Nnamdi Okolo

My teaching has focused on financial management, taxation, and corporate finance modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. As a module convener for undergraduate financial management, I have been instrumental in developing the curriculum in line with the ACCA syllabus and also serving as an internal moderator across various accounting modules in the Accounting and Financial Management Division. My role also includes conducting in-depth tutorials, seminars and workshops for students in MSc financial management and corporate finance modules. Other administrative roles include responding to student queries and ensuring their overall well-being through my role as their personal tutor.

On the research side of my role which is a part time PhD, my case study focuses on the subalterns (groups in society with limited contributions or voices within stakeholder engagements). I critically examine the ultra poor beneficiary responses to external NGO interventions for poverty alleviation. Central to this inquiry is an assessment of how "what is described as donor and NGO effectiveness" through innovations like Social Impact Investing and Development Impact Bonds (DIBs) may be inadequately when viewed from the beneficiaries perspective. Hence, become counterproductive to achieving sustainability and transformative change in society.

Publications
Book title Extinction Governance, Finance and Accounting
Implementing a Species Protection Action Plan for the Financial Markets 2022,
Authors: Jill Atkins, Martina Macpherson, Publishers Routledge Taylor and Francis Group.
Chapter 17, The wild life conservation bond, Nnamdi Okolo

For the past five years, I have served as the Treasurer for the BAFA (British Accounting and Finance Association) Special Interest Group for Corporate Governance, a voluntary role where I am the key individual responsible for maintaining our bank account details and financial records. I ensure that all financial information is accurate, up-to-date, and readily accessible for decision-making purposes.

My duties include preparing and submitting detailed budgets and financial statements to management, safeguarding the group’s funds, and overseeing all receipt and banking information to protect the organization's finances.

I manage the day-to-day financial services for the group, including collecting and maintaining membership fees, organizing the logistics for our bi-annual conferences, and coordinating with hotels and suppliers to ensure smooth event operations. This includes handling all supplier relationships, from selecting vendors to managing contracts for event-related services such as hotels and confectionaries.

I am also responsible for documenting and facilitating all incoming and outgoing funds related to these activities.

In addition, I work closely with external auditors, providing them with comprehensive financial reports and documentation about the group’s activities to ensure transparency and accountability.

Throughout my time in this role, I have strengthened my skills in budgeting, financial reporting, and operational management, all while ensuring that the group consistently adheres to high standards of financial governance and accountability.

I played a pivotal role in both client portfolio management and the strategic growth of the firm. My responsibilities included supporting the with audit services for insurance businesses and business consultancy for SME clients.
I was deeply involved developing financial reports, maintaining tax/ VAT records and filing tax return on behalf of clients and providing information to the HMRC when required. A significant part of my role involved client relationship building and management. I engage regularly with clients, understanding, documenting and monitoring their needs to provide insights and suggestions on how to manage liquidity, narrow profit margins and position their business for growth and expansion.
My role also included mentoring junior staff, overseeing their journal entries, use of accounting softwares and contributing to their professional development.

Suburban was a pioneering company in Nigeria, distinguished for being one of the first to deliver fiber optic cables for internet services, along the coast of West Africa. During my spell at the company it was an established market leader. The company's suite of services includes high-capacity fiber optic network solutions, business-grade Wi-Fi, and VoIP services and B2B services, catering to a diverse range of business needs from small enterprises to large corporations. Partnering with industry tech giants like Huawei, Cisco, and TP-Link, Suburban stood at the forefront of
delivering reliable, high-speed services to businesses in Nigeria. In my role as part of the internal audit team of four, my responsibilities included reviewing and quering all financial documentation related to potential business cases for clients from the sales and marketing department, Purchase orders raised and expenditures, ensuring they adherence to company's agreed budgetary guidelines and suppliers criteria.
We monitored staff time and resource allocation to optimise operational efficiency and aligned the workforce efforts with the company's strategic objectives. We maintained the financial and operational integrity of Suburban, contributing to its status as a market leader in fiber optic internet services. Carried out field visits and spot checks during deployment of client projects and conducted post audit functions after project completion to ensure clients were happy to maintain the companies reputation in the market. Our team supported external auditors to facilitate annual audit engagement for
year end reporting.