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Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

🏏 Lead Partnership management with multiple stakeholders ranging from ministries, community leaders, foundations, religious bodies, tertiary institutions and established brands. 🏏 Identify funding opportunities, and oversaw grant proposal writing and fundraising efforts.🏏 Oversee financial planning, tracking expenses, and resource allocation.🏏 Successfully enrolled over 500 Nigerian tertiary institution graduates into the Young Titans ambassador program.

Lagos State, Nigeria

🏏 Enhanced operational efficiency by spearheaded the division of the company into three strategic business units: real estate development, construction, and trading.🏏 Upon resumption, I drove a company-wide cost reduction initiative by developing policies, implementing tracking measures and automated processes, resulting in a 60% decrease in operational expenses over 6 months🏏 Reduced turnover rate among staff by 50% by ensuring an open door policy for employees 🏏Orchestrated a comprehensive financial restructuring that reduced the company’s liability by 20%, significantly improving the balance sheet.🏏 Led a successful negotiation for a N2bln construction facility at a 3% interest rate lower than the industry average🏏 Led a successful negotiation for a N150m working capital, enhancing the company’s liquidity.🏏 Collaborated and maintained communication with joint venture partners, financial institutions and government bodies🏏 Reduced late payment from 60% to 20% in three months by onboarding a diverse pool of suppliers on our digital platform.🏏 Gained over 250% ROI from investing our idle cash in appreciating money market securities 🏏 Oversaw a cross functional team of architects, quantity surveyors, engineers, sales and marketing manager, and human resource manager.🏏 Improved brand awareness and equity by over 1000% by masterminding impactful CSR activities that got featured in traditional media outlets and social media.🏏 Regularly drafted and reviewed joint venture agreements on behalf of the CEO

Federal Capital Territory

🏏Supported the succession negotiation for a $500,000 credit facility from venture capitals and angel investors enhancing the company’s liquidity and investment capabilities.🏏Championed the implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that streamlined financial operations and supported a 10% year-over-year growth.🏏Introduced innovative tax planning strategy that resulted in a 25% reduction in the effective tax rate, unlocking significant capital for reinvestment in core business needs🏏Implemented a robust financial reporting system (SAGE) that increased reporting accuracy enabling more timely and informed strategy decisions🏏Reduced 30% of startup-related problems by streamlining investor relations reports which led to clear and concise communication with VC partners and angel investors🏏Reduced turnover rate by 23% by Introducing a culture of inclusivity and continuous improvement🏏Built and maintained strong partnership with institutional investors, financial institutions and government bodies🏏 Streamlined the preparation of financial model, data room and pitch deck with templates and automation🏏Improved pre-approved spend from 22% to 95% by deploying a procure-to-pay system which facilitated timely submission of expenses and improved budget control

Lagos State, Nigeria

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, Merit

Computer Software Engineering

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, 4.52 Of 5

National Diploma, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 3.5 Of 4