Nkemdilim L. Odinkalu
Edmonton Green
Summary
Dynamic Business Development Specialist with a proven track record at Carrick Catalyst, managing assets over $1.2 Billion and excelling in client acquisition and financial modelling. Skilled in cultivating relationships and leveraging financial sector knowledge to drive profitability. Expert in stakeholder engagement and risk assessment, consistently delivering secure financial decisions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Development Specialist (Financial Advisory)
Carrick Catalyst
01.2024 - Current
- Providing strategic advice across a variety of financial products and services (debt management, cash management, insurance coverage, investments) for HNWI’s, whilst part of a team managing over $1.2 Billion in assets
- Assessing client’s overall financial picture, understand their needs and develop a solid financial plan
- Guiding clients towards a profitable and secure financial decision
- Cultivating a client base and building win-win relationships
- Networking, generating leads and grabbing opportunities to sell mutual funds, stocks, bonds etc to meet sales quotas
- Keeping abreast of new industry’s trends and research market to back up financial consulting
- Overseeing the course of the financial plan and update it, if necessary, to ensure profits
Financial Security Compliance Analyst (FTC)
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
London
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Conducting EDD/CDD and preparing risk assessments for High Risk Individuals
- Carrying out investigations in relation to financial crime concerns which include AML, Fraud and Market Abuse
- Conducting market abuse surveillance monitoring
- Conducting regular and ongoing monitoring for High Risk Individuals
- Transaction Monitoring
- Taking responsibility for reporting cases up to my line manager and the UK MLRO
- Drafting Financial Security Opinions, used in sanctioning HNWI’s, organisations
- Updating Financial Crime policies and procedures for review by the Financial Crime Team Leader as the updates are given to the team
- Supporting the Financial Crime Team Leader with the development and implementation of system-wide improvements around AML and CTF controls
- Producing financial crime related Monthly MI Reports
- Conducting additional financial crime training as and when required
Data Analyst
Iron Mountain
02.2022 - 08.2022
- Managing master data, including creation, updates, and deletion
- Provide quality assurance of imported data, working with quality assurance analysts if necessary
- Commissioning and decommissioning of data sets
- Processing confidential data and information according to guidelines
- Helping develop reports and analysis
- Managing and designing the reporting environment, including data sources, security, and metadata
- Supporting the data warehouse in identifying and revising reporting requirements
- Supporting initiatives for data integrity and normalization
- Assessing tests and implementing new or upgraded software and assisting with strategic decisions on new systems
- Troubleshooting the reporting database environment and reports
- Evaluating changes and updates to source production systems
- Providing a junior administrative support role to facilitate compliance and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) obligations
Executive Assistant to Managing Director
MyLid Company Limited
London
09.2016 - 08.2021
- Acting as the point of contact among executives, employees, clients, and other external partners.
- Managing information flow in a timely and accurate manner.
- Managing executives’ calendars and set up meetings.
- Make travel and accommodation arrangements.
- Totaling up daily expenses and prepare weekly, monthly or quarterly reports and KPIs.
- Overseeing the performance of other clerical staff.
- Acting as an office manager by keeping up with office supply inventory.
- Formatting information for internal and external communication – memos, emails, presentations, reports.
- Taking minutes during meetings.
- Screening and directing phone calls and distribute correspondence amongst the team members.
- Organizing and maintaining the office filing system.
Education
Masters Business and Legal Practice LLM, LPC - Solicitor’s qualification
The University of Law
10.2024
Bachelor of Law, LLB - Third Class
Canterbury Christ Church University
01.2020
International Baccalaureate - Higher level: English literature, History, Art. Standard level: Maths, Physics, French, Theory of Knowledge
Worth School, West Sussex
01.2015
Secondary Education - 9 IGCSE’s
British International School, Lagos
01.2013
Skills
- Secretarial responsibilities
- Customer support
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Information security
- Stakeholder engagement
- Event planning and promotion
- Client acquisition
- Contract drafting
- Financial modelling
- Knowledge of business law
- Product knowledge
- Risk assessment
- CRM software proficiency
- Financial sector knowledge
Certification
- Basel Institute of Governance, 2022, Open Source Intelligence
- ICA – International Compliance Association, 2022, International certificate in compliance
- The University of Law, 2020 - Present, Masters Business and Legal Practice LLM, LPC (Solicitor’s qualification)
- Canterbury Christ Church University, 2015 - 2020, Bachelor of Law, LLB, Third Class
- Worth School, West Sussex, 2013 – 2015, International Baccalaureate
- British International School, Lagos, 2008 – 2013, Secondary Education, 9 IGCSE’s
Accomplishments
- Investigated, identified and reconciled account discrepancies totalling several million pounds in company savings.
- Recognised by management for webinar and in-person projects delivering outstanding attendance and new business results.
- Created and developed critical compliance and client relationship management policies to consistently exceed quality and production targets.
Timeline
Business Development Specialist (Financial Advisory)
Carrick Catalyst
01.2024 - Current
Financial Security Compliance Analyst (FTC)
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
08.2022 - 01.2023
Data Analyst
Iron Mountain
02.2022 - 08.2022
Executive Assistant to Managing Director
MyLid Company Limited
09.2016 - 08.2021
Masters Business and Legal Practice LLM, LPC - Solicitor’s qualification
The University of Law
Bachelor of Law, LLB - Third Class
Canterbury Christ Church University
International Baccalaureate - Higher level: English literature, History, Art. Standard level: Maths, Physics, French, Theory of Knowledge
Worth School, West Sussex
Secondary Education - 9 IGCSE’s
British International School, Lagos
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