Gbade 'Tim' Akinjide
Southgate,MI.
Summary
Business Analyst successful at responding to shifting business needs and priorities. Well-versed in operational assessment strategies and functional analysis methodologies for businesses of different sizes. Quantitative expert with comprehensive approach to analytical projects, business reporting and process improvements.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification
Work History
Business Analyst
Farmers Financial Solutions
Southgate, MI
03.2005 - Current
- Participate in Agile/Scrum team meetings
- Analyzing key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
- Assessing impact of current business processes on users and stakeholders and evaluated potential areas for improvement.
- Assigning tasks to associates, staffed projects and updated involved parties to enhance optimal business flow.
- Helping clients align their investments according to their Risk Tolerance, Time Horizon and Suitability
- Conducting client interviews, gathered requirements, and analyzed requirements for application
- Selecting client base, and commitment to customization afford my clients unique service experience
- Providing discretionary asset management that allocates investments across all four asset classes: equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities
- Developing strategies on revenue enhancement, cost reduction, creating and entering new markets
- Managing workflow using SIMS to improve business efficiency, target markets and monitor status of transactions through e-agent system
Head, Insurance Portfolio Analyst
AIG
- Clients risk assessment and Insurance Plan recommendation which improved persistency from 80% to 90%.
- Based on this information acquired, professional advice is provided using my skills and company business rules.
- Daily operational balance with home office via urgent connection and Scheduled connection
- New applications recorded, updated, and met clients’ needs.
- Group Presentation of various company products to clients.
- Helped management develop employee improvement plans to motivate team members to higher levels of performance, skill and efficiency.
- Increased customer loyalty and retention.
Operational Manager
Wema Bank
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
12.1992 - 04.1997
- Worked in matrix management environment with oversight of division level managers, operations, sales, finance, human resources, safety and compliance.
- Daily Operation & Treasury Balancing.
- Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
- Managed over 15 Customers per day.
- Planned and resourced personnel and logistics for operations component exercises resulting in highly trained personnel ready to act quickly in critical roles
- Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures and performance strategies
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices
Education
MSc - Financial Services
The American College of Financial Services
2018
MSc - Financial Management
Ondo State University
Ado Ekiti1995
BSc. - Statistics
The Polytechnic
Ibadan 1991
Skills
- Scrum
- Scaled Scrum
- SDLC
- Agile Frameworks
- Transformation
- Outstanding communication as well as leadership
- Dependability and Integrity
- Complex Problem Solving
- Customer Communication
- Recommendations for Action
- Public Speaking
Accomplishments
- 2x Earned “Championships” award for Meeting company production goals on all product lines. 3% of employees qualified.
- 4x Earned “Toppers” awards for Meeting company production goals on single line. 7% of employees qualified.
- 1x Agent of the Year Award.
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Certified Scaled Scrum (CSS)
Series 6 & 63 – Securities L&H, P&C
Additional Information
- Volunteer: Leading volunteer teams in a defined geographic area to accomplish goals in the areas of church, community, media and prayer mobilization and the establishment and retention of a collection network.
- Book Authored: Decision Time, Now with Study Guide, Seeds of Gold, etc.
Affiliations
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA, SIPC)
- Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF, NAIFA)
Timeline
Business Analyst
Farmers Financial Solutions
03.2005 - Current
Operational Manager
Wema Bank
12.1992 - 04.1997
Head, Insurance Portfolio Analyst
AIG
MSc - Financial Services
The American College of Financial Services
MSc - Financial Management
Ondo State University
BSc. - Statistics
The Polytechnic
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