Senior Manager- Assurance Professional

ASSURANCE PROFESSIONAL - SENIOR MANAGER

Twelve (12) years’ of Assurance experience in practice and over 5 years in senior manager/manager roles within various industries (diverse markets/ countries). Viewed as a team player and able to explain complex issues in layman’s terms. Very passionate about client services with a proven record of quality and timely delivery, quick learner and able to drive timely decisions. Areas of expertise include:

• Risk management • Financial analysis

• Internal controls (COSO) • Budgeting and budget reviews

• International Financial Reporting (IFRS) • Sox-404

• US GAAP/ GAAS • Auditing/ accounting

• International experience • Big 4 experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KPMG LLP (US) November 2011 to date

Senior Manager, Assurance

Wells Fargo & Company

Coordinated the delivery of Annual Financial Reporting and also led the execution of the delivery of SEC Consent and Comfort letters.

• Led and coordinated a project to effectively and efficiently audit the client’s consolidated statement of cashflows. A process improvement which reduced audit hours by more than 65 hours (compared to prior years), thus achieving efficiency for both the client and firm.

• Key member of the (KPMG San Francisco office) Banking and Finance Industry Champions responsible for interpreting regulatory and standard setters’ pronouncements and determining impact on audit work and appropriate response/approach.

• Supervised, coordinated and directed less experienced team members. All annual reporting deadlines were met.

• Core team member and driver of the Firm’s diversity programs.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ghana & Nigeria) 2008- 2011

Senior Manager/ Manager (Assurance)

Coordinated and led multiple engagements or large multi-national engagements effectively. Shared knowledge and experience with clients, teams and colleagues. Presented audit findings reports to Audit Committees and ensured Firm’s Risk management policies are adhered to (including documentation standards) while maintaining profitability.

• Key resource person assisting the Firm’s clientele in the first time adoption of IFRS (this was a USD 5 million project). All deadlines were achieved.

• Viewed as a trusted business advisor and developed deep working and business relationships, through various assurance engagements and investigations of client specific transactions for propriety and control lapses. (Saved a client USD 2 million in fraud).

• Led challenging, complex projects and developed strong business relationships while contributing to leadership development.

• Contributed significantly to the development of training materials (including local content) and led facilitation/training of IFRS for key persons of the Firm’s clientele. Over fifteen companies were trained on first time adoption within Ghana and Nigeria.

• Was consistently rated a net promoter of business and the Firm’s brand through the coordination and delivery of high quality services to the Firm’s clientele- recognizing business and regulatory trends and their potential impact on clients.

• Facilitated at Firm’s learning and education programs - Actively involved in staff training and development, on-the-job and organised training programs. Sought out and recognized as an outstanding developer of people within area of expertise.

• Consistently exceeded revenue targets. Consistent marketing and generating revenues of minimum USD 800,000 over the last two years through effective negotiation and ability to influence at the Audit Committee level.

• Consistently exceeded recovery targets and shared ideas to enhance Firm profitability via value creation, increased efficiency, and development of expanded service offerings.

• Key member of the Firm’s technical committee responsible for the interpretation of regulatory and standard setters’ pronouncements and determining impact on audit work and appropriate response/approach.

• Drove risk management culture across engagement teams and practice unit - Responsible for ensuring that engagements are carried out in accordance with PwC Quality Standard. Consistently, achieved 100% pass rate.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ghana) 2009-2010

Senior Manager -The Global Fund (Special non-assurance project)

Coordinated the Global Fund Project in Ghana, ensuring the Principal and Sub Recipients adhered to the Global Fund Financial and Risk Management policies and advising the Global Fund Secretariat in Geneva on value for money.

• Led the capacity assessment of nominated Principal Recipients (PR) (in five functional areas) to implement approved proposals before the implementation of grants and in doing so, advised the Global Fund of identified capacity gaps. The nominated PR’s proposal was approved amounting to USD 79 million.

• Led the review of budgets, work plans, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) self-assessments, M&E plans and Procurement plans as well as proposed indicators and targets for programmatic performance resulting in a USD 13 million savings to the Global Fund.

• Verified results reported by the PRs against targets and expenditures and made recommendations on periodic disbursement requests based on verified achievements and expected performance. Within the period, savings of over USD 50 million was achieved.

• Go-to person or trusted business advisor to the Global Fund Secretariat in gathering and checking information/ data.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (US) 2005-2008

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company (Freddie Mac) and Ford Motor Credit Company (FMCC)

Manager

• Led and coordinated the management of data quality through the audit and reconciliation of six different data management systems for various engagement teams (debt and derivative, securitization, multifamily, non-performing loans and credit loss sub-teams) made up of eight partners and 130 team members.

• Led the management of risk by driving the execution of quality solutions within appropriate risk management standards and application of best practices and all engagements passed the PwC Risk Management Standards.

• Led the performing loans Sox implementation team to meet deadline. Organized and chaired weekly project meetings to assess and re-strategize and was viewed as a trusted business advisor that develops deep working and business relationships.

• Demonstrated ability as team player by working with other team members (including external consultants, internal audit, financial control etc.) and ensured that appropriate consultations had taken place, thereby identified and addressed issues facing, or opportunities available to, the practice or functional area.

• Coordinated effectively the financial reporting process during the five year restatement of the financial statements of FMCC to meet the three weeks agreed upon deadline and obtained the PwC Local Chairman’s Award for Quality, Teamwork and Excellence.

• Provided guidance, coaching and direction to over twenty team members to achieve all deadlines.

PricewaterhouseCoopers- Senior Associate (Ghana & Nigeria) (2003 -2005)

PricewaterhouseCoopers- Associate (Ghana) (1999-2003)

PROFESSIONAL MILESTONES INCLUDE:

• Lead consultant on the Annual Ghana Banking Survey (PwC – Accra, Ghana- 2010 & 2011).

• Lead consultant on IFRS adoption projects in Ghana and Nigeria.

• Lead Senior Manager in charge of financial services in the Ghana practice. Architected 5- year strategic plan.

• Recipient of the PwC Local Chairman Award for Excellence, Quality and Teamwork. (PwC-Detroit, MI- 2007).

• Recognition as an outstanding performer for quality and excellence. (PwC- Lagos, Nigeria 2003).

• International assignments in US and Nigeria.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Associate Member - Global Association of Risk Professional (GARP)

• Member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (A.C.C.A - UK)

• Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (CIA, US)

Pending certification

• Diploma in International Financial Reporting (Dip IFRS 2012)

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA 2012)

EDUCATION

MSc Accounting (Distinction) - Leeds Metropolitan University (UK)

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE OTHER TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Banking and Finance • Microsoft excel

• Manufacturing • Microsoft power point

• Services • Microsoft word

• Non-profit • Lotus Notes

• Risk management • Microsoft Outlook

• Methodology • MyClient- Audit package

• Team Mate- Audit package

• Team Asset – Audit package

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