Project 1 Controller

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Ewu – Tuntun Estate, E-mail: ****.**********@*****.***; *********.**********@*****.***

Beside Sam Ethnan (NAF) Base;

via Domestic Airport Road,

Lagos, NIGERIA.

OLUWANIRAN, Oluwafemi Temitope

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of birth : 22nd February 1982

Nationality : Nigerian

Current position : Project Financial Controller at Schneider Electric

Languages : English (Excellent), French (Basic)

Gender : Male

Marital status : Married

Religion : Christianity.

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To provide well – rounded, world – class expertise in my chosen profession (accounting) and consequently build a successful career in same through continuous self – improvement, optimization of available training opportunities as well as the utilization of my excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a view to becoming relevant to my country in particular and humanity in general.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2022: Masters’ Degree in Business Administration (MBA) - Finance Option, University of Lagos.

2006: Bachelors’ Degree in Industrial Chemistry (Second class, Upper Division) from the University of Lagos, Akoka.

1999: Science A-levels (Physics, Chemistry & Biology) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

1998: West African Senior School Certificate (8 distinctions including English & Maths) from International School, Lagos (ISL).

1992: First School Leaving (Primary School) Certificate from Staff School, University of Lagos.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

* Certified International Financial Reporting Standards Specialist.

* Project Management Professional Master Class Attendance Certificate (precursor to the PMP Certification).

* Associate Chartered Accountant (ICAN ACA) – penultimate stage.

EXPERIENCE

From February 2020 till date: Schneider Electric.

Multinational Energy Firm.

Project Financial Controller.

Providing Project Support to major clients including Nigeria LNG, SNEPCo, SPDC, Total & Exxon.

• Carry out the full lifecycle of Projects and SLA’s within the Nigerian business.

• Full review of Project Set Up and analysis of costs to agree release of project to live status.

• Developing and conducting Monthly Cost Review Meetings with Project Leadership.

• Driving the Budget and Forecast processes, reporting to the Project Manager & Team.

• Conducting Variance Analysis against budget and forecast, presenting results to Project Management Team.

• Supporting Project Leaders and Team Members in project justification, implementation and spending control.

• Continuous monitoring of gross margin changes (both positive and negative) to track the overall improvement being created by the projects team.

• Direction and oversight of the accounting, budgeting and other financial operations of the solutions and project activities of the company.

• Procurement of Bank Guarantees (BGs), Advance Payment Guarantees (APGs) needed by clients to process Payments in Advance (PIA) Invoices.

• Cultivating & maintaining the good business relationships already held within the hub.

• Working with Internal Auditors, External Auditors, Tax Auditors and other Financial Regulatory Institutions (e.g. FIRS) to provide Working Papers, Schedules, Financial Information and other relevant documents for the smooth running of the Audit & Investigation Exercises.

• Driving the Credit Management Process with the Project Managers to ensure that Billed Amounts to SE Clients & Other Accounts Receivable Items yet uncleared are resolved with a win – win approach between client & company.

• Oversight of the Inter - Company & Inter – Group Processes to ensure that monies due to partners in other SE Entities as well as monies due to company from other SE Partners are properly consolidated (InterCo Consolidation).

• Review of Manual Journal Entries posted by members of the Process Automation Finance Team.

• Perform Financial Analysis of Balance Sheet Accounts to ensure Compliance, Integrity of Account Balances / Financial Reporting and effectiveness of Business Processes.

• Posting of WBS Correction Journals as well as other Month End / Period Close Journals on a Monthly Basis.

• Providing administrative and technical supervision to staff e.g. training and supervision on Time Sheet module.

• Preparation of Financial Reports, Budgets, Cost Reports, Cash Flow and Financial Forecasts on a regular basis.

• Monitoring of the Financial Operations of the projects to ensure compliance with budgets quotation and analyze variances with feedback to relevant departments and management.

• Implementation of a consistent project controlling approach across all businesses and ensure full compliance with the group guidelines and process.

• Working closely with the legal department to analyze the legal risk of a Project Solutions Risk Management

• Animation of the Monthly Project Reviews between the Project Financial Controller & the Project Team

• Analyses of the Monthly Orders, Margins and Support Functions Costs against the budget and provide feedback to the management with recommendations.

• Management of the Monthly Forecast of the Business Orders and ensuring the accuracy and consistency of the forecasts.

• Ensuring that the Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations are completed within Corporate Guidelines.

• Strongly challenging yet supporting the Project Execution Leaders to achieve their business targets.

• Carrying out other duties assigned by the Company Hierarchy and the Project Management Team (PMT).

From July 2017 to January 2020: Delta Tek Offshore (DTO).

Multinational Oil & Gas Servicing Firm.

