Felix Iroko Email & Phone Number

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

I am a dedicated Data Analyst with three years of specialized experience in the banking sector, focusing on extracting, transforming, analysing and visualizing critical financial data. My work has supported key business decisions by delivering actionable insights through robust data pipelines, comprehensive reports, and dynamic dashboards tailored to banking operations.Throughout my career, I have developed a strong foundation in banking analytics, including risk assessment, customer segmentation, and financial forecasting. I have consistently driven data-driven strategies that enhance operational efficiency and informed decision-making within the financial services industry.My professional approach is defined by analytical rigor, proactive problem-solving, and a commitment to delivering precise, high-impact solutions. I am adept at quickly learning and applying new methodologies, ensuring that I remain at the forefront of the industry’s best practices. These skills, combined with my deep understanding of banking data, position me as a valuable contributor ready to make a significant impact within your team.

Lagos State, Nigeria

•Conducted comprehensive data analysis using SQL, Excel, and Power BI, enhancing actionable insights.•Developed interactive dashboards that improved data accessibility and reduced decision-making time.•Created visualizations that communicated complex findings to non-technical stakeholders, increasing data-driven decision-making.•Developed and maintained data dashboards, highlighting critical metrics and constraints, and performed regular inspections to ensure data consistency and accuracy for reporting.•Conducted rigorous data cleaning and preprocessing, improving overall data quality.•Implemented data validation procedures, significantly decreasing data entry errors and enhancing data integrity.

Nigeria

•Processed BACS, CHAPS and faster payments transactions accurately and efficiently.•Provided support for the phases of IT integration of the data-driven projects by proposing key metrics and assisting with evaluating the model and algorithmic performance in acceptance testing and production cycles• Collaborated with external stakeholders to resolve payment-related issues•Improved monthly reporting efficiency by developing and automating reporting tools, reducing processing time by 45%•Leveraged SQL queries to perform data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes on financial data sources, identifying trends and insights for operational and procedural improvements.•Conducted statistical analyses and financial modeling using SQL, Power BI, and Microsoft Excel.•Analyzing financial data to assess trends and provide insights for informed financial decision-making.•Conduct reconciliation of open items to ensure accurate financial reporting

Nigeria

•Perform daily reconciliation of open items across various suspense accounts.•Identify and escalate aged or unresolved items for further investigation and resolution.•Conduct daily reconciliation of Nostro accounts to ensure accurate recording of cash balances and transactions.•Collaborate with Treasury and Cash Management teams to monitor liquidity and manage cash flow effectively.•Analysed root causes of reconciliation discrepancies and implemented corrective actions to prevent recurrence.•Communicate effectively with internal departments, external counterparties, and banking partners to resolve outstanding issues in a timely manner.•Document reconciliation processes and findings in accordance with internal controls and audit requirements.

Nigeria

Ensures that all transactions are processed according to laid-down procedures as documented in the departmental operating instructions.Ensures timely processing of all outward-bound transfers to other banks on the RTGS platform to avoid claims that might arise due to non-processing.Ensures all inward transactions, 'Inflows', are promptly credited to beneficiaries’s accounts.Coordinate and respond to customers and Bank’s complaints and queries relating to RTGS payments.Ensures a proper ‘End of Day’ EOD report is prepared and submitted at the close of business each day.Ensures weekly RTGS charges by CBN are promptly treated

Lagos

• Ensures timely processing and issuance of Customs duty receipts on the Electronic and manual platform.• Ensures timely processing and issuance of FIRS receipts on the paydirect platform.• Ensures that all transactions are processed according to laid down procedures as documented in the departmental operating instructions• Daily and monthly submission of import duty collection(EFASS) returns to finance• Ensures appropriate and correct entries are passed in to various customs duty /FIRS/RCMS suspense accounts.• Ensures that daily/Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly reports to FIRS are prepared in due time• Maintenance of customs duty and FIRS registers• Preparation of daily remittance of duty collections to the CBN via NEFT• Weekly Rendition of NDCC returns• Monthly Returns of collections to the Accountant General of the Federation [ACF] and The Customs Controller General• Monthly rendition of NDCC returns to the ACF, Controller General of Customs and Budget department. • Co-custodian of duty receipts, NDCC certificates and any other security documentations related to duty payments and collections.• Investigation and resolution of items in the various customs duty suspense accounts• Customs duty query handling and resolution

Lagos

• Check the statement credits against the received MT103 and identify any discrepancies.• Send chasers to remitting banks for disposal details on credits received without MT103.• Facilitate journal entries between credit accounts and NOSTRO upon receiving disposal advice.• Provide daily updates to businesses on MT103 transactions with insufficient details.• Investigate and address transaction complaints promptly for swift resolution.• Process outgoing telegraphic transfers (OTT), adhering to Cash Management Operations (CMO) guidelines and regulatory controls.• Perform pre-processing checks, including signature verification, AML checks, and fund sufficiency verification.• Ensure all transactions are processed within agreed service level agreements (SLA).• Assist in combating money laundering by adhering to KYC principles and reporting suspicions.

Nigeria

• Assist in the reconciliation of the Nostro and Suspense account• Investigate unusual credits and debits on the nostro by sending tracers to the correspondent Via SWIFT• Confirmation of daily account balance

Bachelor’S Degree, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: DEBATEPUBLIC ADMIN

Hnd, Hnd In Statistics, Upper Credit

Activities and Societies: SPORTSTATISTICS