CV Profile No.102444

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Professional experience

• Financial Consultant
• Cullen Grummitt & Roe CI
• Since 08.2020
• Oversee literally everything related to Finance, Accounting, Tax, and Legal aspects of the company’s branch in Ivory Coast, with their key supervision project on engineering services ongoing in San Pedro.

• Finance Manager - Insights and World Panel (Ivory Coast and Cameroon)
• TNS RMS (Kantar) Cote d'Ivoire SARL
• 07.2018 - 07.2020
• Presided over all disciplines of the Finance department, including financial accounting & controlling, financial planning & analysis, and business advisory. Performed comprehensive assessments of business profitability and proposed mitigation measures to senior management based on the findings. Conducted informative Work In Progress (WIP) sales activation forecast discussions on a weekly basis. Promptly reported budgetary variances and their causes to senior management. - Contributed to business expansion through exemplary financial modeling and financial guidance to management on business development initiatives. - Spearheaded the change processes of internal accounting policies, SOX, financial reporting, cash flow planning, quarterly forecasts, and budgets. - Successfully mitigated financial risks pertaining to the costing of chargeable jobs in foreign currencies. - Drove process improvements: architected a local dashboard via Power BI enabling the delivery of userfriendly financial data to the top management team and automated a salary payment process. - Optimized project profitability by an average of 42% through meticulous reviews of project pricing. - Facilitated the entity’s acquirement of a green rating in 2019 through effective monitoring of SOX controls.

• Finance Manager
• TNS RMS (Kantar) Cameroun Limited
• 04.2015 - 06.2018
• Assembled and interpreted extensive financial data from the company's accounting system. Employed analytical expertise to predict future financial trends based on past and present performances; provided direction to the Managing Director and the Financial Controller on potential financial impact. Supported target costing activities. - Executed audits of all departmental accounts and conducted exhaustive benchmarking studies to pinpoint areas of potential improvement. - Enhanced the profitability of chargeable projects by up to 40% through implementing thorough pricing reviews. - Excelled as a trusted advisor to local teams by dispensing quality guidance. - Minimized tax penalties by 35% through comprehensive evaluations of the company's tax returns.

• Accountant
• TNS RMS (Kantar) Cameroun Limited
• 03.2012 - 03.2015
• Ensured optimal accuracy in documenting financial transactions and preparing asset, liability, and capital account entries. Generated detailed summaries of current financial status by retrieving information and preparing profit and loss statements, among other reports. Consistently maintained adherence to accounting controls. - Acted as a subject matter expert by training other departments to ensure they were abreast of financial controls. - Secured an amber rating for the entity through commendable SOX control monitoring, overcoming 3 prior years with red ratings. - Pioneered the company’s new ERP accounting system and delivered enterprise-wide training in the system. - Reviewed employees’ expense claims for field projects to reveal 40% in non-genuine expenses.