Finance Analyst

Daniel Elifus White

P.O. Box *****, Accra-North / +233********* / *****************@*****.***

PERSONAL STATEMENT

As an experienced analyst in finance, business, product development and treasury, I have created and interpreted a myriad of reports to facilitate decision making for management. With a strong business acumen and excellent analytical skills, I have a track record of producing customer, channel and product analysis which constantly helps management to assess profitability and risks relating to specific projects, discover areas to mitigate them and enhance collaboration between various departments. My career goal is to assume a role as an experienced Actuary using mathematics and data analytics for problem solving.

EDUCATION

Society of Actuaries (SOA) Exams 2014-Present

Passed SOA Exam P/1, Probability

Passed SOA Exam FM/2, Financial Mathematics

Passed SOA Exam MFE/3, Models for Financial Economics

Passed SOA Exam C/4, Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models

Attained approval for SOA’s Validation by Educational Experience courses in Economics, Corporate Finance and Applied Statistics

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Africa May 2015–June 2015 Programme: Career Programme

Relevant Courses: Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis, Business Research, Financial Modelling and Valuation, Networking Skills, Oral and Written Communication Skills, Professional Attitude Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Graduation Date: June 2015 Programme: BSc. Actuarial Science

Academic Standing: Second Class Upper

Relevant Courses: Financial Accounting, Financial Mathematics, Economics, Mathematics of Finance and Investment, Corporate Finance, Mathematical Models in Finance, Asset-Liability Management PROJECTS/ACHIEVEMENTS

Final Year Project: Motor Insurance Claim Severity and Claim Frequency September 2014-May 2015 WORK EXPERIENCE

Channels and Products Finance Analyst, Finance & Strategy Department, Premium Bank Ghana Limited January 2017-Present

Analyse customer, products, channels data and financial statements to build dynamic financial models and reports to aid management ascertain profitability and execution of bank projects, products and channels

Prepare outstanding PowerPoint presentations to communicate and present complex ideas to internal and external stakeholders such as investors, sector regulators, international funding agencies and partners

Automate management and performance dashboards and reports using IBM Cognos Analytics for bank users

Coordinate teams to complete product and reporting projects such as Nano loans, Cognos and bank product testing

Aid in the implementation and monitoring of key strategies of the bank through quarterly company appraisals

Price and review bank tariffs and products

Finance Support, Finance & Strategy Department, City Investments Company January 2016-December 2016

Analysed various types of customer data to build periodic reports and presentations on bank liability products to track customer and product performance as well as provide insights for informed business decisions

Regulated Jara, an innovative digital banking savings platform, by creating, reconciling, monitoring, analysing and reporting customer accounts to maintain product satisfaction for over 5000 customers

Designed, executed, supervised and reported pilot on Jara agent remuneration system

Developed various analysis on Asset and Liability Management to mitigate liquidity and interest rate risk Intern, Enterprise Department, City Investments Company July 2015-December 2015

Improved loan quality by analysing SME & Corporate financials for loan appraisal and approval

Designed a customer management manual and facilitated a training session

Built a prototype credit scoring system to look at the prospect of digitising retail lending Intern, Reinsurance Department, Provident Insurance Company Limited May 2013- July 2013

Processing of reinsurance claims, premiums and new businesses Intern, Information Technology Department, Provident Insurance Company Limited May 2012-August 2012

Scanning and Indexing of company records

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Member, Welfare Committee (NUPS-G)

Member, Actuarial Science TRATECH Committee

Member, AIESEC KNUST

Member, KNUST Actuarial Club (KAC)

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Computer Skills – Adept in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, SPSS, IBM Cognos Analytics, IBM Watson Analytics and Temenos (Core Banking Software). Knowledge in the use of SQL and Python. Other skills – Financial modelling, data manipulation, data analysis, project coordination, teamwork, mentorship and motivation

Language - Fluent in English

Hobbies - Swimming, walking, working out, watching documentaries and listening to music

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