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Thiès, Senegal

More than tripled the production of all activities on the farm by doubling the resources (area, personnel, and inputs). Trained and handed over the management of the farm to new caretaker with detailed long-term plan of production and profitability objectives. Put in place control mechanisms to safeguard assets and track results against objectives.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Responsible for all aspects of Financial Planning and analysis, including annual budgets and periodic forecast revisions, monthly and quarterly analysis and reporting; pricing and profitability analysis of new products/services/business ventures; Financial control on smartGas division. Key Achievements: • Acted as the Accounting/Finance functional area lead for the launch of a division for a new service/product in Kenya from the drawing board to full implementation; performed profitability analysis (costing & pricing); Cash flow analyses for capital requirements and financing needs; drafted and implemented procedures and put in place control mechanisms for safekeeping of assets and inventory.• Designed and introduced monthly/quarterly P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting package for all divisions and subsidiaries of the group with variance analysis to budget/forecast/prior periods’ results; Trained direct reports in HQ and subsidiaries on the production and maintenance of reporting templates.• Created a monthly/quarterly report for revenue analysis looking at organic growth vs new businesses from new clients stripping out impact of FX flux to analyze variations due to volume and price changes.

Thiès, Senegal

Manage all facets of farming and business financials for a 16 acre operation. Operate and maintain a wide array of equipment; harvest vegetables, fruits, and raise poultry for meat and egg production. Account for business expenses, sales, and manage P&L.Key Achievements: • Successfully launched and grew a profitable, thriving business.

Dakar Senegal

Tasked with overseeing the preparation of annual operating budget for all subsidiaries; Created and implemented monthly and quarterly reporting packages with variance analysis to budget and forecast for all the subsidiary companies; Consolidated and presented results at the group level; Established finance/operational procedures and control mechanisms for the subsidiary companies.Key Achievements: • Designed and introduced a monthly/quarterly P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting package for all subsidiaries of the group with variance analysis to budget/forecast/prior year results.• Evaluated accounting/operational procedures while strengthening internal controls and mitigating risk.• Created a per client Profit and Loss reporting system for optimal usage and allocation of resources. • Created and implemented a pricing model to simulate the profitability of prospective clients prior to onboarding.• Trained all subsidiary controllers in the production and maintenance of monthly/quarterly reporting packages.

Paris La Defense, France

Maintained responsibility for preparing annual revenue and expense budget for the France office and consolidated for the region in collaboration with the local country controllers; Charged with accountability for financial functions covering France, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, and Switzerland; Produced monthly and quarterly Consolidated MIS reports for senior management, which included explanation of variances to budget and forecast; Served as the regional representative for the global initiative of converting all local MIS to Oracle E Business Suite; Sat on the committee for the creation, implementation, and follow up of the global center of excellence to produce clients’ Profit and Loss reports; Coordinated with local controllers and ensured all FP&A procedures were reviewed, up-to-date, and adhered to. Key Achievements: • Led the creation of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in MIS reports across the region. • Developed and managed a standard regional pricing model that evaluated profitability of new deals prior to onboarding for clients with regional contracts.• Converted all report templates used throughout the region from Essbase to Khalix BPM tool.• Created a regional Assets and Funds trend report analyzing wins/losses in assets and funds serviced.

Tokyo, Japan

Accountable for all facets of Management Reporting for the Tokyo office. Prepared annual revenue and expense budget in collaboration with department heads. Performed monthly revenue and expense projections/forecasts using current run rates and inputs from Sales and Marketing, department heads, Financial Accounting team, and market indicators. Served as the liaison officer with the Regional and Corporate Head Offices for all matters related to management reporting. Key Achievements: • Developed monthly and quarterly MIS reports with line-by-line variance analysis to Projection, Budget, and Forecast on a Month to Date, Year to Date, and Full Year Forecast basis after accounting for the impact of the exchange rates fluctuations. • Created cost allocation algorithms for enhanced assessment of services provided through a Clients’ Profitability and Loss report for an optimal reallocation of resources.• Built revenue accrual methodology with FX rates fluctuations and market movements as captured by equity and fixed income index levels; ensured volume variances were under/over accrual adjustments to less than 5%.• Reviewed, challenged, pushed back or validated all indirect expense allocations into State Street Japan from other business units and cost centers from the group resulting in considerable savings.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Accounting

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Banking And Financial Markets