Sampson Oluo
Antioch,CA
Summary
Accomplished Senior Financial Analyst with 20+ years of experience driving operational excellence through strategic budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization. Recognized leader managing budgets of over half a billion dollars, conducting complex financial modeling, and delivering precise reporting to inform decisions. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, process improvements, and identifying substantial cost savings. Detail-oriented professional achieving aggressive financial targets, ensuring compliance, and providing invaluable financial insight to maximize organizational success.
Finance professional with proven track record in leading financial strategy and operational efficiency. Known for driving process improvements and implementing robust financial controls. Collaborative team player committed to achieving results and adapting to dynamic business needs. Expertise in financial analysis and strategic planning, paired with strong professional demeanor.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Property Manager
Echefu and Patience Property Management
02.2024 - Current
- Perform financial oversight including annual budget, quarterly forecasting, expense and costs management, resource allocation
- Excellent cash management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounts reconciliation, bank reconciliation and vendor management
- Great bookkeeping of financial records, financial reporting, analysis of budget vs actual and variance explanations for the management know the issues
- EKective rent management such as competitive rates, rent collection and rent adjustment based on market trend Lease management assist tenants or clients with lease, agreements while adhering to local, state and federal compliance
- Excellent and eKective tenant or clients screening including background checks, selecting tenants or clients and placement
- Maintained high safety standards by coordinating repairs, preventive maintenance with the tenants and that the property complies with government safety, standards
- Ensure great tenant or client relations and manage safe clients or tenants move-ins and move outs
Senior Financial Analyst
Verizon Corporation
08.2004 - 12.2022
- Managed a budget of more than $500M annually for the Northern California and Nevada Network Engineering organization
- Trained Senior staK in the region on how to prepare a Financial Outlooks, proper use of the outlook template, achieved 100% spending, saved 25 hours per quarter and reduced costs by 20%
- Saved the company more than $2M by identifying overcharged taxes
- Developed a tracking system to help monitor budget allocation, track budget, spending, manage costs to help the management and various stakeholders to make informed, reasonable sound decisions which resulted in the company achieving its financial goals
- Prepared daily, monthly, quarterly, and year-end capital and expense spending reports to help the region and company understand its financial position
Consultant
Various Companies
05.2001 - 07.2003
- Leveraged expertise in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, process improvement to optimize financial outlooks and drive eKiciencies
- Spearheaded credit risk assessments as SME, scrutinized customers' creditworthiness, interpreted financial ratios, recommended appropriate credit limits and risks and credit approvals, working with sales and customer service team, management to ensure that reasonable credit to customers
- Played an instrumental role in safeguarding organizational interests by leading credit reviews, investigations, collaborated with sales, to forecast AR
- Established as a trusted advisor, guiding treasury initiatives, setting credit control standards, conducting cohesive discussions to upskill stakeholders
- Enabled cross-functional success by partnering with teams, resolving customer issues through collections, reconciliations, and ensuring alignment with departmental KPIs
Finance Manager
Nortel Networks
02.2000 - 04.2001
- Managed Capital budget of $250M and OPEX budget of $97.5M, provided the stakeholders with sound, smart financial guidance for decision making
- Reduced operation costs by 25% and capital by 22%, with total savings of 47%
- Developed project tracking which resulted timely project reporting CAPEX and OPEX tracking
- Prepared monthly and quarterly forecasts, headcount, cost per square footage, financial outlooks, major project reports to the senior management
- Provided capital lease investment proposals, month end, quarter end close and analyzed budget vs actual, variance explanations to help the management understand and make sound and accurate financial decisions
- Received PRIDE award for eKective cost and budget management
Education
M.B.A - Finance
Alabama A&M
B.S - Accounting
Alabama A&M
Skills
- PeopleSoft
- SAP
- Oracle
- UneFi
- Fuze
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Google Sheets
- Power BI
- Visualization
- GAAP
- SOX
- Financial Modeling
- Accounts receivable
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Property Manager
Echefu and Patience Property Management
02.2024 - Current
Senior Financial Analyst
Verizon Corporation
08.2004 - 12.2022
Consultant
Various Companies
05.2001 - 07.2003
Finance Manager
Nortel Networks
02.2000 - 04.2001
B.S - Accounting
Alabama A&M
M.B.A - Finance
Alabama A&M
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