Experience

Okra

• Nigeria
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Finance / Sr. Financial Planning Analyst

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  • Worked closely with management to formulate the business’s long-term financial and strategic plan• Worked closely with leading treasurers in the market to optimize return on available funds of Okra• Monitored and managed Okra’s liquidity and earned a competitive interest income on investments• Partnered with the CEO on investor relations - board deck preparation, fundraising process and financial due diligence• Owned the budgeting, planning, and forecasting for the organization and ensuring assumptions are consistent, data is accurate, business drivers are identified and monitored• Owned and built all the financial models used in the Series A round of $12,000,000 from scratch and other longer-term financial models in the firm• Owned the Business Intelligence of the firm by translating financial information into easily consumable dashboard on Microsoft Power BI• Worked closely with Product Managers and the Business Development team to model revenue the potential of new products and markets• Managed the budgetary control activities and carry out variance analysis on a periodic basis Show less

• Head of Finance / Financial Analyst

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2021

  • Led and coordinated all finance team activities• Partnered with the CEO on investor relations - board deck preparation and fundraising process• Modelled all the projections used in Pre-Seed ($1,000,000) and Seed ($3,500,000) round• Built an interactive Power BI dashboard that monitors the key metrics on a daily basis• Financial reporting and finance operations transformation• Forecast monthly, quarterly, and annual results• Recommend cost-reducing solutions alongside variance analysis• Financial Planning and Analysis • Budgeting and risk management • Financial Reporting• Analytics and BI with Microsoft Power BI• Treasury Management Show less



Chapel Hill Denham

• Nigeria
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Analyst (Research & Finance)

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Partnered with the CFO in analyzing financial data on different ad-hoc projects • Modeled the cash flow statement of the firm’s infrastructure fund for 2018 • Conducted research on IFRS 9 and how it affects different divisions in the firm • Built an interactive Excel dashboard for the firm’s Monthly Performance Report • Partnered with the CFO in analyzing financial data on different ad-hoc projects • Modeled the cash flow statement of the firm’s infrastructure fund for 2018 • Conducted research on IFRS 9 and how it affects different divisions in the firm • Built an interactive Excel dashboard for the firm’s Monthly Performance Report



Bank of America Merrill Lynch

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Investment Banking Analyst

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018



KPMG Nigeria

• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016



Guaranty Trust Bank (Nigeria)

• Bank Teller

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2012