Project Cost Controller (Project Controls Department).

PROJECT 1: ESCRAVOS EXPORT SYSTEMS PROJECT (CHEVRON EESP)

EPCI for 40.1 km of crude export pipeline, two PLEMs (Pipe Line End Manifolds), two SPMs (Single Point of Mooring). Involves Detailed Engineering Design, Shore Crossing, Offshore Pipe Lay, Hook Up & Commissioning.

PROJECT 2: MEREN GGCP TO OKAN WYE REPAIR PROJECT AT CHEVRON ESCRAVOS FIELD

EPCI for Meren Gas Gathering and Compression Platform (GGCP) to Okan Wye Pipeline Repair Project.

PROJECT 3: AMNI TUBU OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (AMNI TOFDP)

EPCI for the Tubu Oilfield Development Project by AMNI International Petroleum Development Company Limited.

PROJECT 4: EDOP TRANCHE – JV PLATFORMS MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS PROJECT_EXXON / MPN

EPCI for the Inim, Asabo, Edop (QD, QC, QE), Idoho (BA, BQ), Etim (LB), Utue KA & Utue KB Platforms.

PROJECT 5: RENTAL OF PILING HAMMER BY FIRST EXPLORATION & PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Tracking, following up and control of costs and revenues in alignment with budget.

Matching all costs to budget line items.

Responsible for carrying out project cost control activities in line with the approved budgets / forecasts; in line with the various contracts that have been signed & put in place for the Escravos Export System Project (E.E.S.P.); and also in line with the laid down ground rules by the Project Management Team (i.e. the Project Management Plan and the Project Execution Plan).

Carrying out Variance Analyses on Project Costs to reliably estimate fluctuations in the Project Costs as well as the explanation of the reasons behind the fluctuations.

In charge of cost estimates (As Sold & ETC) and budget maintenance.

Preparing, analyzing and reporting cash flow statements of revenue & costs for the entire project life cycle.

Responsible for the implementation, monitoring & evaluation of controls on project costs put in place by management; and suggesting / recommending improvements when & where necessary.

Supervision, mentoring, guidance & oversight of trainees & interns in the Cost Control Unit (Project Controls Department).

Allocation & Apportionment of Revenue & Costs; including Management of the Budgets for the Project Scopes: PMT Hours, Engineering, Fabrication, Construction, Purchasing, SubCos, Logistics, Vessels, Operations, Transportation, Installation etc.

Continuous interface & liaison with other disciplines to ensure that the cost implications of their activities are properly & accurately integrated into our budgets & forecasts.

Responsible for costs follow – up, invoice documentation and cost allocation on Delta Tek Offshore (DTO) Projects.

Coding & pre – approval of all purchase requisitions (P.R.s) & supplier invoices on Delta Tek Offshore (DTO) Projects.

Tracking of Revenue & Costs for the Rental of Menck Piling Hammer by First E & P.

Carrying out other duties assigned like SPOT Analyses on Specific Subjects as requested by Company Hierarchy / PMT.

From September 2016 to May 2017: Elixir Global Manufacturing Food Limited (formerly P & G Vicks Plant)

Multinational Manufacturing Company – Member of the FMCL Group.

Plant Financial Controller (Finance & Admin Department).

Responsible for the implementation, monitoring & evaluation of accounting, financial & administrative controls put in place by management; and suggesting / recommending improvements when & where necessary.

Maintenance of the Plant Financial Ledgers including Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Journals, Cash, & Bank.

Carrying out the day – to – day financial control tasks including invoice checking & validation, review of transactions prior to final payment, checking transactions in Oracle, signing – off on cash & bank transactions etc.

Review &vetting of all supplier invoices prior to final payment.

Creation of documents to be used in Financial Control such as Payment Request Checklist, Invoice Register, Cash Disbursement Form etc.

Responsible for administering & overseeing Internal Control, Cost Control, Financial Control & Process Controls.

Preparation of Monthly Cost Review Excel Sheets to be presented to Senior Management.

Training & mentoring subordinate team members.

Carrying out other duties assigned by the hierarchy / Senior Management.

From July 2014 to August 2016: WisePlanner Consulting (Management Consulting & Accounting Firm)

Senior Consultant

Deployment of Information Technology infrastructure – hardware & software.

Providing advisory & professional services to WisePlanner clients.

Responsible for relating with customers to understand their financial & management needs in order to proffer solutions & advice.

Training, strategy development, software deployment + implementation, assessment as well as other professional services.

From March 2013 to June 2014: Subsea 7(Globestar Engineering Company Nigeria Limited)

Multinational Oil & Gas Servicing Firm.

Project Cost Controller (Project Services Department).

