
Emmanuel Akana - PMP, ACCA, MBA
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About me
Financial Analyst | Certified Project Management Professional | Business Analyst | Chartered Accountant
Education

Federal Government College, Lagos
1994 - 1999WASSCE
University of Port Harcourt
-Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Port Harcourt
-Master of Business Administration - MBA
Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos
2001 - 2006Higher National Diploma Biochemistry
Texas McCombs School of Business
-Postgraduate Degree Data Science and Business Analytics
University of Port Harcourt
2018 - 2020Master of Business Administration - MBA
Experience

FSDH Group
May 2007 - Nov 2007Sales Executive
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd
Dec 2007 - Dec 2020*Responsible for Driving the implementation of Strategic Initiatives across the Business Unit*Responsible for data generation and analysis for Retail Banking South Business Unit of the Bank made up of 6 Groups, 20 Business Development Offices and over 170 branches. *Responsible for performance monitoring and tracking for Relationship Managers, Business Managers and Business Development Managers in Retail Banking South Group.*Generates and shares daily report on deposits and loans for the entire Group.*Track enrolment and activity rate on digital banking products across the Group's branch network.*Prepare performance dashboard for monthly and quarterly review sessions covering all desks in the Group.*Continuous data generation and analysis to aid business engagement by the Line Executive.*Gather business and market intelligence to aid innovation and strategic initiatives implemented at the Group level.*Plan logistics for all events held by the group; this includes hall arrangement, flight bookings, hotel reservation, etc. Show less
Business Finance Analyst, Retail and Commercial Banking South
Feb 2016 - Dec 2020Relationship Manager
Dec 2007 - Jan 2016

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.
Jan 2023 - Mar 2024Head, Business Planning, Commercial Banking South Division• Accurately maintained accounting information and conducted investigations to resolve account discrepancies. Responded to accounting-related inquiries promptly and efficiently.• Led a team of analysts to provide data driven insights and analysis to relationship teams to improve targeted sales.• Define financial budgets for the Division including budgeting for assets, liabilities, revenues, and capital and operating expenditure.• Developed winning strategies and collaborated with internal and external stakeholders on process improvement initiatives, driving efficiency and effectiveness. • Developed and maintained strong working relationships, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration.• Design and implementation of Business Process Improvement measures which boosted productivity and improved enterprise performance.• Used Microsoft Office tools as well as BI tools such as Power Query and Power BI extensively to create management reports and presentations, ensuring effective communication across the unit.• Used ERP such as Oracle EBS, OBIEE, Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP among others to run operations and optimise performance.• Created performance management matrix that improved the Division's performance by assessing costs, credit quality, customer relationship management and staff productivity.• Analysis of financial performance of the enterprise, creation and review of MIS reports for Board of Directors.• Preparation and review of Monthly Performance Reports and Ǫuarterly Performance Reports.• Conducted ad hoc duties as required, demonstrating flexibility and adaptabilityDesign and implementation of performance dashboards for performance monitoring and decision making. Show less

Loblaw Companies Limited
Jul 2024 - nowFinancial Analyst
Licenses & Certifications
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management InstituteSept 2023 
Level I Passed
CFA Institute- View certificate

Strategic Thinking
LinkedInOct 2021 
Member,Association of Certified Chartered Accountants
ACCANov 2017
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