Avesoro Resources IncDirector of Finance
Oct. 2016 - Feb. 2020London, United KingdomMy role revolves around overseeing corporate financial functions, including financial planning/budgeting, external reporting, taxation, head office accounting services, and company-wide expatriate payroll. Moreover, I headed multi-disciplinary team of 10 staff members with three direct reports. I proved myself as a top-level professional with demonstrated experience championing innovations and improvements. I developed and improved management reporting structure and budget cycles for newly formed company.
Some of my key contributions are:
• Accomplished all significant challenges associated with the group reporting financial transformation to support business growth from a single to a five-site operation without increase in headcount.
• Supported transaction for acquisition program, increasing triple production levels from 65koz to 220koz.
• Played a key role in improving quality and service delivery by expanding in-country Liberian finance and commercial team from 5 to 20 people to replace outsourced/contractor with owner-operator production.
• Successfully minimized resourcing requirement from 2 FTEs to 0.25 FTE by identifying areas of improvement and redesigning enterprise payroll process.
• Attained £250K saving from contracted obligation negotiating and securing lease exit for London office.