Senior Business Analyst

• Dec 2022 - Present

Senior Financial Analyst

• Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

⎯Developed a $25MM term loan and working capital financing model. Conducted comprehensive review of financial model for MENA Solar PV project. Evaluated EdTech startup's model for acquisition. ⎯ Utilized Oracle Hyperion Planning to prepare and scrutinize monthly and quarterly cash flow projections, ensuring seamless alignment with budget targets. ⎯Developed a $25MM term loan and working capital financing model. Conducted comprehensive review of financial model for MENA Solar PV project. Evaluated EdTech startup's model for acquisition. ⎯ Utilized Oracle Hyperion Planning to prepare and scrutinize monthly and quarterly cash flow projections, ensuring seamless alignment with budget targets.

Founder

• Sep 2020 - Aug 2022

As a proactive and results-focused professional, I've showcased expertise in financial management and market analysis, driving growth and positive outcomes. Successfully instituted a process for monthly management accounting and analysis, monitoring KPIs across manufacturing (production output, line efficiency, wastage) and commercial (GMV, margins, stock cover days) domains. As a proactive and results-focused professional, I've showcased expertise in financial management and market analysis, driving growth and positive outcomes. Successfully instituted a process for monthly management accounting and analysis, monitoring KPIs across manufacturing (production output, line efficiency, wastage) and commercial (GMV, margins, stock cover days) domains.

Financial Planning and Analysis Associate

• Apr 2019 - Sep 2019

Bridge is a VC-backed chain of nursery and primary school providing a high-quality education to children living below the $2-a-day poverty line. The work experience is MBA placement with an outcome of up-to 20,000 words applied research project on Financial Modelling for an EdTech startup operating on a business model of Public Private Partnerships (PPP). Primarily the role entails review of existing company financial models, provision of accurate and reliable projections by creating a standardized financial model. Show less

Accounting Associate- ACCA Trainee

• Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

Pakarab Fertilizers Limited (PFL) has long been the leader in compound fertilizers. Its flagship ACCA Trainee Programme is a practical experience oriented training allowing ACCA students to reflect the potential to grow as leaders and move within different functions. Payroll & Accounts Payable • Executed monthly payroll processing, adjustments of month end provisions, employee benefits, vetting of related payroll payments, vendor invoices processing and adjustments of inter-company transactions. • Prepared weekly payroll area forecasts & yearly budgeting, providing monthly variance analysis and management commentary. • Devised a template to project deferred liabilities as per IAS 19-Employee Benefits as part of annual external audit exercise. • Modernized accrual booking process by timely recording and examining Operating Expenses (Payroll area) directly from expense sources on monthly basis, improving accruals accuracy. Inventory, Costing & Fixed Assets • Collaborated monthly closings for Inventory & Costing and provided with underlying year end reconciliations; validated general ledger accounts for balance sheet reconciliations. • Conducted detailed analyses and reconciliations to present evaluation of change in management accounting systems, to management team. • Established business partnering relationship in a team of 3; between Materials, Technical Services & Operations Finance departments to ensure effective gap analysis. • Streamlined Fixed Asset Register, resulting in accurate recording of previously unaccounted expense in General Ledger. Financial Reporting & Analysis • Gained understanding on finalization of financial statements for a subsidiary company. • Analyzed a financial model devised to assess a subsidiary's going concern assumption. Show less

Project Intern-Corporate Sales

• Dec 2014 - Mar 2015

• Maintained commercial documents for Duty Drawback, Sales Tax Audit and NGA compliance. • Identified bottlenecks in export documentation system and advised on process improvements. • Maintained commercial documents for Duty Drawback, Sales Tax Audit and NGA compliance. • Identified bottlenecks in export documentation system and advised on process improvements.

Summer Intern- Commercial Finance

• Aug 2014 - Sep 2014

• Created flowcharts and proposed improvements in supply chain process to Head of Department. • Formulated Net Sales Revenue report, Key Account profitability analysis and Value Chain Analysis for new product development. • Created flowcharts and proposed improvements in supply chain process to Head of Department. • Formulated Net Sales Revenue report, Key Account profitability analysis and Value Chain Analysis for new product development.

Audit Intern

• Dec 2013 - Jan 2014

• Performed validation and verification of internal controls over Cash & Bank areas. • Reviewed S.O.P.s; completed substantive testing on various expenses, advances and purchases areas. • Performed validation and verification of internal controls over Cash & Bank areas. • Reviewed S.O.P.s; completed substantive testing on various expenses, advances and purchases areas.