AYODEJI IKUDABO
Seattle,WA
Summary
Senior Financial Analyst with over 8 years of expertise in financial modeling, strategic planning, and performance analysis within banking and corporate finance. Achievements include automating financial reporting processes, enhancing forecasting accuracy by 20%, and improving operational efficiency by 15%. Proficient in utilizing SQL and Tableau to analyze large data sets, delivering insights that drive decision-making and optimize ROI while reducing credit risk by 20%.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Financial Analyst
Compell Solutions LLC
02.2025 - Current
- Execute financial modeling and analysis for diverse business initiatives, creating and maintaining financial models that drive efficient resource allocation and support strategic decision-making across $5M+ annual budget
- Support annual operating plan and quarterly business reviews by delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, building financial reports that inform executive leadership on revenue performance trends and growth opportunities
- Conduct sales and marketing analysis using SQL and advanced analytics to provide data-driven insights on customer behavior, retention patterns, and marketing effectiveness, identifying 15% improvement opportunities in customer lifetime value
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to perform ad-hoc project analysis and communicate financial trade-offs in clear, concise narratives, managing 8+ competing priorities simultaneously while driving strategic initiatives to completion
Senior Financial Analyst
Zenith Bank PLC
07.2016 - 07.2022
- Built comprehensive financial models and performed P&L analysis for corporate banking services, conducting cost-benefit analysis that identified key drivers and delivered $1.5M in annual cost savings through data-driven insights
- Delivered forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis by designing automated financial and operational reports using SQL and Tableau, reducing reporting cycle time by 25% and supporting monthly/quarterly business reviews
- Applied key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to track revenue performance, customer trends, and operational metrics across multiple product lines, enabling strategic decision-making and investment prioritization
- Collaborated with cross-functional leadership on financial planning cycles including annual operating plans and three-year strategic plans, communicating financial trade-offs and business insights to support risk assessments and scenario planning in ambiguous environments
Credit Risk Analyst
Zenith Bank PLC
02.2014 - 07.2016
- Conducted risk and variance analysis, delivering insights to senior stakeholders that improved credit strategy and reduced bad debt exposure by 20%.
- Created KPI dashboards to monitor financial and operational performance, leading to a 15% improvement in resource utilization.
- Contributed to the budgeting and forecasting process, improving resource allocation and operational efficiency by 7%.
- Led initiatives to standardize reporting templates and streamline risk evaluation workflows.
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Economics & Statistics
Ajayi Crowther University
08.2012
Skills
- SQL
- Tableau
- Financial modeling
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Excel
- SAP
- Microsoft Access
- P&L Analysis
- ROI Optimization
- Variance Analysis
- Risk Mitigation
- Financial Reporting
- General Ledger Management
- Cash Flow Analysis
- KPI Development
- Data Mining
- Reporting Automation
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Strategic communication
- Team Leadership
- Project Management
- Problem Solving
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Process Standardization
Certification
CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), in view
Timeline
Senior Financial Analyst
Compell Solutions LLC
02.2025 - Current
Senior Financial Analyst
Zenith Bank PLC
07.2016 - 07.2022
Credit Risk Analyst
Zenith Bank PLC
02.2014 - 07.2016
Master of Science - Information Technology
Wilmington University
Bachelor of Science - Economics & Statistics
Ajayi Crowther University