Humans of BG: Best Onoriode Enaigbe
When did you join BG?
I joined Babban Gona on the 5th December 2016
What do you do in your current role?
The following are my responsibilities in my current role:
- Reconciliation of supplier ledgers with unleashed & Xero software
- Preparing of Age payable report
- Confirmation of supplier balances from the procurement team.
- Preparing Priority & Non-Priority supplier payment list for the next month.
- Reconciliation of all the advance paid to suppliers with Xero & Unleashed
- Verifying & Reconciliation of other Payables Accounts with Xero & Unleashed
- Processing monthly payroll, allowances, and statutory compliances.
- Preparing of fixed deposit schedules
- Following up with banks to resolve all payment issues.
What do you love most about your job?
I love almost everything about my job. Just to mention but a few, below are the list of what I love most about my job:
- BGLI training- this gives me the opportunity to learn new things every time and also improve my communication skills.
- My job gives me the opportunity to build and maintain a relationship with every department in the organization as well as vendors, customers and the corporate financial institutions (Banks).
- Working collaboratively with colleagues for successful outcomes- It creates room for teamwork.
- The flexible work schedules.
- My direct manager and my employer appreciate my work and this makes me feel valued in the organization.
- My job role has enhanced my analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Finally, I love my job because it has contributed towards reducing poverty in the country and has put a smile on smallholder farmers.
What new thing did you learn at Babban Gona?
I have learned a lot of new things from Babban Gona since I joined the organization and they are as follows:
- I have learned how to detect problems and also proffer solutions to them
- I have also learned that communication is very important in order to achieve success
- I have learned how to use the Excel package along-side with other accounting software (Unleash and Xero)
- In Babban Gona I have learned that teamwork is the key to every successful outcome
- Finally, I have learned that everyone deserves a secure future.
What do you do for fun when you are not at work?
I listen to the news, play music, video games, and browse the internet.
Advice for people who want to work with Babban Gona.
Babban Gona is a great place to work and learn.
Babban Gona values his employees and treats everyone fairly. It is a fast-paced organization and thus, everyone needs to be on top of his/her job in order to catch up with different changes that may arise