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John Idowu
Finance Analyst
Ajah,Lagos
Summary
Ambitious Financial Analyst well-versed in balancing priorities and meeting deadlines under pressure. Expertise in risk management, corporate finance and performance optimization. Detail-oriented professional with over 9 years of hands-on experience in statistical and quantitative analysis and forecasting. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite paired with strong analytical skills to promote organizational success.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Finance Analyst
Uraga Real Estate Limited
Lagos
07.2019 - Current
- Working as an analyst and researcher for a team led by a Senior Accountant specializing in property sales
- Supporting a team that has an average annual turnover of more than $2,000,000.00
- Responsible for finding best money market deals for liquidity management
- Tracking of all account receivables and ensuring timely collections
- Preparation of timely, organized, and accurate financial and cash flow reports for mid-level and senior-level management
- Maintaining a functional payroll management database in compliance with applicable state tax laws
- Measured actual performance against operating plan and interpreted results for all levels of management
- Developed financial models, analytics and automated reporting and forecasting tools to increase productivity
- Developed complex spreadsheets and charts and tables of financial and budget information in Microsoft Excel
- Enhanced, innovated and improved existing processes and controls to manage risk
- Handled internal and external inquiries and complaints submitted by accounts payable clerk, finance director and other department heads, providing outstanding customer service when resolving issues
Accountant
Capital Trust Brokers Limited
Lagos
10.2016 - 06.2019
- Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial report to executive management
- Ensured full compliance regarding rendition of SEC/NSE Quarterly Reports before due date
- Computation of Annual Tax Liability and Liaising with Tax Consultants
- Achieved 100% migration from Nigerian GAAP to IFRS accounting system
- Performed business valuations and balance sheet analysis of over 65% of Nigerian Stock Exchange listed companies
- Responsible for monthly management accounts, year-end procedures as well as daily cash flow
- Proactively maintained all employee records ensuring accuracy and compliance with state tax laws
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Created budgets and forecasts for management group to meet regular accounting deadlines.
- Monitored 5-employee team while handling day-to-day accounting processes and financial accuracy.
- Gathered data on taxable income, deductibles and allowances for tax preparation.
- Partnered with auditors on annual audits and realized compliance with governmental tax guidelines.
Management Trainee
Capital Trust Brokers Limited
Lagos
11.2012 - 09.2016
- Reconciliation of Bank statements
- Daily analysis of stock traded and signing of contract notes
- Verification of stock sold for payment
- Maintain proper filing system for both vouchers and tellers
- Preparation of General Ledger Schedule for Management Account
- Preparation of Journal entries
- Preparation of Petty cash replenishment
- Preparation of daily cash flow statement
- Extracted and manipulated data using Infoware Stockbroking ERP
- Gained knowledge of accounting principles and standards and general business practices to evaluate financial data and transactions
- Spotted inefficiencies and weaknesses in current systems and deployed methods to improve efficiency
- Reconciled balance sheet figures in Stockbroking ERP and sought assistance to reduce errors
Education
Master of Science - Finance
University of Lagos
Lagos 11.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Ilorin
Ilorin 12.2006 - 07.2010
Senior Secondary School -
Beautiful Gate Secondary School
Lagos 09.2000 - 07.2006
Skills
GAAP and statutory reporting
Financial and operational reporting
Microsoft Excel
Data analytics
Tax Compliance
Intuit QuickBooks specialist
Team communication
Software
SAGE ERP
Power BI
Tableau
Certification
Association of Chartered Accountants
Interests
Python
Structure Query Language
Timeline
Master of Science - Finance
University of Lagos
11.2020 - Current
Finance Analyst
Uraga Real Estate Limited
07.2019 - Current
Association of Chartered Accountants
11-2018
Accountant
Capital Trust Brokers Limited
10.2016 - 06.2019
Management Trainee
Capital Trust Brokers Limited
11.2012 - 09.2016
Proficiency Certificate in Management
08-2012
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Ilorin
12.2006 - 07.2010
Senior Secondary School -
Beautiful Gate Secondary School
09.2000 - 07.2006