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KOLAWOLE OLAGBAJU

KOLAWOLE OLAGBAJU

Ogun

Summary

OBJECTIVES: Operation manager with over 10 years in leadership and operation excellence path, with specialty in productivity enhanced by data management, flexible to change in my contribution to the development and achievement of the corporate and team goals as a professional seeking to bring proven record in leading teams and launching successful projects within and outside through excellent leadership services to all stakeholders and my immediate team.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
37
37
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Team Lead MIS & Recons (Cash Management Unit)

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc
Lagos, Nigeria
04.2021 - Current
  • Timely rendition for executive dashboard and reports
  • Ensuring a smooth running of the cash Center and its Hubs
  • Stake Holders engagement and maintaining interdepartmental and client relationship
  • Managing and delivering towards meeting the client (Branches & Channels) expectation as relate to the request to Cash Management Unit
  • Supervisory and Oversight function over cash Center and its 5 Hubs with team size of 24 staff members
  • Cost optimization and monitoring function for the cash center and its Hubs
  • Adequate management of all third parties' relationship with the cash center and its Hubs
  • Oversight function on seamless planning and execution of all logistic arrangement
  • Oversight function on adequate vault management Vis- a- Vis Sourcing against client's request
  • Rendition of report to various management stakeholder
  • Provided leadership and direction for employees, supervising activities to drive productivity and efficiency.
  • Mentored and coached junior staff to produce high-performing, quality team members.
  • Expertly led teams of 24 memebers to successfully achieve productivity KPIs.
  • Delegated tasks to make best use of individuals' skills.

Reconciliation and project officer

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc
Lagos
01.2015 - 04.2021
  • World health Organization direct disbursement mechanism (WHO DDM) Project officer
  • Ensuring a smooth payment session with adequate planning of all logistic required in 36 six state and FCT.
  • Client engagement and maintaining the Bank and client relationship (WHO, Save the Child Initiatives)
  • Managing Branch request with overal objectives of satisfying customers across various touch points of the Bank.
  • Adequate vault management Vis- a- Vis Sourcing and the branches request
  • Reconciliation across currencies ensuring no outstanding in GLs
  • Implemented change management strategies to ensure seamless transitions.
  • Conducted regular project audits to assess adherence to established protocols.
  • Coordinated with external partners and vendors to secure necessary resources.
  • Established and outlined project strategy, keeping staff aligned on common goals.
  • Led and motivated talented project teams, achieving targets within stipulated deadlines.
  • Improved operations by generating project status reports and identifying issues for corrective action.
  • Submitted performance feedback to stakeholders, keeping project teams on track.
  • Negotiated along with procurement team for reduce costs on the charges.
  • Rendition of report to various management stakeholder

Frontline Transaction Risk Officer

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc.
Lagos
01.2012 - 01.2015


  • Ensuring a proper duty of care on all cheques instruments presented by the customers.
  • Ensuring proper second level duty of care on all other bank cheques.
  • Collation of executive Finance reports monthly from other stakeholders.
  • Supported and standardised risk management processes and updated SOPs to reflect changes.
  • Standardised risk and performance metrics to increase efficiencies.
  • Liaised with compliance personnel to create action plans in response to identified issues.

Oficer Clearing

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc
Lagos
01.2009 - 03.2012


  • Maintaining a Balanced CBN settlement Accounts
  • Ensuring Timely Truncation of cheques within CBN/NIBBS approved qualities.
  • Ensuring compliance with processes flows for satisfactory Audit rating
  • Ensuring Timely and Accurate collation of Exco & treasury reports bank wide.
  • Supervisory role to team members.

Communication Officer

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Serves as a liaison officer between the branches and Operation Shared service team.
  • Communicate effectively to team members, on changes and respective feedback on matter of changes or urgency.
  • Advised team memebers at all levels on optimum messaging for internal and external communications.

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc
01.2008 - 11.2008

Account Officer

D-Way Group of Schools
01.2006 - 01.2007

Farm Manager (SIWES trainee

Folabex Investment ltd
01.2005 - 01.2006

Café Manager

D-Way Systems & Tech Ltd
01.1997 - 01.1999

Education

Executive master's - Data Science

Rome Business School
Italy
04.2022 - 09.2023

Master's Business Administration - Finance

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Nigeria
09.2010 - 07.2013

B. TECH - Agricultural Economics & Extension

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Nigeria
09.2000 - 06.2006

Community Commercial high school
Nigeria
09.1999 - /2000

GCSEs -

Community Commercial high school
Nigeria
09.1994 - 07.1999

Advance Diploma - Data Processing

D - Way Systems and Technology Ltd
Nigeria
1998

Primary -

IDC community primary school. Akobo-Ojurin
Nigeria
/1984 - 09.1991

Skills

  • Excellent communication
  • Service management
  • Motivational leadership
  • Team development strategies
  • Client support
  • Process improvement
  • Team supervision
  • Cost-effective budget control

Interests

INTEREST: , Sport, Music, Reading

Languages

English
Advanced

Timeline

Executive master's - Data Science

Rome Business School
04.2022 - 09.2023

Team Lead MIS & Recons (Cash Management Unit)

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc
04.2021 - Current

Reconciliation and project officer

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc
01.2015 - 04.2021

Frontline Transaction Risk Officer

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc.
01.2012 - 01.2015

Master's Business Administration - Finance

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
09.2010 - 07.2013

Oficer Clearing

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc
01.2009 - 03.2012

Communication Officer

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc
01.2008 - 01.2009

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc
01.2008 - 11.2008

Account Officer

D-Way Group of Schools
01.2006 - 01.2007

Farm Manager (SIWES trainee

Folabex Investment ltd
01.2005 - 01.2006

B. TECH - Agricultural Economics & Extension

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
09.2000 - 06.2006

Community Commercial high school
09.1999 - /2000

Café Manager

D-Way Systems & Tech Ltd
01.1997 - 01.1999

GCSEs -

Community Commercial high school
09.1994 - 07.1999

Advance Diploma - Data Processing

D - Way Systems and Technology Ltd

Primary -

IDC community primary school. Akobo-Ojurin
/1984 - 09.1991
KOLAWOLE OLAGBAJU