Ashley Nwokoye
Livingston
Summary
Driven and adaptable professional with exceptional analytical and financial management skills. Proven expertise in financial forecasting and risk management, combined with strong interpersonal abilities and organisational skills. Committed to optimising financial operations and ensuring robust fiscal stability for organisation.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2030
2030
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Treasury Controller
Corio Generation
04.2023 - 04.2025
- Management of Team workload to ensure deadlines are meet.
- Develop and train staff to a high standard.
- Management of Bank Accounts and Banking Relationships including opening of new bank accounts, managing account signatories, admin user profiles and payment rules.
- Approval of global banking payments including payroll payments.
- Approval of issuance of all revenue invoices.
- Review and approve revenue accrual, payroll payment, concur expense, FX conversion, Cross Entity funding and correction journals posted on Sage.
- Compiling reports for board of directors and external shareholders including Liquidity analysis, commitment reporting, cash reporting and aged creditors/debtors.
- Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss account reviews and approvals including bank reconciliation.
- Prepayment and Expense accrual review and bookings.
- Ensuring Trade Creditors are correctly booked.
- Preparing audit packs and evidence to support annual audit. Answering auditor queries.
- Cash forecasting and preparation of drawdown requests to ensure company funded for operational expenditure.
- Management of project funding including internal loan and interest management.
- Own and maintain Treasury policies including payment policy and Delegation of Authority.
- Regular review of Treasury Function processes to ensure sufficient controls are in place, writing and updating process documentation when required.
- Signing off on monthly Risk/Control Attestations for Treasury Team.
- Annual review of Payment Reporting Guidelines to ensure compliance.
- Work closely with Outsource providers to ensure work is completed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Set up monthly supplier screening on high-risk suppliers using Dow Jones.
- Implemented robust internal controls for safeguarding company assets against potential threats.
Banking and Payments Executive
Green Investment Group/Corio Generation Limited
03.2021 - 03.2023
- From launch of Corio Generation in April 2022 my role was primarily around the build of the main Treasury processes including projects to scope and integrate Sage X3 as a ledger
- This included working with consultant to design the ledger to fit the needs of the business, testing, identifying gaps in the system following up with improvements and signing off on the final build prior to go live
- Processing payment for all global invoices
- Building a payroll payments process with sufficient controls and managing the payroll process for 13 countries
- Set up and management of Treasury team mailbox
- Project Billing in line with contractual agreements – calculating and issuing invoices
- Calculating and booking revenue accruals
- Posting Prepayment, Trade Creditors and Expense Accruals monthly
- Completing Balance Sheet Reconciliations for revenue accounts
- Set up and implement call back process
- Working with VAT team to issue Transfer Pricing invoices
- Inter Company Postings
Financial Services Contractor - Complaints Manager
Huntswood
08.2019 - 03.2021
- Resolving Retail Banking complaints according to guidance issued by the Financial Ombudsman and Financial Conduct Authority.
- Ensure all complaints are identified, logged, investigated and resolved fairly.
- Ensure all details of the handling and resolution of the complaints are recorded and reported appropriately.
- Formulated response letters to customers' complaints, maintaining a positive brand image even in challenging situations.
- Recommend change and improvements to promote a reduction in complaints and ensure customer treatment is fair.
- Improved customer satisfaction by resolving escalated customer complaints promptly.
- Liaised with other departments to resolve complex complaints, enhancing interdepartmental communication.
