Chiedozie Okafor MBA CISA

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Summary

Integrity-driven, sense for details & numbers, objective, and resilient with key strengths in the areas of Operations Management, financial analysis, and budgeting. Superior ability to research, develop, and implement financial and business management strategies designed to optimize authorized appropriations and efficiently accomplish outlined mission objectives.

Principal Cashier

U.S. Embassy Abuja • Federal Capital

Territory 08/2014 - Present

•Processes invoices for payment, proper authorization, coding of fiscal data, and inputting into accounts payable system.

•Processes all employee expense transactions and reports.

•Active development and implementation of efficient accounting systems for Processing and tracking of expenditures and Collections for various Program funds.

•Conducts daily funds management controls to ensure all funding requirements were processed on time.

•Analyzes and maintains unsubmitted voucher reports to ensure funding will be released back to various program funds.

•Conducts daily funds management controls to ensure all funding requirements were processed on time.

•Continuous Implementation of an actionable plan that improved account receivables by 40% and reduced ULO-Unliquidated Obligations by the same margin for unspent funds.

•Provides support to process daily Automated Clearing Checks, ACH, and Pay.gov transactions by reviewing reports to ensure the appropriate amount is posted against received Bill of Collection.

•Partnering with non-finance employees on findings, analysis, and investigation of variances.

•Maintains a database of monthly financial analysis reports and budget modifications.

•Assists sub cashiers in processing and reconciling all expense vouchers and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of processed transactions.

•Developed and monitored project schedules using Microsoft Project software.

•Performed tasks central to program progress, including scheduling, budgeting, accounting, and resource management.

•Communicated and coordinated with Project Supervisor in University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and consistently met deadlines with assigned tasks while achieving commendations for two consecutive months.

Operations Manager

Keystone Bank Awka, Anambra

05/2012 - 07/2014

•Supervised and Coordinated Branch Operations.

•Developed and optimized templates and forms related to all aspects of purchasing, contracts, and agreements.

•Developed activity under Monitoring & Evaluation plans, especially on the use of performance indicators and evaluations to reflect progress toward WHO's Immunization impact on local communities.

•Oversaw the systematic and continuous data collection and analysis on the progress of activities over time and monitored results in terms of timeliness, quality, accuracy in line with project indicators.

•Worked with the procurement team and drove continuous improvement in all aspects of the procurement process.

•Processed financial transactions and data for operational expenditure, ensuring completeness, consistency, and accuracy of all data.

•Analyzed and reviewed business, economic, and financial status with a focus on cost-benefit analysis.

•Tracked and reviewed all expenditures, reimbursements, and expenses for comparison against budgets and developed reports to determine if budgetary goals are met.

•Developed financial backup plans that protected business operations by 60% during major crises that could have resulted in huge losses.

•Engaged in vendor sourcing and category management by utilizing spend analysis on purchased items.

•Participated actively in vendor selection and ensured that various service agreements were maintained.

•Ensured accounting entries are appropriately classified per the Bank’s policy, accounting standards, and nature of expenditure.

•Produced regular financial performance and forecast reports and ensured reporting is relevant and timely.

•Produced management reports that monitored actual operating expenses versus budget.

•Investigated financial reports arising from the process flows and responded to queries from external auditors and internal finance colleagues.

•Developed process improvements and provided ad-hoc analysis for the Finance Manager.

Cash Management Officer/Operations Manager Backup

Keystone Bank, Awka Nigeria

05/2011 - 04/2012

•Prepared safe movement and cash management reports.

•Contacted existing clients with information on new cash management products.

•Maintained an updated list of all checks sent for collection.

•Issued payment orders once applications were approved.

•Oversaw all payments and deposits.

•Ensured that prepared daily cash balances reports matched what was recorded in the system

•Initiated collection activities.

•Managed cash register for local currency, Nigerian naira, and foreign currencies US Dollars & GB Pounds

•Reviewed and released paid sales orders and sales contracts

•Provided regional analysis or use of standard and customized performance indicators to reflect progress toward WHO’s immunization program.

•Developed activity under M&E plans, especially on the use of performance indicators and evaluations to reflect progress toward WHO's Immunization.

•Developed and implemented of results-based monitoring approaches by focusing on achievement of Zonal Immunization Inspectors.

•Provided support to creation of strategic partnerships and support to resource mobilization focusing on achievement of the Impact of New Vaccines Introduction on Immunization & Health Systems.

Regional Clearing Representative – South East 2

Keystone Bank, Awka Nigeria

11/2009 - 04/2011

•Processed received outward (other banks) cheques from all indirect clearing branches by checking and verifying with the report in the system.

•Processed received inward checks and ensured adequate reconciliation with the clearing schedule.

•Supported Clearing branch officers and ensured efficiency in cheque clearing operations.

•Processed debit and credit notes effectively and efficiently.

Funds Transfer Officer

BANK PHB (Now Keystone Bank), Onitsha Nigeria

09/2008 - 10/2009

•Processed and consummated money market deals: Treasury bills, Commercial papers, fixed deposits, etc.

•Processed Internal and Interbank funds transfers.

•Processed Form A, M, and other trade-related transactions including issuance and documentation of Risk Assess Reports.

•Ensured maintenance and effective utilization of physical assets and resources (ATM, adding machines, workstations, stamps till boxes, etc.).

•Ensured daily and weekly balancing of internal funds transfer accounts such as Manager's Cheques, Cash Advance, Suspense accounts: Funds transfer Interdepartmental, Cash & Teller interdepartmental, and Inter-branch interdepartmental accounts.

