DELE OYENEKAN
Summary
Skilled Business Analyst with record of success breaking down and improving business systems. Collaborates well to test, implement, refine and enhance systems and meet current and expected business needs. Excellent research, reporting and communication strengths developed over 4-year career.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Analyst
Betfred Group
08.2022 - Current
- Facilitated change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions during organizational transformations.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define project objectives and criteria.
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
- Led requirement workshops, fostering effective communication between business users, development teams, and QA teams, resulting in improved project understanding and on-time delivery
- Ensured regulatory compliance with relevant gambling regulations and standards by collaborating closely with compliance teams, leading to a 100% compliance record in all projects
- Collaborated with key stakeholders to define business and requirements, translating them into detailed functional specifications and user stories, enabling seamless project execution and alignment with business goals
- Developed high-quality documentation to support training efforts, helping employees fully understand new systems and procedures.
- Improved business processes by analyzing current practices and recommending optimization strategies.
- Drafted reports on company financial metrics to assess successes and account for deficiencies.
- Generated ad-hoc reports to evaluate specific business requirements.
Financial Business Analyst
Toasted Productions Limited
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Improved financial forecasting accuracy by conducting detailed business analysis and implementing strategic recommendations.
- Spearheaded the improvement of automated billing system called QUEBEC 1, resulting in a 25% decrease in billing errors and a 20% increase in billing accuracy for business partners and clients
- Streamlined budgeting processes for increased efficiency and cost savings, utilizing advanced financial modeling techniques.
- Reduced financial risk exposure by performing thorough credit analysis on potential clients and recommending appropriate actions.
- Ensured that user stories and acceptance criteria are well formulated and written in agile and scrum methods, providing a solid foundation for effective project planning and execution
- Led scrum meetings, workshops, and design sprints, resulting in a 40% improvement in team collaboration and a 45% increase in on-time project delivery
- Increased profitability through the identification and elimination of inefficiencies within company processes, applying Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
- Trained junior analysts on essential analytical tools and methodologies, fostering a culture of continuous learning within the finance team.
- Contributed to the development of long-term strategic plans, incorporating financial projections and industry trends to guide future business decisions.
Business Analyst
Landwey Investment Limited
07.2019 - 09.2020
- Implemented new process automation tools to enhance overall workflow and increase operational efficiency.
- Liaised with 3rd party cloud company to manage and maintain client database with 50,000+ active business & real estate partners, achieving a 99.9% data accuracy rate and enhancing data security measures
- Documented business requirements, processes, and business flow diagrams using Visio, resulting in a 25% increase in project clarity and alignment with stakeholder objectives
- Streamlined business processes by analyzing and identifying areas for improvement, reducing inefficiencies and boosting productivity.
- Created business cases, managed stakeholders, facilitated workshops, and selected vendors, resulting in the successful onboarding of three new vendors and a 15% increase in operational efficiency
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and data sources.
- Increased team productivity by implementing streamlined processes and effective communication strategies.
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
Education
Master of Science - Finance
University of Salford
Manchester, United Kingdom11.2021
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Babcock University
Nigeria06.2016
Skills
- Stakeholder Management
- Attention to Detail
- Strong requirements engineering skills; gathering, analysis and documentation
- Expert experience in business process modelling - AS IS / TO BE analysis
- Experienced in workshop and meetings facilitations
- Excellent knowledge in full software development lifecycle
- Great interpersonal / communication skills
- Good experience in management of project milestones
- Excellent understanding of Risk and Issue logs management
- Great understanding and use of Microsoft of packages - Visio, Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, outlook, and Access
- Technical Writing
- Operational Reporting
- Modelling/analysis using UML standard, Agile Scrum, Trello & JIRA
- Expert knowledge of UX design and prototyping using Miro, Visio and Figma as well as sound business process mapping and improvement
Accomplishments
- Coordinated cross-functional teams and provided business analysis for the new telephony, chat and email solution projects totaling GBP750,000.
- Earned the Detailed Oriented BA Award for 1 year for documenting, redesigning and improving business processes.
- Featured on the Organization's Career and corporate website to promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion : https://betfredcareers.com/ and https://www.betfredgroup.com/
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- CBAP - Certified Business Analysis Professional (In View)
- BCA - Diploma in Business Analysis (Level 1)
Timeline
Business Analyst
Betfred Group
08.2022 - Current
Financial Business Analyst
Toasted Productions Limited
07.2021 - 08.2022
Business Analyst
Landwey Investment Limited
07.2019 - 09.2020
Master of Science - Finance
University of Salford
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Babcock University
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