YOUNOUSS ADJIBI

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OBJECTIVE

A highly versatile and experienced professional in Accounting, Finance, Budgeting, Business, Management, Projects, Research and Development, as well as excellent organizational and time management skills sanctioned by outstanding results. A strategically focused Practice leader and Executive/Advisor, Pragmatic problem solver, able to work as a team player, maintains clear objective in time driven pressure environment. SKILLS

Motivation, Innovation, Passion, Integrity, Teamwork, Customer-Focus, Results-Driven.

Expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis and Forecasting / trusted business advisor

Business Analysis and Enterprise Budget

Preparation of month, quarter, and year-end US GAAP financial statements

Project Management Experience

Solid knowledge in data collection, commodity market, market research techniques and marketing strategies.

Experienced in econometric analysis, statistics, and the use of econometric and statistical software.

Working knowledge of SAS and SQL, proficient in SPSS, Eviews, Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Working knowledge of MicroStrategy Developer (Attributes, Metrics, filter, Reports)

Skilled at leading people and projects to ensure that goals and objectives are met within defined time parameters.

Adapt easily and quickly to new software / Applications

Ability to successfully plan, develop, lead and execute projects

Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical team members and clients.

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills in French (Native) and English. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A’S INITIATIVE, LLC United States 04/2016 – Present Manager

• Ability to gather, organize, understand, analyze and summarize supporting documentation

• Read, understand and interpret financial statements and provide adequate recommendations

• Perform financial analyses

• Perform enterprise budget

• Develop and communicate work product, both orally and in writing to management and clients

• Understand and incorporate client needs and objectives into planning and actions

• Research industries, markets, demographics, trends and other data related to client’s products/services

• Perform forecasting, cost and variance analysis

• Identify risks and opportunities

• Attend business meetings

Project: Added value Vs Unit local price of Staple foods (Benin-Ghana Project) 1/2018 – 4/ 2018 Project: USDA-FAS Algeria – North Carolina State University November 2019 Rollins (The CSI Company) United States 10/2019 – Present Sr Financial Analyst (Consultant)

• Establishes financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information, and managing accounting staff.

• Maintain the general ledger and reporting system ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and regulatory requirements

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements

• Perform month-end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries

• Develop and maintain reconciliation schedules, month end closing checklists, finance metrics and research variances

• Provide strategic and day-to-day management of the general accounting function, working directly with the Director of Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Achieves accounting operational objectives by contributing accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; and implementing change.

• Meets accounting financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.

• Confirms financial status by monitoring revenue and expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data; and preparing special reports.

• Maintains accounting controls by establishing a chart of accounts and defining accounting policies and procedures.

Citi (TSR Consulting Services) Tampa, FL 10/2016 – 02/2017 Business Analyst-Senior

• Planning, reporting and financial analysis support for assigned line(s) of business and/or total segment level

• Provide highly specialized financial consulting and analytical support at the assigned line(s) of business and/or total segment level

• Import data from CitiRisk, evaluate them for accuracy

• Analyze and interpret regulatory requirements and regulations

• Strong knowledge in CCAR and Basel III rule implementation

• Ability to define, articulate and re-engineer complex processes and procedures, with appropriate controls, and think both strategically and tactically while driving meticulous execution

• Strong attention to detail, willingness to “roll up sleeves” and produce a polished, high quality, accurate product; tireless work ethic with ability to work well under pressure

• Regulatory Reporting (Country Exposure Reporting, Basel Reporting, Wholesale, Risk, Treasury Capital Reporting)

TSG-ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING ADVISORS New York, NY 10/2014 – 09/2016 Management Consultant

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS convergence

• Strong analytical skills with a robust working knowledge of Basel III RWA Standardized and advanced approaches

• Collaborate and build relationships with key stakeholders and business process owners to drive successful execution of key strategic priorities

• Compliance and financial risks across various departments or agencies

• Implement risk assessment process designed to identify trend and evaluation and report on the operations

• Strong understanding of the relevant risks and controls in areas of Treasury processes

• Communicate audit scope, audit protocol, status of issues or risks

• Recommendation to improve the end-to-end processes

• Effective in leading, managing and developing professionals while promoting a team environment.

