DEMILADE OLAREWAJU (DEMI)

647-***-**** / adc5e4@r.postjobfree.com / Mississauga, ON L5N5T6

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Business Savvy and result driven Finance Professional with 8+ years’ progressive experience in Full-cycle accounting duties, financial analysis, portfolio management & advisory services. I possess good analytical, reporting and presentation skills, with high proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, SAP ERP, and clarity tool. Self-motivated with commendable interpersonal communication skills, creative thinker with a continuous problem-solving orientation, impeccable attention to detail with an undiluted passion for excellence.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

8+ years experience in Business Decision support, Financial and Management Reporting, Forecast and Budget Management.

Business Process Improvement; Project Portfolio Management and Investment Appraisal; Pricing and Cost Analyst.

Contract Management; Vendor Management; Financial Analysis and Modelling; Data Analysis and Testing; Risk Analysis.

Advance use of MS Excel, Power BI, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Great Plains and CRM, Microsoft Project, Salesforce & Clarity.

Strong experience with SAP, Oracle, Hyperion and Micro-Strategy Financial Systems.

Good leadership and organization skills; Team Management (10 – 25) and Mentorship.

Strong affinity for challenges, Critical thinker, Result Driven, Effective Team Player building strong relationships.

Chartered Accountant with ICAN (ACA) and CPA Designation in progress (2020); and a BSC (Accounting).

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE

COMPUCOM SYSTEMS INC. (IT service Management Company)

POSITION: BUSINESS ANALYST (Financial) April 2019 to date

Serve as liaison between the business and the development team to ensure compliance with the define requirements while facilitating any change requests.

Assist in the development and implementation of reporting, benchmarking / Key Performance Indicators.

Conduct value added analysis of business processes from end-to-end to identify and address operational, financial and technological risks. Identify gaps and opportunities to improve efficiency.

Produce high quality project analysis documentation and help PM coordinate the projects.

Investigate and resolve client support issues.

POSITION: PROGRAM FINANCIAL ANALYST December 2018 to April 2019

Work with Program Executives, Directors and Project Managers to develop Financial Packages for the Program.

Prepare Budget, Forecast, and perform regular Variance Analysis Reporting to Program Executives and Directors.

Monitor spending to ensure it is within Budget and effectively safeguard Project Margins (Cost Tracking).

Prepare Consolidated Financial Reports from Hyperion for monthly Governance Meeting & review with Program Executives.

Perform monthly Revenue and Cost Accruals across all Project within the Program.

Performed complex administrative and analytical tasks, including risk management as a support role for the BMO Program.

Monitor and Follow up on Program AR balances and complete any ad hoc requests for the Program Executive.

STERICYCLE CANADA (Waste disposal and product reclamation Management Company)

POSITION: FINANCE CONSULTANT – Financial Analysis and Control June 2018 to December 2018

Performed Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation, Journal entries Postings and monthly re-classes in Microsoft AX.

Performed all intercompany reconciliations between all separate legal entities including debt compliance.

Assisted with the preparation of monthly and quarterly Internal Financial Packages, participated in the month end financial statement review meetings across all Branches and Divisions.

Devised Process Improvement areas across various Accounting Functions and ensured Compliance with SOX Controls.

Created and monitored controls for CAPEX approvals & Liaised with the Field on Capital Asset Disposal and Acquisitions.

SAP Hana S4 Implementation – Chart of Accounts reconciliation, Data cleansing, Data Mapping, validation and testing.

ERICSSON: - (Telecommunications company - Providers of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Solutions)

POSITION: PROJECT FINANCE MANAGER October 2012 to April 2018

Budget, Budgetary control and Portfolio Management: -

Built budget submissions and forecast for all planned projects, and reviewed the year’s actuals (Opex, Capex and headcount) to ensure alignment with project financials goals.

Participated in Business case/Business plan preparation and presentations for new and ongoing businesses.

