Daniel Bello Email & Phone Number

Banana Island

In my current job, I am in charge of overseeing overall stakeholder engagements, including the National Pension Plans, Federal Inland Revenue account, and Self-Regulatory Agency licence in Nigeria and procuring a "Project Securities and Exchange Commission Trading licence" within the first three months of service. I provide excellent support and services for the settlement of global trade, which validates business case success and introduces revenue generation opportunities by nurturing solid… Show more In my current job, I am in charge of overseeing overall stakeholder engagements, including the National Pension Plans, Federal Inland Revenue account, and Self-Regulatory Agency licence in Nigeria and procuring a "Project Securities and Exchange Commission Trading licence" within the first three months of service. I provide excellent support and services for the settlement of global trade, which validates business case success and introduces revenue generation opportunities by nurturing solid relations with international trading partners through Bloomberg terminals and other major trading platforms like Metatrader, Infinox, FXCM, HFM, and Institutional Brokers.Some of my key accomplishments for this job are here.• Developed and submitted a strategic roadmap related to revenue generation and growth (RGG) for board approval.• Realised 210% growth in revenue in the first year by implementing an approved strategic Revenue Generation & Growth Plan with the support of all heads of departments from all Strategic Business Units.• Established "Project Trading & Sales Team" with $2.5 M in the first three months, which increased to $7.5 M in the next six months through investments of over $50T in global indexes, commodities, and Sub-Sahara African fixed-income securities markets.• Achieved $20M in business value by establishing structured and unstructured arrangements with banks in areas of repo, reverse repo, currency swaps, and balance sheet management within the first six months.• Accomplished 90% record-time delivery and saved 36% of budgets for improved project performances and productivity while implementing project management tools and formulating efficient real-time records in accordance with SOW and KPI of all projects. Show less

Africa

Pro-bono with the support of African Confederation of Credit, Co-operatives & Savings Association (ACCOSCA) and World Council of Credit Union (WOCCU).Association (ACCOSCA) Nairobi Kenya, Africa | Interim Board Chair(2019 - 2021)ACCOSCA is a non-profit management for all 32 country members in Africa with headquarters in Nairobi Kenya.• Chaired interim board of ACCOSCA Africa Youth Network which comprised 8 members in Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, Malawi, Gambia, Tanzania, Uganda… Show more Pro-bono with the support of African Confederation of Credit, Co-operatives & Savings Association (ACCOSCA) and World Council of Credit Union (WOCCU).Association (ACCOSCA) Nairobi Kenya, Africa | Interim Board Chair(2019 - 2021)ACCOSCA is a non-profit management for all 32 country members in Africa with headquarters in Nairobi Kenya.• Chaired interim board of ACCOSCA Africa Youth Network which comprised 8 members in Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, Malawi, Gambia, Tanzania, Uganda and Lesotho.• Led overall strategy formulation for the entity and navigated alliance with all regional Directors of Credit Union of East, West and Southern Africa.• Partnered with the World Council of Credit Union (WOCCU) at t World Youth Credit Union Volunteers & Committee level in 2020 to drive the Credit Union movement among youths in Africa. Show less

Lagos & Port Harcourt

My role interfaces with all major strategic business units: Treasury, Financial Services, corporate finance, real estate, business development and initiator CSR desk for the company. I sit on the management team as chief strategist working directly with the President of the Company.

Lagos, Nigeria

Manage the Strategic direction of the company as well as the Financial Services & Treasury desk.

Lagos

In this job, I was responsible for managing all expectations and mitigating unnecessary risks by coordinating with risk, treasury and finance, cost team, and project management teams. I was instrumental in supervising approximately 20-person Treasury and Financial Services staff of several regions through strategic planning and execution. I was accountable for preparing cash flow and liquidity management plans for all 17 projects of enterprises and coordinating funding investments.Some of… Show more In this job, I was responsible for managing all expectations and mitigating unnecessary risks by coordinating with risk, treasury and finance, cost team, and project management teams. I was instrumental in supervising approximately 20-person Treasury and Financial Services staff of several regions through strategic planning and execution. I was accountable for preparing cash flow and liquidity management plans for all 17 projects of enterprises and coordinating funding investments.Some of the notable achievements in this job are here.• Maximised revenues and profits by 832% and 710%, respectively throughout a five-year period by navigating solid communication with the board and creating growth and income-generating models.• Decreased cost line by 110% in the first year by unbundling all non-earning resources, modifying whole product lines, and ultimately closing all unprofitable cost centres and pet projects.• Raised $57M revenue required for the project and improved budget savings by 21% with traditional and non-traditional techniques by overseeing the overall development and implementation of Project La.• Increased asset base by 832% to more than $100M in 5 years by communicating with other members of the management team across nine divisions and three branches and employing strategic plans.• Generated interest by 87% and 105% respectively by introducing 19 new financial services products for more than 2,500 clients in real estate, special projects, salary advances, and asset acquisition schemes. Show less

Lagos

Lagos State, Nigeria

In this role, I led daily tasks/operations while coordinating support services for IT, HR, Finance, Compliance, Legal, settlement, and reconciliation desk management. I managed the overall effectiveness of the roadmap, strategy, and revenue priority and conducted a technical analysis of competitors' products.Some of key realizations in this job are here.• Formulated a well-organised trading unit by leading functional operations with a $10 M budget for ongoing 15 months.• Increased… Show more In this role, I led daily tasks/operations while coordinating support services for IT, HR, Finance, Compliance, Legal, settlement, and reconciliation desk management. I managed the overall effectiveness of the roadmap, strategy, and revenue priority and conducted a technical analysis of competitors' products.Some of key realizations in this job are here.• Formulated a well-organised trading unit by leading functional operations with a $10 M budget for ongoing 15 months.• Increased worker retention by 47% by engaging with the HR department and introducing paternity leave, paid maternity leave, and a work-from-home programme for employees.• Reduced COGS and SG&A by 71%, 35%, 17%, and 23%, respectively and raised profit margins by collaborating with the CEO and board of directors and leading successful business growth plans.• Minimized turnover time by 33% and increased deal processing time by 65% by creating a system-based structure and promoting synergies between strategic business and supporting business units related to compliance, legal, accounting, risk management & internal control, administrative units, and HR. Show less

Foreign Currency Dealing Desk:• Involvement in proprietary trading(Forex market on UBS trading platform)• Involvement in two-way quote interbank(NGN/USD) market• Liaising with Treasury sales desk in handling clients’ auction transactions• Preparation of bank’s balance sheet for reporting to regulatory agencies• Liaising with trade service department of the bank to prepare compliance reports.• Handling clients’ transaction in the secondary market,

Professional Development Program, Innovation & Strategy

Activities and Societies: Executive Senior Management Program An executive program of 30 professionals from 12 countries of the world.

Bachelor'S Degree, Agricultural Economics/Extension Services (Hons)