• Supervise and manage a group of staffs 10-15 members at time

• Audit quality control team and highly technical with solid interpretation of technical accounting pronouncements in difficult areas of accounting

SOCPP Holding Inc. New York, NY 06/2013 – 10/2014

Financial Economist

• Evaluate, validate economic data and determine adequate values for financial securities, also economic trends associated with risks for price determination

• Assisted establishing the process to evaluate and enhance the guaranty fee pricing scheme using logistic regression or alternative quantitative methods.

• Assisted valuing the risk associated with petroleum prices outside the scope of SOCPP Holding Inc. core pricing based on the interpretation of data analysis, conclusions and recommendations.

• Served as a liaison between the analytics and accounting departments, explaining new economic research and pricing model changes to non-technical audience.

• Assisted developing potential pricing and policy strategies designed to increase firm profitability and presented the options to executive management using both statistical and formal languages.

• Employed cost/benefit analysis to identify ways to improve the efficacy of the program. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University Greensboro, NC 04/2011 – 05/2013 Research/Project Assistant

• Supervised and managed students to assure proper execution and initiation of projects and tasks assigned

• Collected, organized, and analyzed statistical data for various financial projects from a variety of sources.

• Built and validated special data sets for specific research projects.

• Provided oral and written financial reports upon request and respond to queries/requests.

• Prepared charts, graphs, and other outputs for presentation of various data to non-technical and technical audiences.

• Assisted in contacting various public/private organizations to obtain necessary statistical and other relevant information for research projects.

• Performed Budget Analysis and Enterprise Budgets for farmers, and regression analysis for potential outcomes on projects/cases.

• Case Study on Songhai Centre (NGO) – Benin/Liberia (West Africa) (05/09/2012 – 05/23/2012) Songhai Centers as Models for Promoting Sustainable Agriculture (MEAS #10, July 2014)

• Sub-Saharan Research – Collection of data and analysis (Ghana) (06/04/2012 – 06/24/2012)

• Consumer Demand for Canola Oil in the U.S. at the retail level by Adjibi, Younouss Allabi, M.S., NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, 2012, 42 pages; 1534790 ConvaTec Greensboro, NC 10/2009 - 04/2011

Accounts Payable Specialist,

• Built a positive team environment within the Finance Department. Worked with team members to ensure accurate and timely completion of all departmental responsibilities.

• Initiated resolution of problems and follow up on discrepancies between invoices, purchase orders.

• Assisted and train new AP clerks with day to day processes.

• Assisted AP Manager in attaining departmental goals and objectives.

• Generated financial reports such as incomes statements balance sheets, and ledgers. Diamond Bank Cotonou, BENIN – West Africa 06/2009 - 06/2007 Internal Auditor,

• Monitor and maintained all bank audit functions

• Participated in all auditor reports and evaluation of findings

• Worked closely with external auditors

• Participated in weekly internal bank committee meetings

• Ensured compliance of regulations controls and procedures in self audits

• Teamwork effort in implementing procedures to evaluate and safeguard assets and control risks

• Participated in advisory projects and assisted management with achieving their objectives

• Prepared and communicated audit findings to management, including recommendations for improvement and the sharing of best practices

Quartey Accounting Firm Accra, GHANA – West Africa 05/2005 - 05/2006 Accountant – Entry Level

• Monitored the AR, including invoicing and payments

• Assisted in maintaining all accounts payable reports

• Reconciled accounts (checking for errors, balancing)

• Prepared inputs monthly journal entries into the Oracle Financial System

• Compiling and Analyzing the financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts EDUCATION

NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY Greensboro, NC Masters of Science in Economics, 2012

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON Accra, Ghana Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 2006

PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT

• Advanced Certificate in Environmental and Waste Management

• Certificate in leadership Achievement

• Vice President for Finance Graduate Student Advisory Council, NC A&T State University

• Academic Honors, Summa Cum Laude – NC A&T State University

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