A strategic finance leader with over 25 years of experience in multi-national petrochemical companies, with core competencies in strategic planning, financial performance management, governance, taxation, and risk management, as well as business process re-engineering and exposure across the Middle East and Africa region. A results-oriented leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as extensive knowledge/experience in implementing and managing financial processes such as account consolidation, audit, management reporting, budgeting, costing, Treasury Management, business planning, and working capital management. I have a demonstrated track record of successfully managing financial operations, boosting efficiency, generating revenue development, and efficiently translating complicated financial operational concepts into action plans.TECHNICAL SKILLS• Financial Accounting & Reporting• Cost Management & Analysis • Audits and Internal Controls• Working Capital Management• Budgeting and Forecasting • Treasury & Risk Management• Regional Management Reporting• Business Process Re-Engineering • Cashflows Management • Profitability Analysis• Trade Finance Management • Statutory and Tax Planning• Microsoft Dynamics AX System, SAP R/3 System, accounting software (Quick-books, Focus), MS OfficeSOFT SKILLS• Communication• Teamwork• Problem-solving• Time management• Critical thinking• Decision-making• Adaptability• Leadership• Openness to criticismAchievements: Set up warehousing and selling products locally in Nigeria and achieve additional sale of us$ 4MM, besides direct sale of us$ 40MM annually. Improved collections from the customers by actively engaging with them. Negotiated better payment terms with the vendors and introduce receivables financing for vendors with banks which led to reduction of working capital by us$ 5MM. Tax savings of us$ 1.2MM in Ghana by introducing export service mechanism.  Tax and Penalty savings of us$ 3.2MM by applying interpretation of laws through objections which was accepted by Tax Authority of United Arab Emirates. Facilities Finance Acumen training to Non-Finance and Business employees of the company. Participate as team member to develop accounting manual and improvement of Statutory accounting project of Dow global. Set up trade documentation process with 3rd party service provider which generate savings of us$ 0.5MM annually vs In-house documentation.