Clear financial thinking for complex organizations.
I lead financial planning, forecasting, and decision support for complex, federally funded work. I build models, dashboards, and analytical systems that strengthen financial visibility, reporting accuracy, resource allocation, and grant oversight.
Current focusFP&A · Federal funding · Financial integrity
3Degrees across economics, finance, and analytics
2Finance credentials: FPAP and FMVA
6Peer reviewed publications
8+Years across finance and analytics
Selected work
Analysis built for decisions.
Projects connecting finance, data, federal funding, and financial integrity. Employer information is represented with synthetic or anonymized data.
01 · Flagship project
Finance Analytics Lab
An interactive federal grant command center and five year operating forecast. Explore portfolio health, spending velocity, agency mix, award risk, scenario assumptions, margin, and cash runway.
A research portfolio covering AI-enabled fraud detection, explainable AI in financial reporting, blockchain controls, RegTech, AML/KYC, and public financial management.
A career built across mission driven organizations, financial services, regulatory reporting, analytics, and information governance.
I work where financial judgment meets data, turning complex operating questions into models, controls, and reporting systems leaders can use.
Financial planning & analysisFederal grant financeExecutive reportingRisk & regulatory complianceData governanceFinancial technology research
Jun 2025–Present
Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, Maine
Reports directly to the CFO and leads organization-wide financial planning, forecasting, and decision support. Oversees multi-year budgeting across 30+ grant-funded programs and develops executive reporting for federal, philanthropic, and institutional resources.
Sep 2024–Jun 2025
Monitoring, Testing and Quality Assurance
JPMorgan Chase & Co. · Newark, Delaware
Progressed from data analysis and test execution to senior associate responsibilities. Automated weekly complaints quality reporting in Alteryx, supported enterprise control testing within Conduct, Compliance and Operational Risk, reconciled testing results, and advised on sampling and testing approaches across business lines.
Aug 2023–Aug 2024
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Delaware · Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
Conducted research and data analysis using SAS, Excel, VBA, and academic databases, supporting faculty work in international business strategy and financial analytics.
Aug 2019–Jul 2023
Finance Manager
Vidorck Hair Industries · Accra, Ghana
Led financial analysis for manufacturing operations, managed a team of seven, and improved visibility into product costs, pricing, inventory, resource allocation, and operating performance.
Oct 2017–Jun 2019
Finance Analyst
Vidorck Hair Industries · Accra, Ghana
Analyzed manufacturing costs, product pricing, inventory, and operating performance, translating operational data into financial models and management reporting.
Research & publications
Financial integrity in practice.
Across six peer reviewed journal articles and a Springer book chapter, my research examines how AI, blockchain, policy, and data governance can strengthen financial transparency, fraud risk management, and compliance.
Connecting the financial story to the operating reality.
My background spans more than eight years across economics, mathematics, finance, business analytics, compliance, and applied research. Across each role, the consistent thread is helping organizations understand what their financial and operational data means, where risk is building, and what decision comes next.
I am especially interested in finance transformation, federal funding, financial integrity, and the practical use of analytics and emerging technology in regulated and mission driven environments.
Education
MS, Business Analytics & Information ManagementUniversity of Delaware · December 2024
MBA, FinanceUniversity of Ghana · October 2021
BA, Economics with MathematicsUniversity of Ghana · May 2017
Certifications and leadership
Financial Planning & Analysis ProfessionalFPAP · Corporate Finance Institute
Financial Modeling & Valuation AnalystFMVA · Corporate Finance Institute
