Jacob is driven by the need to outperform expectations. This need is driven by critically analyzing situations to determine root causes, possible mitigating solutions and to continuously improve important skill sets, This is supported by characteristic traits of being responsible, diligent and hardworking.Jacob is equipped with a solid understanding of Company financial statements, Company-wide operating processes and a strong control mindset. Jacob has acquired extensive practical knowledge, developed wide-ranging soft skills and built up strong technical fundamentals developed though job experiences of being an External Auditor (~3 years) and an Internal Auditor (~5 years). Jacob has taken on and performed a variety of roles from contributing positively as valued team member, to the managing of expectations of various stakeholders and to the leading of teams to enable the successful completion of projects. Over the course of working, Jacob has had the opportunity to develop & implement fraud detection tests, to create & maintain Excel models to streamline work processes and design real time monitoring through QlikSense charting.Jacob is an advanced and avid user of Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic for Applications to automate operational processes and is widely considered the go-to person for Excel templates, business modelling and data analytics among colleagues at work. Jacob goes the extra mile to understand the existing process and process objective, design and develop templates and macros to automate time-consuming manual inputs and deliver consistent, accurate and timely information for both day-to-day work and reporting purposes.Choice of career path includes:- Corporate Finance / FP&A / M&A / Internal Audit
Listed skills include Leadership, Teamwork, Financial Modeling, Microsoft Word, and 12 others.
