Michael Maku

Lead finance operations and strategy for a renewable energy broker, prepared year-end financial statements and audit support, developed lease and private equity financial models and drove e-mobility commercial and financing initiatives that improved collections to 98%.

Managed daily QuickBooks posting of invoices and bills, performed account reconciliations and used SQL to extract and clean job data to support accounts receivable workflows and financial reporting.

Built 5-year financial models for fintech and asset management ventures exceeding $20M proposed investment, created SOPs for fund reconciliations and supported SaaS product translation of accounting processes.

Led finance operations for a fintech enabling global payouts across 100+ countries, delivered management reports, reduced vendor fees >30% through cost analysis and implemented migration to QuickBooks and tax/payroll processes.

Prepared draft financial statements and notes for Nigerian affiliate, supported external audits for 2022–2023, reconciled statutory vs US GAAP figures and drove month-end and inventory control processes.

Owned full-cycle QuickBooks accounting, led migration from Wave/Zoho to QuickBooks, prepared consolidated monthly financial statements and provided investor-ready financial analysis for fundraising.

Developed PPE schedules and inventory bin cards, conducted variable cost and breakeven analyses across product lines and trained factory managers on cost and management accounting to improve operations.

Piloted QuickBooks implementation, reviewed project fund requests across five sites, executed project accounting for real estate developments and achieved ~15% cost savings via supplier price surveys.

Prepared monthly financial statements and CBN filings for a BDC subsidiary, performed bank reconciliations, and coordinated with external auditors on interim and year-end reporting.

Provided financial analysis and monthly management reports for development projects, managed bank reconciliations and tax filings, and realized ~10% cost savings through supplier price surveys.

Reviewed accounting systems and controls, analyzed payroll, receivables and expenses, identified risks and discrepancies and prepared draft financial statements for clients during audit engagements.

Performed bank and ledger reconciliations, asset identification and stock counts, prepared draft financial statements and supported audit client engagements with substantive testing.

Grade: 4.0 / 4.0

Activities and societies: Courses included Doing Business in China, India and Sub-Sahara Africa.

Completed a Master of Business Administration with specialization in International Business, graduating with a 4.0 GPA in June 2024.

Activities and societies: Courses included Strategic Business Leader, Strategic Corporate Reporting, Advanced Audit & Assurance, Advanced Financial Management.

Completed an Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business, focusing on strategic corporate reporting and advanced audit and financial management.

Grade: 3.76 / 4.0 (First Class)

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Accounting) with First Class honors and a 3.76 GPA, completed in November 2017.