Experience

Project Finance Analyst

Novel Energy Solutions

Minnesota, United States | June 2025 – Present

• Structured and closed $200MM+ in debt and tax equity financings for solar portfolios, leveraging ITC benefits and accelerated depreciation.
• Developed and maintained multi-scenario project finance models (IRR, XIRR, cash waterfalls, sensitivity analyses) to guide deal structuring and portfolio optimization.
• Led cross-functional negotiations with lenders, tax equity partners, and internal legal/engineering teams to finalize financing terms and deliverables ahead of schedule.
• Produced investment committee packages with financial, risk, and policy analyses that enabled funding approvals for multi-state solar expansion projects.
• Evaluated the financial impacts of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) policy changes to optimize structuring strategies for both tax equity and debt investors.

Finance Manager (Consultant)

Helium Health

Delaware, United States | August 2024 – February 2025

• Led global monthly close processes, reconciliations, variance analysis, and journal entries, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Streamlined financial operations with automation tools (Zapier), reducing manual effort by 30%.
• Achieved ~15% savings in annual OPEX through lean methodologies improving financial efficiency and reducing waste.
• Partnered with Product, Tech, and Finance teams to assess capital investments and align funding strategies with strategic goals.
• Built forecasting and variance models to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, enabling data-driven decision-making.

Finance Manager (Remote)

Helium Health

August 2021 – August 2023

• Delivered scenario-based financial analysis that informed capital allocation decisions and accelerated leadership approvals by 25%.

Finance Manager (Graduate Intern)

Ecolab Inc.

Minnesota, United States | June 2024 – August 2024

• Designed a cost-modeling framework in SAP optimizing production costs and pricing across 72 plants, unlocking ~$1B (~7%) in potential sales growth.
• Developed global network optimization strategies leveraging SQL analysis, resulting in projected $1.4B (~15%) cost savings.

Senior Consultant / Associate, Global Employer Services

Deloitte & Touche

Lagos, Nigeria | December 2018 – July 2021

• Improved reporting turnaround by ~15% by developing an interactive analytics framework for client tax and mobility strategy reviews.
• Designed forward-looking employee mobility strategy models reducing compliance risk by 20%.
• Implemented a centralized data management solution cutting retrieval time by 25%.
• Advised Fortune 500 clients on cross-border tax structures to align mobility costs with international tax and workforce strategies.