Financial Analyst Accounting

NANA AMPADU BOATENG, MBA

703-***-****; *******@***.*** ; www.linkedin.com/in/nana-boateng

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Strategic Senior Analyst with extensive career experience in financial services focusing on finance and accounting analysis. Proven success generating relevant and actionable insight through data analysis. Strong ability to leverage critical thinking skills to innovate and automate existing processes and drive productivity and minimize cost.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Budgeting Data Analysis Financial Planning Forecasting Accounting Analytical Reporting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Time Warner Media – Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA November 2019 – Present

Senior Financial Analyst – News & Sports Finance

Lead the financial planning, reporting and analysis for CNN Politics, CNN Money and CNN Digital platforms. Develop the budgetary and monthly reporting packages for the News Finance Group.

Own the recruiting and other capital needs of the News Finance Group.

Provide analytical, forecasting, reporting, and project support to senior management.

Manage other ad-hoc requirements of the team. (Revenue, Accruals, Headcount, Travel and other analysis).

Schroder’s Investment Management, (SIM) NA, NY, NY April 2018 – November 2019

Financial Controller – Financial Planning and Analysis

Led the financial planning, reporting and analysis of four legal entities with assets of over $3B.

Developed the budgetary and statutory reports of the North America executive committee.

Owned the monthly Financial and accounting procedures for reporting and analysis to executive management that supports strategic planning and decision-making.

Directed other treasury functions of subsidiaries of firm that provided efficient liquidity to support business operations.

Oversaw detailed analysis of all investment strategies in the South American region (New Products and Branch Strategies).

Provided technical accounting oversight, ensuring the ledger was controlled and the legal entity result was rationalized within the context of the entities’ contractual obligations and regulatory permissions.

Prepared and reviewed annual statutory accounts and regular Board reports and functioned as the liaison with external auditors.

Citigroup, Hedge Funds Services, Jersey City, NJ May 2013 – April 2017

Financial Analyst – Financial Planning, Product Management & Strategy Led the financial reporting, analysis and control of alternative business.

Owned the budgetary and stator reporting of the group with 90% efficiency rate.

Managed periodic senior management key risk reviews with 80% accuracy rate.

Developed KPI/KRI’s for effective financial reporting resulting in 20% increase in effective data analysis and reporting.

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Maintained the monthly project tracker resulting 50% increase in time utilization.

Led the Oracle general ledger in accordance with the monthly reporting timetable.

Worked closely with Finance Operations teams to review and challenge the revenue and cost base of the legal entities.

Georgetown University, Washington, DC September 2012 – May 2013

Financial Analyst – Business Operations & Procurement

Developed financial budgets for two departments of the University with an annual spend of $5M.

Maintained the Vendor database and performed regular compliance updates.

Provided updates to Georgetown contract process, and introduced KRI’s and dashboards that generated 80% efficiency.

Unique Trust Financial Services, Accra, Ghana October 2003 – April 2011

Financial Analyst – Financial Reporting & Operations

Led the group accounting & financial team managing the top manufacturing and construction clients with AUM of over $100M. Liaison between auditors and on all internal and external request and auditing.

Managed the group accounting and financial reporting of the business with 90% accuracy in reporting.

Owned & managed the budgetary and forecast responsibilities of all construction clients resulting in 20% increase in revenue.

Produced a dashboard to monitor client’s revenue and delinquency leading to 10% increase in collections efforts.

Led the monthly reporting packages for senior management on variances, budget and forecast and planning for decision making.

EDUCATION

Global Master of Business Administration, Finance and Accounting

The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance

University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast -Ghana

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft Office Suite Oracle Hyperion People Soft Salary Planning Excel-Essbase Modeling Power BI HFM Baseware PBCS

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