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