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Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Lagos

Key Achievements:• Played a pivotal role in structuring a loan facility of $15m within the ACA Group. • Spearheaded a regime of aggressively investing all idle funds, increasing interest earnings by 980%.• Managed the IFRS 9 conversion of the ACA group, leading a team which included the CFO and Deputy CFO.• Proposed an innovative solution to manage employee currency transfer request resulting in improved morale and productivity of beneficiaries.Key Responsibilities:• Managed, reviewed, and tracked the budgets for each business employing accuracy and diligence to identify cost reduction opportunities.• Delivered all statutory financial reporting, including full project management responsibility for the interim and annual audits, for both the group and its subsidiary companies.• Owned enhancements to the organisation's financial controls; working cross-functionally to support adoption of developments to the corporate governance framework.• Adopted a proactive stance on the creation of responses to accounting standard and financial reporting developments; steering the business to adopt any required changes.• Managed a small team of accountants, maintaining oversight of financial accounting (where we reported to management on a quarterly basis) and ensured all intercompany positions were closed or fully reconciled.• Performed quarterly consolidation of 5 subsidiaries (with 2 different currencies) with variance analysis, presenting this to the CFO for further presentation to the Board of Directors.• Worked closely with the HR department on the monthly payroll before being forwarded to the CFO for approval• Produce bi-annual SEC reports of Fund (also includes preparation of monthly, quarterly and half yearly management accounts).

Lagos, Nigeria

• Preparation and Submission of Monthly Quarterly and Half Yearly SEC reports for the Fund (Also including preparation of monthly, quarterly and half yearly management accounts)• Prepared Quarterly SEC report for the Fund Manager • Submitted monthly Management Accounts for the Construction Entity of the organization.• Prepared the monthly management accounts (including inter-company and bank reconciliations)• Preparation of Annual Audited Accounts for SIM Capital Alliance Value Fund, Edimara Properties Limited, and CAN Fund Manager

Lekki Peninsula, Lagos, Nigeria

Key Achievements:• Reconciled outstanding accounts receivable for 4 years resulting in the full recovery of over $2.7m previously written-off payments.• Redesigned the company's statutory policies to optimise tax and other statutory obligations (PAYE, Pension, Group Life Insurance, HMO).• Secured invoice discounting facilities from 2 major tier 1 banks within Nigeria enabling greater staff retention and morale.• Setup the Finance Department from scratch, strengthening controls to increase compliance with company, industry and regulatory standards.Key Responsibilities:• Developed a Statement of Operations / Accounting Manual for the organisation’s finance function with an in-depth book-keeping procedure.• Collaborated with procurement unit on acquisition/ construction of assets and tools for the offshore and onshore aspects of the business.• Prepared investors prospectus with a detailed summary of all the activities of the organization with a 5-year road map.• Created and implemented procedures and best practices for bank reconciliation process and completed balance sheet reconciliations.• Discussed and negotiated working capital requirements with banking representatives.• Completed month and year-end close procedures and reconciled all bank accounts.• Prepared and distributed financial statements and reports, including variance reports, regulatory filings and related schedules.• Generated and presented monthly financial statements to senior management.• Modified comprehensive financial reporting package to reflect growing organisational complexity.

Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

Key Achievements:• Drafted and implemented a new reporting format for monthly, quarterly and annual reporting which was adopted for all clients managed by the organisation.• Developed a treasury monitoring tool to assist in monitoring liquidity.Key Responsibilities:• Drove continuous improvement, conducting regular reviews on effectiveness of finance systems and processes.• Facilitated strategic decision-making, utilising financial data and trend analysis to provide contextual support.• Produced detailed and accurate weekly performance KPI reports and translated them into daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports. • Assisted the Commercial Finance Manager through the quarterly forecasting process & providing reviews and continuous updates to financial and operational reports. • Supported Commercial / Distribution business decisions by conducting weekly analyses and projections on accounts and inventory positions, ensuring the various re-order levels were followed strictly.• Delivered high-quality consulting, enabling clients to meet and exceed their financial goals.• Built robust, auditable financial models to help decision-making,

Master'S Degree, Business Analytics And Big Data

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Accounting