SUMMARY:

• Project Management Research Business Requirements Solution Focused
• Accomplished and integrity - driven Financial Strategist with a solid background and enormous success utilizing financial analysis, modeling and reporting to calculate the impact of financial and non-financial terms.
• Exceptional educational achievements with two Master’s degrees in Finance and Business Administration and a proven track record of providing advanced levels of comprehensive advice on numerous financial strategies.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and highly adept at facilitating discussions and negotiations with key stakeholders resulting in increased profitability and improved financial structures.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Financial/Data Analysis
• Conceptual Development
• Interpersonal Skills
• SAP-FICO/SharePoint
• Multilingual
• Leadership
• Performance Development
• Multi-Task/Prioritize Effectively
• Restructuring
• Corporate Compliance
• Auditing Expertise
• Cross-collaboration

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Microsoft Excel, SQL, SAP-FICO, SharePoint, SPSS, SAS.

Fluent in English and French, Average Spanish, Several Africans dialects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

Financial Consultant/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Effectively managed multiple priorities;
• Coordinated agricultural projects at Confidential
• Performed financial analysis and lectures for the Veterinarians Without Borders Organization, Consulted on grants and conducted financial reporting for the Research Triangle Institute.
• Successfully implemented complex initiatives within large cross-functional teams to improve workflow, analyzing and improving business plans to increase opportunities for entrepreneurs to raise money.
• Cross-collaborated with numerous teams to gather requirements and developed dynamic and detailed cash management tools to assist merchandising and restructuring teams.
• Forecasted financial impact of strategic business initiatives that included pricing changes, marketing promotions and loyalty programs in order to provide the most accurate and updated outlook for near and long-term business performance.
• Displayed outstanding communication skills while serving as guest speaker at Confidential Liberia addressing a graduate class majoring in business.

Confidential, Colorado Springs, CO

Financial Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Exceeded all expectations while consulting on numerous financial aspects of the company including SWOT analysis of group activities, quarterly revisions of the financial budget plan, due diligence and continuous updating of financial policies.
• Regularly monitored and reviewed practices and procedures to ensure compliance with financial industry policies, guidelines and regulations.

Financial Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Consistently demonstrated excellent leadership qualities while working closely with all teams to understand vision and goals with a sharp focus on delivering impactful results.
• Designed and produced an excel chart outlining the company’s financial future for the next decade, presenting a detailed explanation and an ‘if analysis’ of various options that will affect the viability of the group.
• Demonstrated expert collaborative skills while working with IT technicians to implement appropriate and effective financial software tailored to business needs. Negotiated key vendor agreements and contracts, saving over 20% through extensive research to ensure the reception of exceptional products/services.
• Continuously showed strong communications skills with an exceptional ability to clearly communicate complex issues while working remotely; organized monthly meetings and presentations via Google hangout and Skype.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Business Strategy and Financial Management Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Directly responsible for all aspects of designing the financial strategy of the organization, including the coordination of financial activities and reporting, implementation of Crowd-Funding procedures and agricultural finance projects.
• Consistently displayed outstanding interpersonal traits while lecturing and providing training in finance and accounting and consulting on macro-economics indicators in Sub-Sahara Africa.
• Utilized multi-lingual skills to translate conference calls from French to English.
• Created and analyzed detailed and complex financial models to calculate the impact of financial & non-financial terms.
• Managed a team (including Managers/Analysts) focused on productivity, accuracy and collaboration
• Managed a team of analyst - responsible for training, continued development, objective setting, evaluations and review of monthly duties to ensure each employee was performing at maximum potential and we were at top production.
• Provided detailed and confidential financial information to external stakeholders in support of due diligence efforts surrounding recapitalization and bankruptcy process
• Collaborated with numerous teams to create detailed revenue share forecast models which regularly assess cash flow impact.
• Coordinated monthly close activities and ensured that processes and results met all accuracy criteria.
• Complied with internal and external accounting policies and controls.

Confidential, Carbondale, Illinois

Financial Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provide valuable financial recommendations to clients helping them create their business plans to acquire loans from various financial institutions as well as assisting them in setting up pricing structures.
• Continuously demonstrate financial expertise while calculating financial ratios for companies using excel and comparing them to the industry benchmark, advising them of effective cost-savings methods.
• Integrate technology through building locked excel spreadsheets to help small business owners with their daily accounting activities; proficient in report generation and pulling additional data from CRM and SharePoint.
• Effectively educate clients on all available options for financial services. File personal and business taxes for more than 200 customers on an annual basis.

Confidential, ST Louis, MO

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed all aspects of day-to-day store operations with 15 to 20 direct reports while personally overseeing the photo, household products and pharmacy departments, consistently achieving quarterly profits.
• Successfully established accounting control procedures, worked on cash reports, payroll and budget.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication abilities while participating in meetings and presentations of company goals at the district level.