Management of the Project Management Team (PMT) Budget / Work Pack on the Emergency Trunk Line Project (ETLP).

Responsible for costs follow – up, invoice documentation and cost allocation on the Offshore Construction & Installation Phase 2 Project (OCIP2).

Management of the SAP Service Entry Process for the Erha North Phase 2 Project; as well as the corresponding documentation.

Training other project cost controllers working on the Erha North Phase 2 Project (ENP2) on the creation of SES for the supplier invoices they manage under their individual / respective work packages (WPMs).

Coding & pre – approval of supplier invoices on all the three projects that I have worked with; i.e. Erha North Phase 2 Project (ENP2), Offshore Construction & Installation Phase 2 Project (OCIP2) and the Emergency Trunk Line Project (ETLP).

Responsible for the implementation, monitoring & evaluation of controls on project costs put in place by management; and suggesting / recommending improvements when & where necessary.

Carrying out other duties assigned by the hierarchy / Project Management Team (PMT).

From May 2011 to February 2013: Subsea 7 (Globestar Engineering Company Nigeria Limited)

Multinational Oil & Gas Servicing Firm.

Cost Controller (Finance & Administration, Head Office).

Responsible for the implementation, monitoring & evaluation of accounting, financial & administrative controls put in place by management; and suggesting / recommending improvements when & where necessary.

Determination and Creation of General Ledger Accounts and Cost Centre codes for Profit Centres and Cost Centres in SAP to capture specific transactions not yet defined; and at inception of new projects / joint ventures.

Review, coding & subsequent approval of all Head Office supplier invoices prior to final payment.

Creation of Service Entry Sheets on SAP to be reviewed by Senior Management prior to final payment.

Responsible for Internal Control, Cost Allocation, Cost Control and Cost Apportionment between General &Administration (G & A) and Project Cost Centres.

Preparation of Budget Templates and other information gathering tools to be used in the preparation of the company’s Annual Budget.

Training other members of the Finance Cost Control Team on the rudiments / basics of Finance Department Cost Control as well as Cost Centre Management & Reporting.

Carrying out other duties assigned by the hierarchy / Senior Management.

From September 2010 to May 2011: MIS Advisory (Corporate Financial Services Firm).

Senior Associate

Working with Project Teams to assist our clients with the preparation of Business Plans, Executive Summary & Information Memoranda.

Liaising with The Firm’s Corporate Finance Advisors on the preparation of financial projections, business models & business plans for The Firm’s clients.

Conducting pre-transaction financial and strategic assessment for MIS Advisory Clients.

Providing training, mentorship & guidance to subordinate team members.

Providing support & assistance in the setting up of data rooms & other due – diligence processes.

Attending client meetings and presentation sessions with senior executives and providing technical & professional support / advice.

From September 2008 to September 2009: KPMG Audit (Multinational Professional Services Firm).

Audit Associate, Energy & Natural Resources (ENR) Unit.

Examination of clients’ financial statements to ensure that Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Policies have been professionally adhered to in the preparation of clients’ financial statements.

Recomputation and analysis of year end balances with the intention of proposing audit adjustments and / or reclassifications where necessary.

Review of accounting entries as well as journal entries to ensure that they are in line with the relevant standards (Statement of Accounting Standards [SAS] or International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]).

Carrying out Statistical and Financial data analysis.

Reviewing and testing of client’s Internal Control Systems.

Preparation of Final Accounts and Audited Financial Statements, including Management Letters.

Evaluation of Internal Control as well as similar regulatory and compliance processes and policies in order to detect and correct lapses where applicable as well as providing professional advice to clients on how to mitigate the inherent risks associated with such lapses.

Performing agreed – upon procedures on behalf of clients that have business concerns in Nigeria.

Carrying out procedures on financial records to ensure that as much as possible, global best practices have been adhered to in the process of preparation and presentation of clients’ financial statements.

Auditing of individual accounts in client’s trial balance such as income, expenditure, assets and liabilities in order to determine that they are not significantly misstated and to propose adjustments where necessary.

Performing variance analysis of clients’ financial data in order to reliably estimate fluctuations in a client’s business and reason for the fluctuations.

Making periodic recommendation to the management on how to improve on the areas of weakness which were noted in the course of the audit performed.

Performance of Forensic Review of clients’ financial and non – financial records.

Conducting operational risk assessment for oil service firms by identifying significant risk points inherent in their operations, evaluating key controls in place to mitigate those risks, and suggesting ways for improvement.

Multi - faceted audit experience in the airline, petroleum, oil & gas industries.

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From July 2008 to August 2008: Standard Chartered Bank (Multinational Financial Services Provider).

Customer Experience Officer (C.E.O.)

Handling all customer related issues, customer inquiries, issuance & custody of bank instruments (ATM cards, credit cards, debit cards).

