CHIMEZIE OZURUMBA
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EDUCATION
**** *** ** ******* ******** Business School New York, NY
**** *** ** Public Finance and Budgeting Rutgers University Newark, NJ
2002 MA in Political Science Rutgers University Newark, NJ
2001 BA in Political Science Columbia University New York, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Commercial Finance Manager (Contract Consultant)
Xiamen Bosda Enterprise Xiamen City, Fujian, China 5/2018 – present
Conduct financial performance review on a weekly basis to explain key variances vs. forecast and outlook for orders and revenue for a start-up garment business in long established manufacturing company.
Develop and implement financial sales metrics utilized by the commercial sales team and proactively develop solutions to optimize net revenue and gross margin performance. Drive reviews of garment sales with the commercial sales teams to identify opportunities to improve sales forecast accuracy.
Work with sales team to execute cost saving initiatives.
Assist in pricing analysis by evaluating customer price thresholds on different products.
Advise company president on opportunities for strategic partnerships with different business vendors based in the United States.
Adjunct Professor
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ 6/2017 – 5/2018
Instructed graduate courses in Corporate Finance, Public Finance and Budgeting, Marketing and Business Strategy.
Maintained class syllabus, assignment log, and additional material aids for students.
Participated in bi-weekly meetings with faculty to discuss departmental goals and upcoming events.
Planned lectures and assignments to collaborate with necessary course curriculum.
Assistant Vice President, Finance – Corporate & Investment Bank
Deutsche Bank New York, NY 1/2016 – 5/2017
Calculated and audited $35 billion of credit and market risk-weighted assets (RWA) for various Global Markets business units.
Calculated standardized specific market risk charges for trading book positions, including simplified supervisory formula approach (SSFA) for securitized products.
Analyzed the impact of proposed RWA and balance sheet optimization initiatives developed by various business units, with the goal of reducing approximately $5B of risk-weighted assets from the intermediate holding company’s (IHC) balance sheet.
Coordinated the monthly and quarterly credit RWA impact forecast for the various Global Markets business units in the IHC. Reports completed in both IFRS and GAAP basis.
Developed monthly and quarterly forecast-to-actual variance analysis and prepare presentations for senior management that highlight key findings and propose recommendations for further aligning the IHC’s risk and finance metrics.
Liaised between Regulatory Control Group, Product Control Group, and outside legal counsel when necessary to adjust counterparty legal classifications, in order to update collateral and RWA impact.
Supported activities related to the development and implementation of key initiatives such as the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR).
Finance Associate, Client Strategy Office
UBS, Wealth Management Americas Weehawken, NJ 9/2014 – 12/2015
Conducted quantitative analysis and developed one-year and three-year forecasts to determine projected assets under management, revenue, and client conversion rates for the Corporate Solutions and Retirement Services (CSRS) business units, which collectively managed over $35 billion in client assets.
Provided senior business managers in the Client Strategy Office (CSO) with reports and analysis regarding business unit financial performance, business metrics, product sales, and client tracking and analytics. Reviewed and analyzed monthly and quarterly sales and compare actual versus projected results.
Managed the implementation of business processes for tracking client sales contracts and accounts that range from $5 to $200 million in assets and form the basis of financial analysis and sales tracking in UBS Wealth Management Americas.
Developed and maintained sales forecasts necessary for analyzing the services that generate the largest sales/revenues. Management reports were utilized by various business unit senior executives.
Calculated the return on investments (ROI) associated with various business initiatives prior to full market rollout.
Conducted internal management reporting and financial performance analysis of various financial advisor branch offices throughout North America.
Management Support Associate, Finance and Business Strategy (Contract Consultant)
Bridgewater Associates Westport, CT 6/2014 – 9/2014
Automated legal business expense accrual system with the goal of improving the tracking and forecasting of legal expenses in the Counterparty & Client Relations Group.
Collaborated with internal consultants to create business continuity plans to maintain critical department operations during displacement events and natural disasters.
Developed and managed the rollout of the administrative process used by in-house attorneys to request funding for different legal matters and more accurately track billing.
Senior Financial Analyst
Telx Group (Acquired by Digital Realty) New York, NY 3/2012 – 5/2014
Researched and collected data on different data center markets and competitors, in order to develop and present sales strategies related to data center expansion throughout North America. Ensured that the financial reporting for data center expansions accurately tied into the company’s overall financial reporting process.
Developed and updated income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet financial models in connection with 7 data center expansions in North America valued at over $300 million.
Constructed financial models and business presentations in connection with the firm’s $770 million debt refinancing.
Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, site-specific performance variance analysis, and ad-hoc business analysis for 20 telecommunication data centers in North America for senior executives and members of the board of directors.
Managed marketing activity and strategy by analyzing and calculating business performance data, sales trends, and ROI for various business initiatives.
Partnered with sales team and senior management to analyze customer response to new data center service offerings, in order to develop sales forecasts for new products. Analyzed customer purchasing patterns through key sales channels and partners, in order to forecast the sales impact of various promotions and events.
Professor of Finance and Budgeting
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ 9/2007 – 1/2012
Instructed graduate courses in Corporate Finance, Public Finance and Budgeting, Marketing and Business Strategy.
Conducted business workshops on project management, finance and accounting, and marketing and business strategy for middle and senior level business executives.
Led the department committee responsible for revamping the academic curriculum in the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program and developed new academic course offerings.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Word, Project, Visio, Access, Excel (Pivot Tables, Vlookup), SAP, IBM Clarity, Essbase, Cognos TM1, SAS, SQL, QlikView