Highlights:

Skills:Economics, Financial analysis, Risk management, modeling, Communication, Fintech

Membership:ICAN CIMA

Certification:ACA CIMA

Finance Executive 02/2023 - current
Jellyfish Group, London, London United Kingdom
Company Group lead for EMEA region Finance team (reports directly to the Director) - ensuring compliance with financial reporting guidelines, Supporting the team in various regular tasks (month ends, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and reporting. Streamlined financial reporting processes, optimizing efficiency and productivity.
Responsible for the General Ledger accounting, calculation, and preparation of journals and trial balance accurately, reflect statutory adjustments in alignment with IFRS & UK GAAP entity level accounts ensuring strict adherence to local regulations for compliant financial reporting. • Ensuring robust, accurate and timely reporting adhering to tight timelines. Furthermore, developing and demonstrating an ‘end to end’ understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow across designated areas thereby Conducting thorough financial analysis to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement. Analyse key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive data-driven decision-making. • Manage intra company transactions and reconciliations, interest & FX calculation and documentation, VAT payment, Overseas cashflow, ensuring accurate elimination and consolidation processes to ensure accurate valuation of assets, liabilities, and income revenue streams. Achievements • Successfully spearheaded a comprehensive transformation of the financial reporting processes in the EMEA region, leading to substantial gains in efficiency and productivity. This initiative involved the implementation of streamlined reporting workflows, standardized templates, and automated reporting tools. As a result, we reduced the time needed for monthly reporting by 6 days and eliminated manual errors. This transformation enhanced our team's capacity to meet stringent reporting deadlines and significantly improved the accuracy of our financial data. • Maintained and ensured the accuracys of daily financial data and account reconciliations resulting in 100% accuracy of monthly, quarter reporting. • Prepared and presented financial reports to stakeholders, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, accurately reflecting the impact of currency fluctuations accurately.--
Finance Analyst 09/2019 - 08/2021
Genesis LLC, Lagos, Lagos Nigeria
Reported to the director and supported business analysts to drive sales, optimization of costs and allocation of funds within the EMEA region. Ensured consistency and adoption of policies, processes, governance, and reporting across all financial reporting. This includes consulting with Senior & Executive Management across the board and presenting financial summaries at management forums. Specifically covered the following aspects:
Managed account finances and budget size of over £100m and maintained a 100% accuracy in recording, preparing, analyzing, and presenting financial reports including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow statements to the management team, • Supported in monthly rolling budgets contributing to a 20% increase in compliance by all departments, and reconciliation of accounts, bank, and clients at the end of every month. • Operational management of the Treasury function and banking systems with support and direction from Head of Financial Reporting & Control. Collaborated cross-functionally to ideate, strategize, and innovate new products and services, driving a remarkable 24% year-over-year sales growth. Achievements • Identified inefficiencies in the company's procurement processes, leading to an overhaul of vendor negotiations and supplier contracts. This initiative resulted in an annual cost savings of 10% and improved cash flow management. • Identified key deficiencies in financial processes and controls within the Finance department and collaborated with relevant teams to implement necessary improvements. By maintaining and continuously improving the Finance Function Manual & Finance Operating Procedures, the organization achieved a higher level of financial control, reducing the risk of errors and discrepancies. • Implemented a data-driven approach to financial analysis by conducting in-depth analyses of key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics. These analyses yielded valuable insights, enabling the organization to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement. This data-driven decision-making approach became standard practice, resulting in a 20% improvement in the organization's financial performance and strategic financial management. Academic Qualifications--

Obafemi Awolowo University 05/2015 - 05/2019
Lagos, , Nigeria
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Economics
Bsc Economics(2:1)

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