Babajide Solanke

I consider myself a one-person financial operations department. Cash flow is critical to any business. I manage outgoing payments and vendor relationships to align with a company’s financial strategy and help it achieve its goals. In my most recent role, with Family Health Centers of Baltimore, I maintained accountability for the full cycle of accounts payable, monitored vendor payment agreements to ensure the accuracy of invoices, and reconciled monthly reports to confirm that outgoing payments were correct and timely. I look at existing problems and create new ways to solve them. I conducted an analysis that identified cost reductions opportunities, and accordingly, I discovered that the company was erroneously paying healthcare premiums for terminated employees. As a result of my initiative, I recovered significant amounts of money. I also reviewed and renegotiated vendor agreements to eliminate redundancies, leading to savings of more than $70K annually.