Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
TRAININGS & COURSES
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Ibrahim Tobun

New Brunswick ,Canada

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven Treasury and Financial Operations Professional with over 12 years’ experience spanning central banking, liquidity management, payments operations, and governance policy. Adept at bridging strategy and execution from leading national treasury bill settlements and liquidity forecasting at the Central Bank of Nigeria to driving governance modernization at the Government of New Brunswick. Certified PMP and CBAP

Work History

Senior Policy Analyst (Governance & Strategic Policy)

Government of New Brunswick
09.2023 - Current
  • Advise senior executives on governance modernization, regulatory compliance, and strategic decision-making affecting over 140 public boards and agencies.
  • Led the development of policy frameworks that strengthen accountability, transparency, and merit-based appointments within the public governance system.
  • Prepare Cabinet-level memoranda and briefing materials to support Executive Council deliberations and policy direction.
  • Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration to align governance reforms with provincial legislative and equity objectives.
  • Key Achievement: Delivered a comprehensive governance modernization strategy that improved board appointment transparency and supported diversity and inclusion across ABCs.

Head, Bills Unit – Banking and Payment Systems

Central Bank of Nigeria
12.2020 - 09.2022
  • Directed end-to-end management of treasury bills and money market instruments with daily settlements exceeding $150 million.
  • Optimized liquidity and short-term investment operations to maintain prudential capital ratios across the financial system.
  • Collaborated with branch treasuries, primary dealers, and supervisory departments to ensure market stability and compliance with monetary policy.
  • Introduced real-time treasury dashboards for intraday liquidity monitoring, improving decision speed and accuracy.
  • Led a multi-disciplinary team to streamline the discount window process, reducing settlement errors by 15%.
  • Key Achievement: Strengthened national liquidity forecasting through enhanced cash-flow analytics and automated reconciliation protocols.

Payment & Treasury Operations Officer

Central Bank of Nigeria
11.2011 - 12.2020
  • Managed domestic and cross-border payment settlements via SWIFT and RTGS, ensuring flawless execution of high-value government and interbank transactions.
  • Oversaw reconciliation of 20+ institutional accounts, supporting daily liquidity positions and regulatory compliance.
  • Processed FX trades, repos, and government securities, maintaining data integrity and operational continuity.
  • Designed and delivered training programs on settlement systems for financial institutions nationwide.
  • Coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for compliance platforms, improving operational throughput by 50%.
  • Key Achievement: Enhanced national payment efficiency by refining reconciliation procedures and introducing performance metrics that became department benchmarks.

Education

MBA - Business Administration - Management Analytics

University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, Canada
05-2024

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Cardiff University
Cardiff, Wales, UK
06-2007

Skills

  • Problem-solving
  • Treasury management
  • Real-time liquidity monitoring
  • Payment settlement operations
  • SWIFT transaction processing
  • Electronic funds transfer
  • Reconciliation procedures
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Strategic decision-making

Accomplishments

    https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ibrahimtobun_mentorship-publicservice-learning-activity-7366968928129

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) — Project Management Institute, 2023
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) — International Institute of Business Analysis, 2023

TRAININGS & COURSES

  • Understanding Payment Systems — Gizmotech, 2013
  • Study Tour on Compliance & Quality Control — RDM, Waterloo, 2018
  • Four Seasons of Reconciliation — First Nations University, 2024

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Core Competencies: Treasury & Cash Management
  • Liquidity Risk
  • Payments & Settlement
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Financial Reporting
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Policy Development
  • Systems: SWIFT, RTGS, Scriptless Securities Settlement, Excel, Power BI
  • Languages: English (fluent); French (developing)
  • Professional Interests: Working-capital optimization, digital treasury innovation, and cross-border financial operations.

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