Leo Azebeokhai
Parklands, Cape Town
Summary
Conscientious and compassionate human resources professional with drive for helping employers recruit, develop and retain qualified candidates. Skilled at partnering with management teams to build employee-centric cultures promoting positive morale and optimizing productivity. Motivating and positive with excellent interpersonal, coaching and communication skills. Highly effective and delivering successful strategies for maximizing personnel retention and productivity. Knowledgeable in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Human Resources Manager
The Table Bay Hotel
03.2017 - Current
- Managed employee relations issues professionally, resolving conflicts efficiently while maintaining confidentiality at all times.
- Conducted thorough internal investigations, addressing employee concerns with fairness and transparency.
- Maintained payroll and benefits for employees in various locations, minimizing financial discrepancies through detailed program management.
- Collaborated with executive leadership to align HR initiatives with overall business goals and objectives.
- Organized and led staff orientation programs and training to promote collaboration.
- Coordinated employee grievances and disputes in timely and professional manner by finding constructive solutions.
- Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs, and constructive feedback.
- Developed and implemented new programs based on leading inclusion and diversity practices using project management principles.
- Established more inclusive workplace environment by conducting regular employee training and workshops on cultural sensitivity and unconscious bias.
- Addressed incidents of discrimination or bias promptly and professionally, maintaining zero-tolerance policy towards such behavior in workplace.
- Reviewed company policies and procedures regularly to ensure alignment with inclusion objectives and compliance with relevant laws or regulations.
General Manager
Domestic And Industrial Application Products Ltd
02.2014 - 03.2015
- Assessed financial statements and transport reports to evaluate drivers performance, develop targeted improvements and implement changes resulting in success.
- Reviewed performance data to monitor and measure productivity, goal progress and activity levels.
- Delivered business strategy and developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency
- Enhanced operational success through effective staffing, strong training, adherence to safety regulations and well-timed customer service.
- Organized budgets, oversaw P&Ls and achieved margin targets consistently to stay on track with growth plans.
- Increased revenue streams by reducing costs, managing schedules and performing variance and risk analysis to implement corrective actions.
- Evaluated and enhanced team building programs to strengthen operations.
- Discovered areas of improvement by generating quarterly operational and sales reports.
- Increased profits by 40% within one year through restructure of business line.
General Accountant
G-Mevic Logistics Ltd
10.2006 - 01.2014
- Collected and arranged financial information and entered details into ERP financial management system.
- Created and introduced updated processes for accounts receivable sub-ledger and customer attribute reporting.
- Prepared documents, reports and presentations for executives and board members.
- Contacted customers as soon as issues arose to immediately find resolution before problems escalated.
- Maintained extensive knowledge of competitors offerings and presence in assigned territory.
- Reduced annual tax adjustments by 60% through better financial control.
- Reviewed accounting structures and procedures on regular basis to identify areas in need of improvement.
- Performed advanced reviews of business operational trends and expected obligations to prepare accurate forecasts.
- Suggested key budgetary changes to increase company profits.
- Supported monthly reporting analysis to achieve validation of internal reports and to reconcile production operations and general ledger.
- Accurately prepared six months and annual financial statements.
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating and all types of cash and banking reconciliations with 90% accuracy.
- Managed entire accounting cycle including gathering information, preparing documents, finalizing reports and closing books.
- Partnered with auditors to prepare yearly audits and ensure compliance with governmental tax guidelines.
Education
Higher National Diploma - HND Accountancy
Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori
Bori, RVSkills
- Cost reduction strategies
- Risk analysis and management
- Financial management
- Business development
- Finance background
- Data analysis
- Natural leader
- Business analysis
- Business planning
- Logistics management
- Dependable
- Strategic planning
- Employee relations and conflict resolution
- Business operations
- Employee Relations
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Training and mentoring
- HR policies and procedures
- Benefits and compensation management
- Payroll Administration
- Staff Management
- Performance Appraisal
- Workforce Planning
- Payroll coordination
- Leadership Development
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Problem-Solving
- Relationship Building
Accomplishments
- Saved the company N4.7m by aggressively negotiating with suppliers.
- Saved the company approximately millions by eliminating ghost workers.
- Staffing
Worked directly with Human Resources to streamline hiring and onboarding process. - Developed a strategy in tracking vehicle movement, fuel consumption, timely delivery of products, loss or theft of products while on transit.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Achieved increased staff retention through effectively helping with improving staff job satisfaction.
Certification
- Defining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Organizations from Rice University
- Key Concepts in Organizational DE&I from Rice University
- HR Prep
- How To Establish a Meaningful workplace Culture
- Data analysis
Additional Information
References:
Mr. Antonio Roy - Senior Manager Table Bay Hotel
+1 450 531 1575
roy.lee.antonio@outlook.com
Salem Manzueto - Director, X-Global
+27 83 539 2601
Timeline
Human Resources Manager
The Table Bay Hotel
03.2017 - Current
General Manager
Domestic And Industrial Application Products Ltd
02.2014 - 03.2015
General Accountant
G-Mevic Logistics Ltd
10.2006 - 01.2014
Higher National Diploma - HND Accountancy
Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori
- Defining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Organizations from Rice University
- Key Concepts in Organizational DE&I from Rice University
- HR Prep
- How To Establish a Meaningful workplace Culture
- Data analysis
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