In charge of account opening and documentation, maintenance of customer database as well as the provision of relevant information on the banks products & services.

COMPUTER & ICT SKILLS

Microsoft Office 2007 Tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, InfoPath and Project).

Accounting and Auditing Tools (SAP, Sage Pastel Evolution, Peachtree, IDEA and Caseware).

SKILL ACQUISITION COURSES ATTENDED

SAP End User Training (Delta Tek Offshore) – 2019.

Contract Awareness Training (Subsea 7) – 2014

Proficiency Certification Course in the use of Advanced Excel (OIL & GAS SOFT SKILLS) – 2013

Certified International Financial Reporting Standards Specialist (ADRAC) – 2012

SAP Project Systems for Project Accountants / Cost Controllers (GLOBESTAR / CAPGEMINI) – 2012

SAP FICO Intercompany Processes Training (GLOBESTAR / CAPGEMINI) – 2012

SAP End User Training (GLOBESTAR / CAPGEMINI) – 2011.

Behaving Safely Course: Introduction & Positive Actions - (GLOBESTAR) - 2011

Project Management Professional Master Class (JEMAN CONSULTING) – 2011.

Financial Modelling Training (MIS ADVISORY) – 2011.

Sage Pastel Evolution Proficiency Training Course (ATIB) – 2009.

KPMG TRAININGS ATTENDED

KPMG Basic Accounting Course (KBAC) - 2008

KPMG Audit 1 Training Course (KAM) - 2008

OTHER SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills.

Sound knowledge of ICT infrastructure & applications.

Professional Accounting, Auditing & Financial Control Skills.

Analytical, numerical and critical reasoning skills.

Leadership skills and problem-solving skills.

Ability to adapt to; and effectively utilize, the latest cutting – edge technology.

A very effective and ambitious team player, with a strong determination to succeed.

Result oriented and focused.

Able to work effectively and efficiently under minimal supervision.

Energetic, self – driven, confident, enthusiastic and committed to duty.

HOBBIES

Reading & Research

Learning new languages and technological developments,

Travelling.

YOUTH SERVICE

Nigeria Christian Corpers’ Fellowship Awka, Anambra State; NYSC Batch ‘A’ March 6th 2007 – March 5th 2008–

State Transport & Organizing Secretary – Served Full Time and Reported directly to the Fellowship President.

REFERENCES

Available on request.

Application for employment: Project Financial Controller.

I hereby apply for the above-named position in the organization.

I started my professional career as a Customer Experience Officer (C.E.O.) at Standard Chartered Bank in July 2008 before proceeding to work in the Audit Division of a highly rated multidisciplinary professional services firm - KPMG Professional Services where I acquired world - class accounting and auditing experience. In KPMG, we specialise in the provision of global accounting and auditing services to local and foreign based clients.

Working with KPMG Audit (Energy & Natural Resources Unit) has helped me further develop as well as sharpen my computer skills, analytical skills, communication and interpersonal skills, numerical reasoning skills as well as my accounting and auditing skills, all which would go a long way in adding intrinsic and extrinsic corporate value to the business. In addition, the acquired experience has helped me broaden my international outlook while benchmarking global best practices in the professional services industry, all of which I intend to bring along to the business in the course of my career growth and development in the company.

I am applying for a position with you because I have worked in similar capacity in Subsea7 where I developed the excel templates for gathering information from Departmental Managers on the items they intend to include in their Annual Budgets. Similarly, having done a lot of work with experts in accounting, auditing and financial matters in KPMG, coupled with my background in a numerate discipline, as well as my flair for numerate tasks and my familiarity with numbers, I would be adding more value in more ways than the average applicant would. In addition, I have proficiency certificates in the use of ERP software such as SAP, Sage Pastel Evolution and other business – oriented software such as Advanced Microsoft Excel. I also have a Master Class Certificate in Project Management Professional (PMP) Training as well as a Proficiency Certificate in the knowledge & application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

I have worked both as an auditor and as an accounts / finance person, and am currently working in Schneider Electric as the Project Controller. I have also worked as the Cost Controller at an energy / oil & gas company; having previously worked in the Manufacturing / FMCG Industry as a Plant Financial Controller, and in KPMG as an External Auditor; so I strongly believe that I am able to deliver world - class results as expected of a true ambassador of the accounting profession.

Please find enclosed herewith, a soft copy of my updated resume for your consideration.

Please do feel free to put a call through (or even an e – mail, if you prefer) anytime if you need to seek any clarifications, or if further explanations, details and / or information would be needed / required. I would be very delighted to hear from you.

Thanking you in anticipation of your favourable response.

Best Regards,

OLUWANIRAN, Oluwafemi.

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