Bashir Bello Email & Phone Number

A result-driven, technologically oriented, and extremely versatile Chief Financial Officer with excellent skills and dependable experience in financial management, financial modelling, financial reporting, fixed assets management, cost control and strategic planning. Having navigated in the Nigerian financial services industry for over fifteen years, with ten-year uninterrupted experience in finance of non-interest sub-sector of the industry.He has over the years accumulated an invaluable wealth of experience in Branch Operations, Regulatory Compliance and Financial Control. Combining the experience gained and the skills honed in these strategic departments in the financial services industry has given me a distinctive value proposition and enhanced my ability to make informed decisions; prepare accurate financial reports; implement a reliable organizational design; develop strategic road-map; prepare a balanced and motivating budget; manage the performances of Strategic Business Units (SBUs) which comply with regulatory standards and best practices for achieving strategic success. An Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Member Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Associate Chartered Tax Institute, Associate Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (CICMA) and currently pursuing certification as Certified Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA) and Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS). These professional affiliations have enhanced my experiences on the expectations, mechanics and dynamics of the Nigerian Banking industry and has not only enhanced my professional capacity in the conventional banking, but also in the much-coveted non-interest banking.With distinctive knowledge, skills and experience in setting up accounting system, islamic finance contract structuring, product development, accounting and reporting Islamic contracts, relationship and risk management. This would contribute immensely in the setting up or speedy transformation of any non-interest Bank.A member of the team that set up financial system for Jaiz Bank PLC, lead the team for setting up for TAJBank Ltd where I served as the pioneer chief financial officer and currently setting up for LOTUS Bank as the financial controller.