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Strategy, Financial, Assurance, Accounting, Due diligence & SMEs

ID: 729738 Nigeria

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Expert is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA). He obtained considerable Audit, Taxation, and consulting experience while he worked with Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers) among others. He managed several clients particularly in the banking and finance sector in the West African sub-region. He leveraged his financial and consulting expertise to join the banking industry. He delivered solutions in financial modeling, strategy and financial control resulting in the attraction of private equity investors from Europe, USA and South Africa who made equity investment in one of the banks he worked for. Expert held positions as Head Treasury Operations, Head Financial Control, Head Policy & Internal Control, Head Strategic Planning and Head of Strategy & Business Development before exiting the banking industry as Executive Assistance to Group Chief Executive (i.e Chief of Staff with strategic group responsibilities) He is a speaker and resource person in financial industry to ECOWAS in many of whose events he presents papers. He also delivers solutions to SME’s in strategy, accounting and business structure which he has enhanced the access of many of them to external financing.

Accounting systems review, documentation, restructuring and implementation of new or optimised system.Bank transition to electronic banking platform and products. Banking application selection.Business strategy, income diversification and cost optimisation. Appropriate growth strategy.Financial due diligence. Tax planningBusiness incubation - Business ideas refinement, feasibility/viability studies and fund raising.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2006 Degree: SMP Subject: Senior Management Institution: Lagos Business School (LBS), Nigeria
Year: 2005 Degree: AOP Subject: Change Management Institution: Institut Européen D'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), France.
Year: 1998 Degree: MBA Subject: Finance & Banking Institution: Enugu State University of Technology, Nigeria
Year: 1988 Degree: ACA Subject: Accountancy Institution: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
Year: 1986 Degree: HND Subject: Accountancy Institution: Yaba College of Technology

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2010 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Managing Partner Department: Management & Financial Consulting
Responsibilities:
Responsible for: Practice Development, Engagement Management, Strategy, Systems & Financial Consulting
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2008 to 2009 Employer: Intercontinental Bank Plc Title: Executive Assistant (Chief of Staff) Department: Group Chief Executive's Office
Responsibilities:
Board Paper Review, Performance Review of Subsidiaries, Performance Management of Divisions
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2005 to 2007 Employer: Intercontinental Bank Plc Title: Head of Strategy & Business Development Department: Strategy & Business Development
Responsibilities:
Strategy, Capital Structure, Capitalization Drive, Financial Modeling, Project Management and Business Development
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1999 to 2005 Employer: Equity Bank of Nigeria Plc Title: Head of Strategy & TQM Department: Strategic Planning & TQM
Responsibilities:
Strategy, Performance Management and Quality Management
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1992 to 1994 Employer: Fidelity Union Merchant Ltd (now Fidelity Bank Plc) Title: Head of Financial Control Department: Financial Control
Responsibilities:
Financial Control, Regulatory Compliance and Performance Management
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1989 to 1991 Employer: Coopers & Lyrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers) Title: Assistant Manager Department: Business Services Group
Responsibilities:
Audit, Consulting and Business Surpport (SME)
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1996 to 1999 Employer: BPS Technologies Ltd Title: Assistant General Manager, Finance & Admin. Department: Finance & Adminstration
Responsibilities:
Business Systems, Training, Consulting & SME's
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1994 to 1996 Employer: Ivory Merchant Bank Plc Title: Head of Financial Control & Strategic Planning Department: Financial Control & Strategic Planning
Responsibilities:
Financial Controller, Balance Sheet Restructuring, Regulatory Compliance and Business Strategy

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
While with Coopers & Lybrand ( C&L), as a value added service to the audit and accountancy work for a French construction company, SOCEA, executing water pipe laying contract in Lagos, a Lagos State and World Bank sponsored project, he provided tax planning service that saved the company millions of dollars through financing and balance sheet structuring.
He joined then distressed Ivory Merchant Bank Ltd as the Head of Financial Control and Strategic Planning and succeeded in leading the restructure of the bank’s balance sheet, managed its regulatory compliance and together with other members of the team brought the bank to profitability in the first year of their intervention.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Fellow Institute of Chartered Accountants of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
Licenses / Certifications
ACA, FCA

Fields of Expertise

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