Control Officer Assistant Manager
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Personal Profile
A resourceful, self-motivated, hardworking, and conscientious business manager, with experiences’ in debt recovery, procurement management, Internal Auditing, credit and marketing. I always maintain a positive and professional attitude by achieving a high personal performance standard through good time management and organizational skills; enabling effective performance and maintaining a flexible approach to tasks.
Employment History/ Experience;
Lagos Island Local Government, Lagos State, Nigeria ( March 2022 to January 2023)
Position: Chairman of Revenue Committee
Job Description:
Coordinating over 100 revenue personnel working on internally Generated Revenue for the local government.
Advising the local government Mayor on other sources of income available to boost the Internally Generated Income
Coordinating the Revenue Committee during meetings with committee members.
WEMA BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, 54, MARINA, LAGOS. (February 2009 to February 2022)
Position: Regional Team lead, Lagos Island (Remedial Assets and Loan review- ERM Group)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Recovery of bad debts from debtor customers.
Review of customers’ credit files/writing of demand letters.
Establish customer relations to negotiate repayment of non-performing loans.
Manage relationship between the Bank and Recovery Agents/Receiver/Receiver Managers.
Writing of petition to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and SFU of the Nigerian Police on recalcitrant customers.
Attending court sessions as a witness on behalf of the Bank in respect of unsettled debts.
Liaising with Regulatory Authorities (Examiners) on status of non-performing accounts.
Visiting debtors for recovery purposes and to collect cheques.
Conduct investigation, tracing fleeing Debtors and realizing their securities.
Processing of customers’ requests for interest remission and writing recommendation to Management on a way forward.
Processing of commission for Recovery Agents.
Design and implement strategies for effective monitoring and recovery of non-performing loans.
Monitoring and marketing of recovery goods/products from debtor customers.
Preparation of weekly/ monthly recovery reports for Management.
Marketing of the Bank’s products/financial services.
Carrying out other assigned responsibilities as may be directed by Management.
PERFECTION CONSULT, UNITED KINGDOM
Position: Assistant Manager (2005 TO 2008)
Coordinated coverage with the external auditors and ensure that each party is not only aware of the other's work but also well briefed on areas of concern
Made recommendations on the systems and procedures being reviewed, report on the findings and recommendations and monitored management's response and implementation
Reviewed and reported on the accuracy, timeliness and relevance of the financial and other information that is provided for management
Prevented, detected, investigated and escalated all fraud within the organization in accordance with government policies.
Worked with management and ensure a system is in place which ensure that all major risks are identified and analyzed, on an annual basis
Reported the value for money that the company obtains in all its activities with special regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness
Conducted all reviews or tasks requested by trustees, the audit committee, chief executive or finance director, provided a such reviews and tasks do not compromise the independence or objectivity of the internal audit function.
Provided both management and the audit committee with an opinion on the internal controls.
First Atlantic Bank plc, Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
Position: Banking Officer (2001 TO 2004)
Job Title: Resident Control Officer
Reviewed and reported on the accuracy, timeliness and relevance of the financial and other information that is provided for management
Prevented, detected, investigated and escalated all fraud within the organization in accordance with government policies.
Made recommendations on the systems and procedures being reviewed, report on the findings and recommendations and monitored management's response and implementation
Coordinated coverage with the Inspection Unit of the Bank and ensure that each party is not only aware of the other's work but also well briefed on areas of concern.
Worked with management and ensure a system is in place which ensure that all major risks are identified and analyzed, on an annual basis
Reported the value for money that the company obtains in all its activities with special regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness
Conducted all reviews or tasks requested by trustees, the audit committee, the chief executive or the finance director, provided such reviews and tasks do not compromise the independence or objectivity of the internal audit function
Provided both management and the audit committee with an opinion on the internal controls.
Equity Bank of Nigeria Limited (now Intercontinental Bank Group plc)
Position: Assistant Banking Officer (2000 to 2001)
Job Title: Credit and marketing Officer
Job Description
Assess loan requests or commercial credit applications through interviews with applicants and checking application forms, references, credit ratings, credit scores, pay slips and other information
Approve or recommend approval of loans and commercial credit applications within policy guidelines
Prepare papers setting out conditions and periods of loans, rates of repayment, or in a commercial area, the setting out of trading terms
Prepare reports of loans and accounts which have outstanding (unpaid) amounts
Keep records of arrears (behind in payments) and prepare routine letters or make telephone calls requesting payment
Prepare statements of overdue accounts and forward these for legal action
Prepare reports on credit ratings of customers
Answer enquiries concerning loan balances or commercial accounts, penalties and credit standing of customers.
United Bank of Nigeria plc (1998 to 2000)
Position: Executive Trainee
Job Titles: Credit and marketing Officer
Job Description
Assess loan requests or commercial credit applications through interviews with applicants and checking application forms, references, credit ratings, credit scores, pay slips and other information
Approve or recommend approval of loans and commercial credit applications within policy guidelines
Prepare papers setting out conditions and periods of loans, rates of repayment, or in a commercial area, the setting out of trading terms
Prepare reports of loans and accounts which have outstanding (unpaid) amounts
Keep records of arrears (behind in payments) and prepare routine letters or make telephone calls requesting payment
Prepare statements of overdue accounts and forward these for legal action
Prepare reports on credit ratings of customers
Answer enquiries concerning loan balances or commercial accounts, penalties and credit standing of customers.
Education
Academics:
2020 PhD. Finance (Atlantic International University, USA) :-
2016. Bsc Accounting (Tansian University, Anambra state, Nigertia)
2008 Msc Accounting and Finance (University of Wales, UK)
2000 MBA. (MARKETING) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi – Nigeria
1998 HND. Banking and Finance (UPPER CREDIT) Federal Polytechnic, Offa kwara _ Nigeria
Professional Qualifications:
FCCSA FELLOW (,ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED SYSTEM ACCOUNTANTS) USA 2022
CNA (ASSOCIATE, ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA) 2022
FICM (FELLOW INSTITUTE OF CREDIT AND COLLECTION MANAGEMENT) 2014NATIONAL
ACMA (ASSOCIATE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS) 2010
AMNIM(ASSOCIATE MEMBER NIGERIA CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT) 2003
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
2020 Certificate in an introduction to cyber Attacks by New York University Tandon School of Engineering.
2020 Certificate in Digital Transformation by Boston Consulting group under the authority of the University of Virginia.
2020 Certificate in innovation and emerging technology: Be disruptive: Macquarie University Sydney Australia.
2020 Certificate in Teamwork Skills: Communicating Effectively in Groups by University of Colorado.
2020 Certificate in Strategic Innovation: Managing INNOVATION BY University of Illinois.
2001 Internal Control Awareness Programme (First Atlantic Bank)
2003 Seminar on Fraud Prevention and Internal Control (FITC)
1999 Certificate in Computer appreciation i.e Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint, email
Interests
Playing tennis and listening to music
Reference:
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