Zarah Babalola

I am an enthusiastic Financial service expert who is result driven, with the competence to work in a  multicultural environment, manage clients and stakeholders expectations

Client Relations : 2021 

Morgan Stanley, Glasgow
     • Ensuring timely settlement of all cashflows
     • Liaising with internal stakeholders like trade support, prime brokerage, relevant desks to resolve client cash breaks
     • Investigating discrepancies and reconciling cashflows
     • Liaising with internal and external stakeholders with operational support in both pre   and post settlement
     • Onboarding new clients internally 
     • Acting as support contact for front and middle office to resolve client queries

Team Lead, 

Financial Systems Strategy (FSS) 2020 : 2016 - 2020

• Facilitated Pension Sector Forums Leading to:
• Establishment of Technical Committee on Infrastructure Financing Using Pension Funds
• Drafting of Report on Mobilisation and Deployment of Pension Assets Investment to Finance Infrastructure Development in Nigeria
• Position Paper on the NIIMP
• Facilitated five sensitisation workshops for over 100 MSMEs on the New Micro Pension Plan resulting in improved and desired awareness for participants leading to the increase of new contribution to the pension funds.
• Liaised to Industry players and regulator to Develop Strategic Project Implementation Framework for FSS2020 Pension Sector Strategy (2015-2020)
• Linked the Pension Program Implementation Plan to Budget  thereby attracting funding from supporting agencies for the period of 2017 – 2020
• Interfaced with CEOs of agencies, parastartals of government and private sector towards achieving the set milestones in the pension sector.

SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD,  UNITED KINGDOM

2021

EXECUTIVE PROGRAM ON THE OXFORD VIEW OF STRATEGY PROGRAMME

NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, NIGERIA 2019

MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)

NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, NIGERIA 2020

B.SC BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

LONDON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE, UNITED KINGDOM 2009

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT (PGD)

AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA , KADUNA STATE, 2008

BA (Hons)  French