Funds Transfer/Electronic Banking Specialist

Spring Bank (Now Heritage Bank), Onitsha Nigeria

09/2007 - 08/2008

•Processed and consummated money market deals: Treasury bills, Commercial papers, fixed deposits, etc.

•Processed Internal and Interbank funds transfers.

•Processed Form A, Form M and other trade-related transactions including issuance and documentation of Risk Assess Reports.

•Ensured maintenance and effective utilization of physical assets and resources (ATM, adding machines, workstations, stamps till boxes, etc.).

•Ensured daily and weekly balancing of internal funds transfer accounts such as Manager's Cheques, Cash Advance, Suspense accounts: Funds transfer Interdepartmental, Cash & Teller interdepartmental, and Inter-branch interdepartmental accounts.

Customer Service Officer (Head CSO)

Spring Bank (Now Heritage Bank), Onitsha Nigeria 09/2006 - 08/2007

•Delivered qualitative services to customers.

•Promoted bank products and services.

•Built customer relationships.

•Maintained and manage existing accounts.

•Captured new accounts in the Banking application software

•Responded to customer inquiries and resolve.

•Maintained customer database.

•Assisted customers in depositing and withdrawing cash.

•Referred complex issues to the Operations Manager.

•Ensured best practices in rendering services to customers.

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

Educational Skills

Department of Account and Operations management

06/2018 - Date

Demonstrated ability to independently schedule and manage work and lead M&E/knowledge management/learning platforms.

Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in quantitative and qualitative methods, M&E planning, M&E system improvement; data use and data visualization

Ability to maintain the highest ethical standards at all times

Knowledge of and experience with communication and dissemination techniques and methods

Excellent English verbal and written skills

Excellent writing and research management skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision making capabilities

Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

Education

West African Senior School Certificate

St. Michael's Model Comprehensive Secondary School, Anambra Nigeria Graduated 06/1998

Bachelor's Degree

University of Benin, Edo

Nigeria Graduated 12/2004

Studied Plant Science & Biotechnology (formerly Botany) from the University.

NIIT Education C enter

Benin City, Edo Nigeria Certificate

Obtained on 05/2005

Certificate in e-Technology Computing (Microsoft SQL & Java -Web Programming)

2nd Bachelor's Degree

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth,

Graduating 02/2021

Accounting / Operations Management (Senior) 3.86/4.00

Master of Business Administration, Banking and Finance Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Enugu, Enugu Graduated 02/2010

Professional Training Attended

•FEELINGS (Quality Customer Services) training 2009

•Fraud Forecasting, Identification, Prevention & Control…….2011

•Overseas Cashiering training (Bangkok, Thailand) 2014

•Voucher Examination training (Charleston, USA) 2017

•Customer Satisfaction & Loyalty (Dubai, UAE) .2018

International Certifications /Certificates

•Certified Information System s Auditor (CISA), Certification number: 17140827, Authority:

ISACA Rolling Meadows, IL, USA

•Certificate in Healthcare Finance, Issued May 2019: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts

•Certificate in International Project Management, Issued June 2019: Rochester Institute of Technology, RIT, New York, New York.

•SAS-(Statistical Analytical Software) Programming 1 Essentials, issuing authority: SAS, Digital Badge Issued Apr 2020.

•Tableau Analyst. Issuing authority: Tableau, Digital Badge Issued June 2020.

•Using Power BI with Excel: LinkedIn Learning September 2020.

•Purchasing Foundations: LinkedIn Learning September 2020.

•Project Management: Government Projects LinkedIn Learning October 2020.

•Project Management Foundations LinkedIn Learning October 2020.

•Outlook Essential Training (Office 365/Microsoft 365): LinkedIn Learning October 2020.

•Interpersonal Communication LinkedIn Learning October 2020.

•Contracting for Consultants: LinkedIn Learning October 2020.

•Strategic Planning Foundations LinkedIn Learning November 2020.

•Cert Prep:Project Management Professional (PMP) LinkedIn Learning November 2020.

Skills and Competence

Analytical/Statistical Skills: Statistical Analytical Systems (Base-SAS), Tableau, Power BI, QM for Windows, Microsoft Excel for Data Analysis and Business Modeling.

Database: Microsoft RDBMS/SQL & Java.

Financial Software Solutions: Financial Oracle (Finacle), Phoenix, Consolidated Overseas Accounting Support Tools (COAST), Regional Financial Management Systems (RFMS/Momentum)

Microsoft Office Suites: Microsoft Project, Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word.

Honor Society

The National Society of Leadership and Success -NSLS Member Date 2017 - Present Selected by campus administration to participate among top students in a leadership program including:

•Leadership Training Day: Trained in leadership and success skills via an introspective and interactive training session.

•Speaker Events: Participated in seminars led by celebrities and best-selling authors on topics such as leadership, time management, and goal setting.

Success Networking Teams:

•Participated in peer-based leadership development teams

•Experience in setting and achieving goals, receiving coaching, coaching others, and holding others accountable to commitments.

Membership Organizations

•Information Systems Audit & Control Association-ISACA, Membership ID #617694, Rolling Meadows, IL

•Healthcare Financial Management Association -HFMA, Membership ID #100137292, Westchester, IL

•Institute for Supply Management - ISM, Membership ID 000*********, Tempe, AZ

•Association of Government Accountants – AGA, Membership ID 146944, Alexandria, VA

Reference

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