Finance Assistant
Baillie Gifford
05.2019 - 08.2019
- This was a temporary role within the finance operations team offering support to several functions across finance during a system upgrade project
- Daily reconciliation of bank accounts ensuring client money is segregated and there is no breach of CASS legislation
- Receipting funds paid into bank accounts and posting Journals and corrections where necessary
- FX Gain and Loss Calculations and journal posting
- Answering internal and external queries with relation to invoices, payments and reconciliations
Accounts Payable Analyst
BlackRock Investment Management
02.2017 - 05.2019
- Transmitting global transactions using various banking portals including HSBCnet
- Processing global invoices
- Identifying errors and requesting reprocessing of invoices where necessary
- Investigating and resolving failed transactions
- Liaising with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure accounts are reconciled
- Liaising with the supplier maintenance team to ensure that supplier records are accurate, up to date as well as closing out duplicate records
- Paying attention to detail and working efficiently in order to minimise any risk to the organisation
- Answering internal and supplier queries relating to invoices/payments via email or over the phone
- Checking VAT compliance on invoices
- Responsible for ensuring all direct debit payments are reconciled
- Responsible for collection of payments for open credit notes
- Training of new staff
Financial Services Contractor Remediation Project
Huntswood
02.2017 - 05.2019
- Worked within an audit team to ensure that IFA commission payments were accurate.
- Ensured financial accuracy by carrying out detailed audits.
- Continuously screening the auditing process in order to ensure that accurate results are obtained as efficiently as possible.
- Creating and updating process notes.
- Ensuring compliance of procedures, policies and legislation.
- Examining payments and adjustments in order to ensure that these are correct by collating and analysing data.
- Providing advice on any financial errors.
- Quality Checking and Outcome testing completed audits.
Back Office Analyst
Hennes and Mauritz Ltd UK
01.2010 - 12.2016
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Completing SARS reports to pass to MLRO when money laundering is suspected.
- Investigating fraud on accounts and processing fraud claims.
- Resolving high level complaints including Financial Ombudsman complaints.
- Performing credit checks and screening for new accounts.
- Training new agents.
- Prioritising and scheduling the team's workload in order to achieve our daily, weekly and monthly targets.
Ground Handling Agent
Menzies Aviation
Edinburgh, UK
10.2006 - 10.2009
- Coordinated with ground staff for smooth flight operations.
- Ensured timely boarding by efficiently managing passenger queues.
- Maintained updated knowledge of safety protocols to ensure passenger safety.
- Monitored arrival and departure timings accurately, avoiding scheduling conflicts.
- Facilitated seamless check-ins through meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in document verification.
Accounts Payable Assistant
GlobeSpan
01.2006 - 10.2006
- Ensured prompt payment of invoices for improved supplier relations.
- Streamlined workflow processes, resulting in increased productivity.
- Collaborated with suppliers to resolve any discrepancies in billing.
- Reconciliation of the supplier accounts.
- Training new staff.
Education
CIMA Operational Level -
BA - Law
Napier University
09.2005 - 07.2008
HNC - Legal Services, Including a merit in IT
Stevenson College
08.2004 - 05.2005
NQ - Business Services
Stevenson College
08.2003 - 05.2004
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Oracle
- Liquidity analysis
- Bank relationship maintenance
- Treasury operations control
- Internal auditing familiarity
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- SunSystems financial management software
- Sage X3
- Visio
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Treasury Controller
Corio Generation
04.2023 - 04.2025
Banking and Payments Executive
Green Investment Group/Corio Generation Limited
03.2021 - 03.2023
Financial Services Contractor - Complaints Manager
Huntswood
08.2019 - 03.2021
Finance Assistant
Baillie Gifford
05.2019 - 08.2019
Accounts Payable Analyst
BlackRock Investment Management
02.2017 - 05.2019
Financial Services Contractor Remediation Project
Huntswood
02.2017 - 05.2019
Back Office Analyst
Hennes and Mauritz Ltd UK
01.2010 - 12.2016
Ground Handling Agent
Menzies Aviation
10.2006 - 10.2009
Accounts Payable Assistant
GlobeSpan
01.2006 - 10.2006
BA - Law
Napier University
09.2005 - 07.2008
HNC - Legal Services, Including a merit in IT
Stevenson College
08.2004 - 05.2005
NQ - Business Services
Stevenson College
08.2003 - 05.2004
CIMA Operational Level -
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