General Manager Financial Reporting

ANTHONY KAYODE OPAWUYI, BSC, ACA

Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

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Ethical finance expert Leader with a background of expertise in creating and leading strategic business plans, ensuring Company’s financial objectives aligned with its overall growth strategy. In 17 years of practical experience, optimized business finance stability, sought out and evaluate business investment opportunities to drive profitability, growth and stability, and possible expansion.

Highly analytical decision-maker with extensive experience in building, turning around, and operating companies, along with proven history of increasing productivity and turning around difficult situations. Currently a Team Lead Finance & Accounting, I’m skilful at financial management, treasury management, corporate finance, accounting and taxation, and financial forecasts contemplating multiple possible future scenarios to obtain maximum economic yield.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Business Finance Tax Management Budgets and forecasting Risk management People leadership Skills Compliance Management. Strategic financial planning. Organization and management Skills. Excellent Communication Skills. Financial reporting. Stakeholders Management. Proficient in MS Office and ERP PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Head, Finance, Accounting & Admin. Okazi Finance Ltd, Lekki-Lagos Nigeria. Feb. 2020 – Till date Okazi Finance Ltd is Licensed by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to render finance services to both corporate and individuals

Key Achievements/Role Highlight:

Gradually grew Okazi Fiance Ltd, capital structure from 0.85 billion NGN (0.85M USD) to 10 billion NGN

(8.3M USD) in the 2020-2024.

Grew revenue from 4 billion NGN (3.3M USD) to 7 billion NGN (5.8M USD) in 2022-2024 to improve on such.

Achieved 59% tax reduction on expected tax liability for the year 2024 via accounting strategy.

Achieved minimum 2.5million NGN cost saving annually on power supply consumption to diesel.

Developed new robust financial reporting system in 2020 and enhance it improvement up till date.

Successfully on-job trained 10 financial and non-financial on usage of ERP in operation.

Put in place for all departments IFRS budget based KPIs to show contribution to the company’s financial position.

Managed audit process and examiners to closed financial year end from 2020 till date.

Successful managed the requirements and compliance of CBN, Tax Authorities & others from 2020 till date.

Lead team of five (5) on business process, effective collaboration, career management and professional development.

Financial Controller PDNG Ltd. Apapa-Lagos, Nigeria. 2015- 2019 PDNG Ltd is a Civil & Electrical engineering firm and has subsidiary in Mobile Communication Gadgets Distribution and Sales which includes radio communication system, office automation, laptops and phones. Key Achievements/Role Highlight:

Intensified an effort to revived the expected cash inflows lost to the contract with HIS $0.350M in the year 2015.

Worked to regained PDGN Ltd and HIS contractual agreement and in turn the got new projects that resulted in to $0.750M in the year 2016-2017.

Encouraged the company to deployed the new automated financial reporting system and trained 8 users on it usage 2015.

Built an effective strong controls withing the company’s operation to curbed the lost of resources and theft.

Managed the procurement, the suppliers and helped the company to realized the expected profit on each project from year 2015 to 2019.

Facilitated the credit line for PDGN Ltd with local bank in tuned of $150,000 to enhanced growth of PDGN Ltd subsidiary in mobile communication gadgets distribution and sales.

Developed standardized reporting template to attain efficient data collection on project and achieved 40% turnaround time.

Strengthened inventory management to give an accurate financial information and reduced stock impairment by 85%.

Manager Audit, Tax & Assurance FDO Chartered Accountants & Co Lagos, Nigeria. 2012 –2015 FDO is one of licensed chartered accountants engaged in audit, assurance, tax, consulting and business advisory services Key Achievements:

Performed IFRS conversion for over 10 multinational companies, resulted in 100% compliance with 2012 new accounting standard.

Reviewed tax liability and advised over 35 clients on Corporate and Personnel Tax planning.

Prepared statutory reports belonging to 25 clients for regulatory authorities.

Reduced tax burden for clients by regularly attending to all their tax matters.

Led 10 audit team members to test cost controls for different companies, conducted audit procedures and helped client reduce costs by 35%.

Champion the review of operation processes of 20 companies and redesigned of their accounting systems and provided recommendations on addressing the observed shortcomings. Finance Compliance & Accounts Officer TFS Finance Ltd Lagos, Nigeria. 2006 – 2011 TFS Finance Ltd is Licensed by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to render finance services and business advisory to both corporate and individuals

Key Achievements:

Developed strategy to mitigated the risks of on the finance customers via due diligent on the assets/projects to be finance and recommend the acceptable market price and lower over finance to customers by 35% to 40% yearly.

Managed the financed lease assets were well documented and protected for easy recovery in case of eventually and were delivered rightfully to the right entity and right locations.

Managed third parties Local Purchase Order (LPO) financed by TFS Finance Ltd both for delivery and receivables on involved parties.

Managed the TFS Finance Ltd vendors, suppliers and inventory and achieved cost reduction on operation by 15% to 25% yearly.

Supported the Head of Finance & Accounts to rendered statutory reports and returns to OFID department of CBN and Tax Offices.

Co-managed TFS Finance Ltd traded investments in Nigeria Listed shares, watch the price movement, recommended sales or purchase and recorded the changes on accounting system via MD/CEO approval.

Contributed to the income growth of TFS Finance Ltd in tune of 35% to 45% in the year 2007-2009 via traded investments in Nigeria Listed Shares.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Accounting University of Lagos 2019– 2023 Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) 2016 – 2019 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP

Associate Member Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). 2019 Associate Accounting Technician Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). 2008 OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION

Languages: English (Fluent); Yoruba (Native)

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