Experience

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  Dangote industries limited

  May 2009 - Dec 2009

  Internal audit officer

  Key responsibilities include:• Checked business compliance and ensured its implementation in line with operational and financial processes and policies.• Supported Audit Manager in preparing the Audit Project Plans, work programs, and reports.• Proposed solutions and recommendations to improve controls in business units and subsidiary companies.• Developed audit programs for internal audit assignments.

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  Total

  May 2010 - Apr 2013

  Accounts payable officer

  Key responsibilities include:• Raise journals for accounting transaction entries or correction as part of month end closure process • Reconcile the organization’s product exchange arrangement with other major marketers to ensure accuracy in financial reports.• Maintain, reconcile and analyze all the different accounts monthly such as the Petroleum Subsidy Fund Account, Bridging Claims Account, Bridging Contribution Account, National Transport Average (NTA) Account and Transfer Claim Accounts.• Processing of all product invoices and ensure that all payments are made correctly and timely.• Check and review all purchase orders raised in respect of products to be purchased ; check for completeness, accuracy and correctness thereof. • Participate in all month end, year-end reporting • Review standard and actual costs and bill of materials for inaccuracies. Show less

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  Bat

  May 2013 - Mar 2023

  Coordinate and oversee the preparation of annual company plan and annual budgets including quarterly reviews.Ownership of the whole process of reporting company’s monthly performance to Area leadership team comparing actual results versus plan and providing visibility on the deviations from plan. Driving a stringent cost monitoring, identifying cost drivers, questioning value from cost and seeking to identify potential savings and cost optimizations across the value chain. Periodically highlighting sensitivities to the leadership teams on a monthly basis and proffering strategic solutions on negative sensitivities.Conduct investment appraisals, project analysis and business evaluations on a need basis. Liaising and collaborating with other functions to identify possible potential savings initiatives and monitor same for reporting. Analyzing and communication of departmental performance with clear direction on areas of key focus and potential opportunities for business enhancement across the area.Developing and coaching subordinates ensuring that there are ready talents in the pipeline to take up open positions and driving employee growth and capacity building through the available channels provided by the business. Show less • Testing of controls – financial, operational and compliance. • Developing process maps and Standard Operating Procedures.• Performing Quality Assurance reviews on work performed by Compliance executives.• Performing SOX Reviews and Compliance Reviews. • Following up with stakeholders to ensure that deficiencies highlighted during reviews and audits are remediated and brought into compliance. • Creating and updating WCA Risk Register/Risk Control Matrix• Undertake Incident reviews and analysis including root cause analysis and adequacy of actions to address identified weaknesses.• Regularly reviewing and evaluating company adherence to policies and regulations.• Assess internal Controls against industry best practices with focus on efficient and effective governance process.• Keeping abreast of regulatory developments within or outside of the company as well as evolving best practices in compliance control. Show less Key responsibilities include:• Prepare a monthly Brand profit and loss statement clearly highlighting areas where management attention is required. • Support the process of monitoring and shaping of Trade Margins through collaboration with both the trade marketing team and marketing field-force and gained significant market insights that supported and drove major relevant initiatives such as TCI (Total Customer Investment) and other Trade Loyalty Programs. • Prepare consumer and brand marketing budgets and plans to provide information to aid consumer marketing management in monitoring market performance.• Develop and implement market procedures to ensure internal control levels within the marketing department and with external personnel such as advertising agencies, merchandise suppliers, etc.• Managed Marketing function’s budget of circa £40m comprising investment in Non-Brand Support Expenditure (NBSE) and Brand/Trade Support Expenditure. • Support the process of providing pricing-related insights and perspective related to competitor activities, consumer trends and interactions between categories and across price segments through analysis of information from market research agencies.• Analyze performance drivers, forecasts and plans and liaise with the marketing leadership team to proactively achieve financial and strategic goals.• Lead information processing and execute processes for the management and control of marketing expenditure. • Prepare and analyse monthly marketing expenses report showing opportunities for cost control and spend effectiveness.• Manage periodic audits (annual/half year audit) by external and group internal auditors.• Perform orientation of new joiners and provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to Finance Analyst. • Coach and mentor Finance Analysts; assign tasks according to availability, skills and development needs; assess performance and provide feedback on direct reports. Show less Key responsibilities include:• Monthly review of accounting entries into the balance sheet, P&L and all account reconciliations.• Monthly review of entries into the general ledgers to ensure that transactions have been accurately captured. • Manage periodic audits (annual/half year audit) by external auditors in a timely and efficient manner.• Consolidation of accounting schedules and reports for sign offs by the Commercial Finance Controller• Monthly review of all balance sheet open items and clearing of all overdue transactions. • Play a key role in the month-end close process including raising journal entries and account reconciliations.• Deliver the company’s annual overhead budget and the subsequent quarterly reviews (CoPlan and QRPs).• Monitor the profitability of brands, analyze and highlight and report variances in volumes, cost of sales and gross margin to the Commercial Financial Manager.• Prepare committed and actual expenditure against budget plan; prepare brand profitability analysis to be reviewed by Group Brand Managers and Brand Managers.• Prepare monthly Brand Profit and Loss account and reconciled same on SAP profitability report (KE30) analyzing the net turnover, gross margin and brand margin per brand.• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis as requested by hierarchy. • Ensure that actual performance of the company up to brand margin is accurately and correctly reflected in SAP system. Show less Key responsibilities include:• Raise and get approval for all journals postings or accounting entries that needed to be posted as part of month-end/ year end period close.• Preparation and revision of the annual financial overheads budgets.• Prepare all financial reports for sign-off by the Operation Finance Manager.• Preparation of monthly accounting schedules for various balance sheet accounts (debtors and inventories) for review by Finance Controller.• Preparation of the profit and loss account for the export business.• Preparation of monthly financial variance analysis between budget and actual overhead expense reports to determine reasonableness of variances.• Monitor monthly operations expenditure against budget and highlight any significant variation for managements attention. Show less

  • Senior Manager Corporate Finance (Financial Planning and Analysis)

    Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Business Controls and Compliance Manager

    Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Commercial Finance Manager

    Apr 2018 - Mar 2021

  • Associate Commercial Finance

    Feb 2015 - Mar 2018

  • Finance Coordinator

    May 2013 - Jan 2015
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  Parker hannifin

  May 2023 - Oct 2023

  Pricing analyst
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  Government of manitoba

  Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

  Senior financial analyst
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  Parker hannifin

  Jan 2024 - now

  Financial analyst (strategic pricing)

  Designing, developing, implementing, and managing pricing strategies to support new products offerings and optimize revenue and margin across existing portfolio. Applying analytical expertise to conduct in-depth pricing analysis, evaluate market trends, challenge current approaches, and assess competitive positioning. Collaborating closely with various cross-functional teams to provide actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership in support pricing decisions and strategies. Show less