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Lagos, Nigeria

• Spearheading the Finance unit of a high-impact Enterprise Business Solutions Division generating an impressive N24.5 billion in annual revenue, with a proven track record of financial leadership.
• Guiding a dynamic finance team consisting of two skilled middle-level accountants and one talented junior analyst, promoting a collaborative environment that drives excellence.
• Meticulously overseeing a spectrum of financial and accounting operations, including rigorous financial audits and precise record-keeping, ensuring the timely availability of results. Expertly crafting presentation.
• Exercising precision in directing financial transactions, navigating the intricate landscape of subscription-based invoice review and processing with unwavering adherence to company and regulatory accounting standards.
• Providing the management team with a crystal-clear financial focus, emphasizing cost optimization, revenue enhancement, profit improvement, and the seamless implementation of strategic initiatives.
• Proactively preparing and presenting revenue forecasts, empowering the management team to identify and comprehend trends in booked revenue and cashflow, thus enabling strategic decision- making.

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

• Expertly managed a N15 billion annual marketing communications budget, ensuring strategic allocation for maximum impact.
• Enhanced operational efficiency by optimizing processes and procedures, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Skillfully negotiated contracts with vendors, achieving an impressive average annual cost savings of 29% year over year.
• Conducted engaging project management workshops for 8 consecutive years, training an average of 75 participants annually, contributing to organizational skill development.
• Monitored TV commercial production milestones, ensuring timely payments aligned with contractual agreements.
• Fostered effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including media houses and legal departments, driving seamless issue resolution and delivering exceptional value-for-money.

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

• Spearheaded impactful improvement strategies by meticulously reviewing and revising business processes, driving positive change within the organization.
• Conducted thorough reviews of all audit reports, performed comparative analyses, and recommended targeted training to address identified weaknesses, ensuring ongoing process enhancement.
• Monitored overall operations, collaboratively reviewing business requirements with Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Heads and oversaw the meticulous vetting of all finance-related requests, ensuring alignment with.
• Successfully harmonized operational processes of Glo Mobile subsidiaries in Benin and Ghana with the parent company, Globacom, enhancing synergy and efficiency.
• Conducted comprehensive investment appraisals for projects under the Mike Adenuga Foundation, establishing a robust account structure to support strategic initiatives.
• Provided leadership oversight to the Committee responsible for supplier engagement/management, ordering processes, payment procedures, and the standardization of forms/templates, ensuring consistency and efficiency in.

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

• Coordinated the swift and successful implementation of the winding-down process for Dunlop tire factory, achieving closure within an impressive three-month timeframe.
• Demonstrated effective leadership in steering the entire strategic business unit, overseeing human capital, quality management, internal audit, strategy, and corporate communications to deliver on crucial business goals.

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

• Led the exceptional delivery of the company’s IT systems and solutions, spearheading business diversification in tandem with coordinating the Strategy Committee.
• Identified promising investment initiatives, proactively developing databases to monitor their effectiveness and ensure successful implementation.
• Leveraged extensive financial, strategic, and IT expertise to drive informed strategic decision-making, mitigate business risks, and unlock new avenues for business expansion.
• Ensured the effectiveness, efficiency, and integrity of the company's IT systems, contributing to proactive and innovative solutions that enhance business processes and decision-making.
• Evaluated the business impact of regulatory policies, providing insights to management on implications and opportunities for informed decision-making.

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

• Salvaged over N52 million from banks in 2007 through astute reconciliation reviews and judicious application of Bankers Tariff.
• Optimized revenue by skillfully negotiating bank interest rates, achieving a remarkable reduction from 19% to an average of 15%.
• Coordinated the oversubscribed Dunlop public offer in 2006, exceeding expectations with a 68% oversubscription.

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