State University Financial

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

**/** – **/** Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH: Master of Arts in Financial Economics

Courses Include: Microeconomic Theory; Macroeconomic Theory; Applications of Time Series; Econometrics; Economics for Financial Markets & Institutions; Corporate Financial Management; Introduction to SAS Programming; Securities Analysis; Advanced Financial Analysis; and

Research Seminar

08/08 – 06/12 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology. Ghana: Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science

Courses Included: Corporate Finance Dissertation- Managing Interest Rates Risk Among Ghanaian Banks. Mathematics of Finance and Investment; Mathematical Corporate Finance I & II; Mathematical Models in Finance; Numerical Methods & Computations I & II; Regression Analysis; Operations Research; Loss Models I & II; Selection of Risk and Life Contingencies; etc.

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

08/15 SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9

IT Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel (including Excel VBA); Gretl; STATA; SAS Programming; SQL;

Statistical Analysis in R; Introductory Exposure to MATLAB

WORK HISTORY

01/16 – Present Cardinal Health. Dublin, OH (Sr Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis)

Analyses business trends

Creates financial models and scenarios as a key input for business planning decisions

Performs customer and product profitability analysis and makes pricing decisions. Identifies opportunities to drive revenue growth, margin expansion and a more favourable mix (i.e., driving preferred products and services)

Identifies and executes upon process improvement opportunities. Demonstrates proficiency of technical tools and financial systems.

Understands market dynamics and competitors. Conducts complex analysis, synthesizes and summarizes implications to business, influencing business partners using analytics and business understanding.

Leads and aligns financial forecasts and long range planning processes with our business leaders. Drives business value by providing financial and analytical counsel to facilitate decision-marking around strategic business initiatives.

08/14 – 12/15 Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH (Graduate/Research Assistant, Economics Department)

Assisting Dr. Tomi Ovaska with his project research

Tutoring undergraduate course, Statistic for Business and Economics

09/12 – 07/14 Donewell Life Company Limited. Ghana (Actuarial, Research, Product Development & Premium

Administration Department - Team Member)

Calculated 5 and 10 year Loss-ratio across multiple lines of commercial businesses using SAS

Loss trending- which is to determine the best predictors of loss trends over a given experience window

Provided data to and worked with external actuarial consultants during actuarial valuation

In house actuarial valuation

Market Research and Data Analysis

Processed and monitored clients’ premium deduction from their bank account and other sources

Processed monthly reports on all production of the Head office and branches and reported results

Dealt with the Statement of Accounts of clients & Client service delivery

ACHIEVEMENTS & POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

08/15 – 12/15 African Student’s Union: Youngstown State University - Vice President

08/14 – 12/15 Youngstown State University, Youngstown OH (Department of Economics) - Graduate Assistantship Position

ASPIRATIONS

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level One Candidate - December 2016

Preparing for Financial Risk Manager Part 1 Exam - November 2016

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