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Abiola Ajibode

Cold Lake,ALBERTA

Summary

Talented project portfolio manager bringing 15+ years of experience in skillfully managing exposure, maintaining client satisfaction and capitalizing on emerging opportunities. A creative problem solver, good communicator and results-oriented individual with an ability to work comfortably within multicultural, dynamic teams. Possessing critical experience in product ideation, requirements elicitation and documentation, program management and the delivery of digital and payment products by leveraging best-in class technology solutions to deliver excellent customer experience in line with business objectives to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and net revenue.

A detail-oriented bookkeeper well versed in payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable functions. Excelled in corporate bookkeeping services delivery and learned new technologies to improve efficiency. Impressive accounting and communications skills leading to desirable outcomes.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Bookkeeper

Tola & Associate Chattered Professional Accontants
10.2023 - Current
  • Improve financial accuracy by reconciling accounts and identifying discrepancies in financial records.
  • Assist in generated detailed financial reports for management review, facilitating informed decision making.
  • Streamline bookkeeping processes by implementing new accounting software, resulting in increased efficiency.
  • Enhance cash flow management through timely invoicing and collection of outstanding receivables.
  • Reduce errors in financial reporting by conducting thorough reviews and ensuring accurate data entry.
  • Handle payroll processing for Clients, ensuring timely payment and adherence to tax regulations.

Lead, Project Management & Solution Delivery

United Bank for Africa PLC
08.2019 - 07.2023
  • Delivered N300M+ cost saving projects and initiatives for the institution
  • Accountable for solution delivery within the organization
  • Understand internal customer's request and proffering relevant solution to meet the need
  • Work closely with implementation team to understand business, functional and technical requirements
  • Manage project portfolio and communicate progress and status report to relevant stakeholders as well as C-Level executives
  • Building strong relationships with stakeholders, users, and product owners
  • Responsible for administering Jira as a software development tracking tool as well as Confluence for document management
  • Use Jira to create projects, epics, queries and reports
  • Protect the team from outside interruptions and distractions as well as removing impediments for implementation team members
  • Engage relevant stakeholders on Products conceptualization and delivering shippable item
  • Ensure effective communications among executives, team members, and stakeholders
  • Involved in system study and database engineering such as creating databases.

IT Business Analysts | Project Manager

Access Bank Nigeria, PLC
01.2018 - 07.2019
  • Elicit and document business requirement that set context for both the stakeholder and the solution requirements, ensuring that the project scope is aligned to meet the business need
  • Analyzes project risks & impacts; make relevant recommendations to project sponsor and members of steering committee
  • Ensure that project and implementation plans are created and maintained for all projects and initiatives to appropriately manage and control project activities
  • Ensure the right solution is implemented for business problem and also implement the solution rightly thereby making sure that the quality of the solution is guaranteed
  • Determine technical solutions to business needs, ensure solution meets the business need and value optimization
  • Partnering with appropriate stakeholders to facilitate project initiation.

IT Business Analyst

Skye Bank Nigeria, PLC
01.2015 - 12.2017
  • Identifying work process improvements and following through to ensure remedial actions are implemented
  • Preparing technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
  • Monitoring project progress by tracking activities, resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions
  • Facilitating Systems performance improvements by analyzing requirements; constructing workflow diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications
  • Ensuring maximum business benefits accrue from our Investments by facilitating the usage of the functionalities available.

Core Banking Application Support Officer

Skye Bank Nigeria, PLC
08.2009 - 12.2014
  • Provide second level support to CBA (Flexcube) users (Branch & Head Office) - Transaction Processing, Term Deposit, Current and Savings Account (CASA) transactions and maintenances (Interest Variance, OD Limit, Clearing and Settlement, etc), Suspense Reconciliation, GL Voucher Entries, Generic External File Upload (GEFU and DE) and Customer Information maintenance, Expense Module, Fixed Asset, Consumer Lending, etc
  • Performing root cause Analysis on Issues
  • Incidence Management between internal users, On-site OFSS Consultants and Off-Shore Support Team.

Core Banking Application Support Officer

Union Bank of Nigeria, PLC
03.2006 - 07.2009
  • Evaluation and prioritization of incoming requests related to all types of problem, taking immediate and/or appropriate action
  • Utilization of investigative techniques to identify, research, resolve and follow-up on problems, referring appropriate issues
  • Product setup and maintenances e.g
  • Loan schedule type definition, new CASA (Current Account/Savings Account) and Loan products setup, etc
  • Full user support to branches on enterprise application (Flexcube 4.3 and upgraded version 6.6)
  • E.g
  • Loan Booking, User ID Creation on Flexcube, COT Variances Maintenance, Account Opening, etc.

Education

High School Diploma -

Portage College
Cold Lake, AB
04.2024

BSc. Computer Science -

University of Uyo
Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
01.2004

Skills

  • Financial Recordkeeping
  • Invoice Processing
  • Financial statements expertise
  • Bookkeeping Software
  • Accounting
  • Payroll Administration

Certification

  • Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional V3 (CBAP)
  • Scrum Master Accredited Certification
  • ITIL version 3 Foundation

Traits Qualities

  • Ability to plan and strategize, and make sure that it is implemented accurately.
  • Ability to lead a team and impact the members positively
  • Ability to follow through on given assignment.
  • Fully acquainted with proactive and preventive intelligence.
  • Good communication and documentation skills.
  • Prowess at learning fast and handling task with little or no supervision

Personal Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Nigerian

References

AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Training

  • Project Management Training
  • Business Analysis
  • Scrum Master
  • ITIL Foundation V3

Languages

English

Timeline

Bookkeeper

Tola & Associate Chattered Professional Accontants
10.2023 - Current

Lead, Project Management & Solution Delivery

United Bank for Africa PLC
08.2019 - 07.2023

IT Business Analysts | Project Manager

Access Bank Nigeria, PLC
01.2018 - 07.2019

IT Business Analyst

Skye Bank Nigeria, PLC
01.2015 - 12.2017

Core Banking Application Support Officer

Skye Bank Nigeria, PLC
08.2009 - 12.2014

Core Banking Application Support Officer

Union Bank of Nigeria, PLC
03.2006 - 07.2009

High School Diploma -

Portage College

BSc. Computer Science -

University of Uyo

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