Precious Amadi
Hamilton,ON
Summary
Experienced professional with 12+ years of cross-functional expertise in Finance, Operations, Risk Management, IT, Telecoms, Business Development, and Management. Skilled in financial analysis, investment evaluation, data science, business strategy execution, project management, and change management. Developed significant skills in coordinating teams, managing timelines, and ensuring complex project deliverables in fast-paced environment. Looking to transition into new fields, applying strengths in leadership and strategic planning.
Recognized as a high-performer, disruptive strategist, value provider, ethics exhibitor, communicator, leader, team player, and role model.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Head, FMCG and Manufacturing | Project Manager | Lead, Finance and Business Analyst
Sterling Bank Plc
04.2023 - Current
- Manage the FMCG and Manufacturing Corporates Businesses (with a portfolio in excess of USD72million)
- Coordinate CIBD performance analysis, reporting and planning
- Financial data analysis and investment evaluation
- Seamless and strategic alignment of financial objectives of CIBD
- Business strategy and tactical engagements
- Business development and Advisory along target portfolio
- Business intelligence garnering and presentation
- Budget management and execution for the business group
- Credit Risk assets review
- Change Management champion
- Risk analysis ambassador
- Project & Program Manager
Interim Senior Business Analyst (Corporate and Investment Directorate), Project & Business Development Manager
Sterling Bank Plc
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Directorate Performance analysis, reporting and planning
- Financial Data Analysis and Investment evaluation
- Business strategy and tactical engagements
- Business development and Advisory to FMCG and Manufacturing Corporates (with a portfolio of USD50million)
- Business intelligence garnering and presentation
- Budget preparation and management for the business group
- Credit Risk assets analysis
- Change Management champion
- In-house knowledge sharing (learning) coordinator
- Weekly and monthly performance report preparation
- Risk analysis ambassador
- Project & Program Manager
Financial and Investment Analyst, Project, Program & Business Development Manager
Sterling Bank Plc
05.2019 - 01.2022
- Financial analysis and Investment evaluation
- Business strategy and tactical engagements
- Business development and Advisory to corporates entities in FMCG, Manufacturing and Services industry (with a portfolio of USD22million)
- Business intelligence garnering and data analysis
- Budget preparation and management for the business group
- Credit Risk assets analyses
- Change Management champion
- In-house knowledge sharing (learning) coordinator
- Weekly and monthly performance report preparation
- Risk analysis ambassador
- Project & Program Manager
Financial Analyst, Project Manager and Business Development Officer
Sterling Bank Plc
08.2014 - 05.2019
- Business development along target portfolio (Corporates with Asian promoters)
- Business intelligence garnering and data analysis
- Corporate client relationship management
- Budget preparation and management for the business group
- Risk assets analysis and creation
- Change Management champion
- In-house knowledge sharing (learning) coordinator
- Daily and monthly performance report preparation
- Risk analysis ambassador
- Project Manager
Graduate Associate
Sterling Bank Plc
01.2014 - 08.2014
- All customer service office functions
- Funds transfer activities (Intra, inter and foreign Bank transfers)
- Public sector collections processing
- Relationship management of extant and new customers
- Credit analysis
- Bulk and Cash Teller functions
Graduate Associate
Sterling Bank Plc
10.2013 - 01.2014
- IT control unit - access monitoring and income assurance
- Credit control unit - Credit facility disbursement monitoring in line with stipulated terms and conditions of the facility and the Bank’s Credit Policy Guide
- Branch Control unit - daily branch operations monitoring and reporting
- Treasury control unit - daily treasury operations monitoring and reporting
- Nostro and Vostro accounts reconciliation
- Project Management
Graduate Associate
Sterling Bank Plc
05.2013 - 10.2013
- Trade Services Department - Processing of Bills for Collection, Letters of Credit
- Foreign banks funds transfer and treatment of FX inflows
- Export transactions and FX treasury activities
- General Internal Services - Central store management
- Branch remodelling and expansion
- Procurement processing
- Facilities and fleet management
- Customer Care Group – Organizing in-bound and out-bound calls
- Compliant management and resolution
- VISA card enabling and customer instrument confirmation
- Information Technology Department – IT service support
- IT Business partnership
- CORE Banking application support
- Network and Infrastructure management
- Central processing Centre – Inward and Outward cheques management
- NEFT inflow and outflow settlement
- ATM dispute resolution
- RTGS inflow and outflow and domestic operations
- Enterprise Quality Assurance – Inter-department services assurance
- Trend analysis of service patterns
- Optimization of services and development of Enterprise workflow solution
- Project analysis