Managed project portfolios to enable traceability and facilitate governance of assignments for several business segments and departments while providing clear visibility for project performances and profitability.

Financial Management and Reporting: -

Recognized Project Revenue in SAP using the correct RA-Key (Result Analysis Key); ensured there is proper evidence for revenue recognition and reported on Revenue variances to the Management team.

Prepared Consolidated Financial Report monthly and quarterly for several legal entities within the group, making presentation to top management team (Business controllers, Programme Directors, and Business Sponsors).

Prepared and Performed Financial Analysis of Income Statement and Balance sheet items to reflect actual business position in the areas of pricing, sales booking and revenue recognition, profitability, liquidity, and asset management.

Managed Financial KPI’s – utilization, billability and cost per available hour, absorption, employee satisfaction and all relevant financial KPI’s (WIP, RUC, unbilled sales etc.) to accomplish the objectives of the organization.

Implemented and Monitored Financial Improvement Initiatives across all project’s portfolios within the region.

Acted as Project Finance Controller for small track projects and fast track projects.

Project Management and Operations Finance: -

Performed scheduling and progress reporting, ensuring Projects progress per project schedules and budgets.

Implemented Corporate Governance Procedures, Risk Management and Internal Controls to ensure strict adherence.

Secured compliant Contract Setup and Execution in SAP, working with the SAP-PS module to set up project contracts into work packages and generate project reports.

Worked in conformance with the Company Quality Management System, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, Ericsson Business Process, i.e. PROPS-C and the Sales Process, Site Handler, applicable Company Guidelines, Policies, and Regulations.

POSITION: PROJECT PLANNER (Project Management and Accounting) October 2011 to September 2012

Regular Reporting on all company’s ongoing Projects showing project’s Profitability, Cost Efficiency and Status.

Performed Financial Contract Management and reviewed client agreements to ensure all vendors are dealing with the business in line with the contract(s) especially in areas of KPIs, financial commitments and overall value for money.

Prepared and monitored status of Project Procurement documentation to applicable service providers/suppliers, including the creation of Purchase Requests (PR), tracking Purchase Orders (PO), Good Receipts (GR) & Vendor invoice management.

Supported Project Managers with Specialist Knowledge in project planning, control and monitoring of Projects from Initiation phase to project closure.

Built pricing models and billing plans, performed vendor management, performed cost tracking and monitoring for cost centres and business units, and manage projects planned margins.

Performed and Consolidated Project Planning Processes for Project Scheduling (including start & end dates), EVM calculations (Earned value management), Project Tracking, Analysis, and Reporting, in the required formats.

Supported Stakeholders with project financial systems & tools; and ensured project documents are setup and maintained throughout the lifecycle of the project, i.e. EriDoc, EPP, and Site Handler.

POSITION: TAX AND TREASURY ACCOUNTANT October 2009 to September 2011

Acted as an interface and maintained relationship with the Tax Authorities, Banks and other agencies on tax related issues such as tax remittances, collection of tax receipts/credit notes, remittance advice to vendors, and others.

Participated in Tax Reporting and Statistics in compliance with all financial processes with federal and local tax legislation,

Performed General Ledger Accounting and Period-End Closing Activities: - Prepare Journals and Process Payment Vouchers

Performed Bank Accounting, issued cheques to vendors, Supervised Receipt Handling and Audit for Travel & Expense Accounting.

SAINANA RESOURCES: - A communications company with network of distribution channels of telecoms products and services. POSITION: ACCOUNTS AND INVENTORY ACCOUNTANT October 2008 – July 2009

Performed Period End Accounting and Reviewed Account for Sales Representatives and Marketers for the company.

Received Stocks from vendors, performed stock valuation, stock taking and issued stock to sales representatives.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) in view 2019 – Till Date

Financial Services Connections programme by ACCESS partnered with Ryerson University 2018

Chartered Accountant – ICAN (ACA) 2012

Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting – Covenant University Nigeria – (Validated by WES) 2008

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