mainly, what is happening in the UK socially, politically, and economically. In my spare time, I play football semi-professionally in the 5th tier of English football for Borehamwood FC. I also spend time with my friends and family doing various activities such as go-karting and ice skating. For many years I have attended Air Cadets where I have developed self-discipline and excellent punctuality. I also shop in thrift stores and buy sneakers and clothes that I sell to people at a profit on social media sites. 

Currently working for a security company assisting the accounts.

Prevousily worked at an accounting firm doing tax returns and payroll for medium sized clients

AAT Level 2

AAT Level 3

Studying towards ACCA (STARTING SOON)