Ololade Kolawole

• Responsible To: Director General (DG), CBAAC
• Duties and Responsibilities
• Managing internal and external special projects in coordination with other departments and organizations on behalf of the DG
• Ensuring improvement in service and quality through strategic negotiation and influence of suppliers.
• Utilizing legislation knowledge in enforcing best practices and agency compliance across different services.
• Assisting with coordinating activities between the agency and various outside parties including corporations, non-profit organizations, sub-grant recipients, and local and state elected officials
• Improving overall value generation by demonstrating value for money, optimizing costs, and minimizing risks.
• Streamlining the procurement process for a reduction in costs and improvement in quality.
• Leading and implementing proven systematic improvements and capability enhancements to the supply chain, resulting in a reduction in cost.
• Conducting routine checkpoint meetings with suppliers to review performance and drive continuous improvement of services and value for money.
• Extensively researching, negotiating prices on, and buying items such as sculptures, statues, and paintings that can add value to the Hall of Fame collections.
• Analyzing procurement system data and collaborating with suppliers to explore opportunities to generate greater value.
• Supporting procurement strategies, assessing objectives, and implementing necessary service improvements.
• Keeping abreast with the DG's immediate and long-term commitments and plans; identifies conflicts, flags problems for intervention, and corrects course as appropriate.
• Collaborating with technical experts in managing contracting and vetting processes for issued tenders.
• Working with department heads to determine requirements for procurement activities.
• Building productive relationships with stakeholders, communicating updates, and seeking mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Delivering strategies through engagement, consultation, and negotiation with stakeholders.
• Analyzing and developing procurement plans with cost-effective solutions and increased purchase power.
• Evaluating procurement processes and using results to improve workflows and procedures.
• Reviewing proposals and submitting reports to the Director General for approval.

• Responsible To: Head Procurement
• Duties and Responsibilities
• Sourced for reliable vendors to provide quality goods at the best reasonable price.
• Sourced and verified quotations from suppliers before initiating purchase processes.
• Prepared project briefs and business cases to seek management approval for procurement activities.
• Assessed supplier base and categorized spending based on strategic and operational requirements.
• Advised and guided management teams on decision-making, enabling cost-effective tendering processes.
• Facilitated project delivery by procuring raw materials and supplies.
• Obtained competitive prices, negotiated, and liaised with vendors to ensure an adequate supply of quality goods according to the user department's specifications.
• Established a beneficial working relationship with vendors.
• Created tender evaluation criteria for assessing and selecting suppliers.
• Collaborated with technical experts in managing contracting and vetting processes for issued tenders.
• Monitored supply chain activities to validate the quality of goods procured.
• Delivered tactical cost savings by negotiating advantageous terms and conditions for new contracts.
• Conducted regular market surveys to monitor changes in the cost of items.
• Communicated outcomes of tendering processes to tenderers using official channels.
• Ensured that items supplied are inspected and moved into inventory while liaising with the audit department to ensure quality assurance.
• Ensured prompt retirements of cash received from the finance department.
• Developed sound, cost-effective strategies for the purchasing of materials used in the business.
• Developed professional expertise through training and mentorship to boost service delivery.
• Developed risk management procedures to mitigate losses in the event of product shortages
• Ran due diligence checks on potential suppliers and flagged issues detected for action.
• Ensured that store items bought on direct purchase are at minimal cost to cut off middleman's margin in order to save cost for the company.
• Worked closely with the company legal department to make sure contracts and terms are favorable.
• Prepared and reviewed purchase orders for compliance with company policy.

• Devised and implemented rewarding financial management policies and processes to support business requirements.
• Monitored internal control of financial reporting, working with the financial department to regularly implement process improvements.
• Updated internal systems with financial data to help increase data quality.
• Managed and supported financial administrators using a coaching leadership style.
• Evaluated, reviewed, and improved existing financial record-keeping processes.
• Leveraged strong ambition and business acumen, regularly exceeding targets and expectations.
• Identified customer needs and developed catered solutions to meet demands.
• Improved the overall process for year-end inventory audits.
• Collaborated with business development and marketing teams to highlight new revenue streams.
• Managed assigned accounts and monitored payment status to reduce past-due payments.
• Oversaw company accounts, bank reconciliations, and payments.
• Processed invoices and resolved invoice queries to enforce timely payment.
• Prepared monthly reports, account reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Reported on the company's account receivables and exposures to inform stakeholders.

Responsible to: Branch Manager

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Trained staff on best practices to achieve optimal productivity.
• Developed a loyal and highly satisfied customer base through proactive management of team customer service strategies.
• Investigated customer queries to provide timely financial solutions.
• Coached banking service teams in providing exceptional customer care.
• Supported compliance with strict adherence to Bank Secrecy Act, Anti Money Laundering, and CBN regulations.
• Drafted reports on deteriorating trends and fiscal year-end losses to inform stakeholders.
• Recommended loan approvals and denials based on customer creditworthiness.
• Met liability acquisition targets by leveraging new customer accounts.
• Generated memos for fixed deposit renewals and fixed deposit closures.
• Gathered and analyzed data to build financial models around critical metrics.
• Mitigated risks by upholding stringent bank standards for loans and money handling.
• Handled credit approval processes through diligent application management.
• Implemented improved policies and structures to achieve business development goals.
• Coordinated team rotas to meet branch needs whilst limiting staffing costs.
• Built customer bases through cold calling and referral conversions.
• Set risk management policies to mitigate bank losses.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interpreted and followed banking laws to comply with local and national government regulations.
• Built and nurtured lasting relationships with internal and external C-level executives for business success.
• Encouraged and supported career growth for employees by promoting management internal staff members.
• Facilitated business success by building and nurturing lasting relationships with internal and external C-level executives.
• Prepared loan status reports and lending activity for supervisors.
• Managed cash flow by collecting and depositing payments into bank accounts.
• Utilized up-to-date information to make effective decisions governing bank operations.
• Analyzed financial statements for assessing risk in lending decisions and investment opportunities.
• Cross-sold investment and financial consulting services to clients for increased profits.
• Recommended strategies to clients for achieving financial goals and objectives.
• Implemented best practices marketing techniques to drive revenues and increase sales.
• Introduced a customer-focused service platform to retain and grow new business relationships.

Responsible To: Head of Finance

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluated, reviewed, and improved existing financial record-keeping processes.
• Monitored internal control of financial reporting, working with the financial department to regularly implement process improvements.
• Nurtured customers within the account base to support a continued robust pipeline of opportunities.
• Processed bank transactions across 46 Savings accounts.
• Organized budget documentation and tracked expenses to maintain tight business controls.
• Interpreted and applied accounting policies, rules, and regulations to confirm compliance with applicable standards.
• Monitored accounts payable and receivable statuses, keeping financial records up-to-date.
• Coordinated completion of client requests following directions from partners and managers.
• Analyzed financial information to identify discrepancies.
• Prepared bank deposits, checking and correcting any errors.