- Health, Security & Environment – Monitoring, anticipating, and adapting sustainable health, security and environmental solutions
Graduate Associate
Sterling Bank Plc
11.2012 - 04.2013
- Tax management and planning
- Fixed assets management and expense control
- Financial accounting and reporting
- Regulatory reporting
- General ledger management
- Performance monitoring and Budget management
National Youth Service Corp member
Sterling Bank Plc
10.2011 - 06.2012
- Marketing
- Customer Service
Sales Captain
Zain Nigeria
02.2010 - 08.2010
- Effective and profitable sales of the products
- Achieve sales targets of the organization
- Achieve easy customer accessibility to the products
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Data Science and Business Analytics
University of Texas at Austin
06.2023
Master’s in business administration (MBA) - Finance Specialization
University of Lagos
12.2019
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Pure and Industrial Chemistry
Abia State University
09.2009
Skills
- Business strategy planning and diagnostics
- Financial analysis
- Data analysis and visualization (Ms Excel, Ms Power BI, Python)
- Cross-functional coordination
- Project management
- Performance management
- Microsoft Office tool
- Critical thinking
- Risk Management
- Leadership
- Excellent Communication
- High Emotional Intelligence
Accomplishments
- Certificate of Participation - Advanced Leadership Programme, 08/01/24, Gotni Leadership Centre
- Certificate of Completion - Credit Mastery Programme level 2, 03/01/24, Moody's Corporation – USA
- Certificate of Completion - Leadership Development Program, 09/01/23, H.C. Bonum Ltd
- Certificate of Completion - Credit Mastery Programme level 1, 04/01/23, Moody's Corporation – USA
- Pioneer best employee of the year 2022 in Corporate and Investment Banking Directorate, 01/01/23
- Certificate of Completion - Citizen Development and Business Automation Programme, 02/01/22, Sterling iLearn 2.0 Academy
- Certificate of Completion - Design Thinking and Customer Ideation, 03/01/20, Interswitch Skillbase
- Certificate of Completion - Financial Modelling (project/investment appraisal, valuation techniques & analysis), 03/01/19
- Certificate of Participation - Commodities Trade Financing, 07/01/18, Moody's Corporation – USA
- Certificate of Completion - Private Banking School, 05/01/18, Jeff & O’Brien – Lagos & London
- Certificate of Participation - Intermediate Credit training program, 03/01/18, IBFC Alliance
- Certificate of Participation - Industry Analysis & Fundamentals of SME and Retail/consumer credit training program, 09/01/16, IBFC Alliance
- Certificate of Participation - Risks & Hedges: Foreign derivatives appreciation program, 08/01/16, FDHL
- Certificate of Participation - Export trade finance and documentation, 04/01/16, 3T Impex Trade Academy
- Certificate of Participation - Assessment of Structured and unstructured businesses; Advanced credit course, 08/01/15, Augusto Consulting
- Certificate of Participation - Project Management, 09/01/14, LongHall Consulting Mgt.
- Certificate of Participation - Financial Advisory (Business Diagnostics), 06/01/14, Deloitte Academy
- Certificate of Participation - Basic Banking Operations and Branch Management, 01/01/14, Renaissance; African Mgt. Consulting
- Certificate of Attendance - Intensive Credit Training, 09/01/13, IBFC Agusto
- Certificate of Participation - Team Building Training Programme - (MT), 05/01/13
- Certificate of Attendance - Business Writing Skills - (PFM Consult), 05/01/13
- Certificate of Participation - Sterling Graduate Associate Program, 10/01/12, (Sterling Bank Plc)
- Merit award for implementation of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), 07/01/12
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Personal Information
Gender: Male
Community Service
- Volunteer member, Health Emergency Initiative, 11/01/16, Present, Provide financial assistance to indigent and vulnerable patients in public hospitals among other goals.
- Volunteer Chemistry Tutor/ Laboratory Technician, Aguda Senior Grammar School, Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria, 01/01/14, 05/31/14, Lagos Eko Project.
Hobbies and Interests
- Volunteering
- Reading
- Chess
- Interacting with people
Interests
- Reading
- Volunteer Work
Timeline
Business Head, FMCG and Manufacturing | Project Manager | Lead, Finance and Business Analyst
Sterling Bank Plc
04.2023 - Current
Interim Senior Business Analyst (Corporate and Investment Directorate), Project & Business Development Manager
Sterling Bank Plc
02.2022 - 04.2023
Financial and Investment Analyst, Project, Program & Business Development Manager
Sterling Bank Plc
05.2019 - 01.2022
Financial Analyst, Project Manager and Business Development Officer
Sterling Bank Plc
08.2014 - 05.2019
Graduate Associate
Sterling Bank Plc
01.2014 - 08.2014
Graduate Associate
Sterling Bank Plc
10.2013 - 01.2014
Graduate Associate
Sterling Bank Plc
05.2013 - 10.2013
Graduate Associate
Sterling Bank Plc
11.2012 - 04.2013
National Youth Service Corp member
Sterling Bank Plc
10.2011 - 06.2012
Sales Captain
Zain Nigeria
02.2010 - 08.2010
Master’s in business administration (MBA) - Finance Specialization
University of Lagos
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Pure and Industrial Chemistry
Abia State University
Post Graduate Diploma - Data Science and Business Analytics
University of Texas at Austin
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