Valérie Hondjangbé ATEDJI ONWUASOR
Finance & HR Manager
Cotonou
Profil professionnel
Finance Manager bringing 15 years of solid experience in audit, accounting, and management control, with a strong command of financial reporting standards and internal control frameworks. Over the years, I have successfully steered annual budgeting cycles, monitored key performance indicators, and identified cost-saving opportunities while ensuring full regulatory compliance. My background in audit gives me a keen eye for detail and risk, while my controlling experience enables me to partner effectively with business units to drive profitability. I am passionate about leveraging data and digital tools to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.
Vue d'ensemble
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience
Expérience
Finance and Human Ressources Manager
PIL BENIN
Cotonou
2013.06 - 2026.07
- Oversee day-to-day financial operations, including accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and general ledger maintenance.
- Lead the preparation of accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and management accounts.
- Ensure compliance with all financial regulations, tax obligations, and internal policies.
- Coordinate and lead the annual audit process with external auditors.
- Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes in collaboration with department heads.
- Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support strategic decision-making.
- Monitor financial performance against budgets and KPIs, analyzing variances and identifying trends.
- Provide insightful financial analysis and recommendations to the executive team and operational managers.
- Act as a strategic business partner to the General Manager and other department leaders.
- Manage and mentor a small finance team, ensuring effective service delivery and professional development.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with bankers, auditors, tax authorities, and other external partners.
- Financial Operations & Reporting
Finance Manager
PIL COTE D'IVOIRE
Abidjan
2018.09 - 2018.11
- Finance Manager in PIL COTE d'Ivoire for over two months combined to my current position at PIL Benin, i got to manage another team in another west african countries.
Finance Manager - Assistant
PIL BENIN
Cotonou
2013.06 - 2017.09
- Record and review daily journal entries for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and fixed assets.
- Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Process vendor invoices, employee expense reports, and customer payments in a timely manner.
- Prepare accruals, prepayments, depreciation schedules, and other adjusting entries.
- Perform bank reconciliations and intercompany account reconciliations.
- Assist in preparing monthly management accounts and variance analysis reports.
- Prepare and file VAT/GST returns, withholding tax, and other local tax declarations.
- Support the preparation of corporate tax returns and tax audit files.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting standards (GAAP/IFRS).
- Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for external and internal auditors.
- General Accounting
Accountant
SIGIB SA (NOVOTEL & IBIS, groupe ACCOR)
Cotonou
2010.04 - 2013.05
- Analysis and accounting of supplier invoices.
- Ensure compliance with analytical allocation rules for operating expenses.
- Accounting of invoices to be received.
- Analysis of the Aged balance of trade payables.
- Processing and preparation of supplier regulations.
- Lettering of supplier accounts.
- Processing and declaration of taxes (VAT IPTS VPS BIC- TVS).
- Processing and Declaration of Contributions to the CNSS.
- Bank reconciliation.
- Realization of various end-of-year work (Balance sheet; Income statement; Financial table of resources and uses, etc.).
- Follow-up of customer invoicing (front-back office).
- Periodic analysis of the aged balance of debtors and the outstanding balance.
- Reminders; debt recovery.
- Accounting of cashiers and bank remittance statements.
- Monitoring of credit cards (American Express; Visa, etc.).
- Bank reconciliation.
- Analysis and accounting of supplier invoices.
- Ensure compliance with analytical allocation rules for operating expenses.
- Analysis of the Aged balance of trade payables.
- Processing and preparation of supplier regulations.
- Lettering of supplier accounts.
- Collection of daily envelopes.
- Physical verification of the conformity of daily receipts with the cash journal.
- Daily payment of cash and foreign currency to the bank.
- Processing cashiers.
Formation
MASTER - Acounting Audit and Managemennt
PIGIER
COTONOU 2010.10 - 2011.12
Bachelor - Acounting Audit and Management
PIGIER
COTONOU 2006.10 - 2009.10
Compétences
BProficiency in ERPs (SAP, Oracle) and BI tools
Make finance accessible to non-finance teams (Marketing , HR, Operations, Documentation)
Manage cross-functional teams (accounting, controlling, treasury) while handling conflicts
Build trust with banks, auditors, shareholders
Langues
French
Bilingue
English
Courant
Certificats
-Multiple training certificate in coursera(Word, Excell, Publisher, PowerPoint update)
- Anti bribery and corruption compliance training
- Data Protection in Workplace
- Certified in professional and maritime English
Chronologie
Finance Manager
PIL COTE D'IVOIRE
2018.09 - 2018.11
Finance and Human Ressources Manager
PIL BENIN
2013.06 - 2026.07
Finance Manager - Assistant
PIL BENIN
2013.06 - 2017.09
MASTER - Acounting Audit and Managemennt
PIGIER
2010.10 - 2011.12
Accountant
SIGIB SA (NOVOTEL & IBIS, groupe ACCOR)
2010.04 - 2013.05
Bachelor - Acounting Audit and Management
PIGIER
2006.10 - 2009.10