Business Analyst · Process Improvement · Technology Delivery

I turn how a business actually works into systems it can rely on.

I'm Kareemat Abaniwonda, a business analyst in Lagos. I start with the people doing the work and the process they follow, find where time and control are being lost, then design and deliver the fix with the teams who will live with it.

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Kareemat AbaniwondaLagos, Nigeria

A little about me

About

Now
Senior Associate, Strategy, Intelligence and Projects, The Sciart Finance Company
Started in
Business intelligence, 2023
Studied
B.Sc. Physics, Lagos State University
Works across
Financial services, maritime, supply chain

I came into this work through data. The reports were useful, but the more interesting question was always why the numbers looked the way they did.

That question usually led to a process: a spreadsheet passed between three people, an approval waiting in someone's inbox, a check done by hand every morning because nobody had time to fix it. Over three years I moved from reporting on those processes to redesigning them.

My approach is fairly simple. I sit with the people who do the work, map what really happens rather than what the policy says, and agree what "better" should look like before anything gets built. Then I stay with it through testing, rollout and the questions that come after go-live.

I like problems with a lot of moving parts, I'm particular about detail, and I care about how things feel to use, whether that's an approval form or a dinner menu.

  • Curious
  • Analytical
  • Detail-minded
  • Creative
  • Calm under deadlines

What I bring

Business understanding and practical delivery, in the same person.

  • Business analysis and requirements

    Turning a vague request into a clear problem statement, agreed requirements and acceptance criteria that business and technical people both sign up to.

    Stakeholder interviews · requirements documents · user journeys · UAT

  • Process improvement and automation

    Mapping how work moves today, removing the steps that add nothing, and automating the rest so it runs the same way every time.

    Process mapping · Power Automate · Office Scripts · e-signature workflows

  • Technology delivery and coordination

    Keeping several workstreams moving across departments, managing scope and change, and seeing a solution through to adoption.

    Planning · change control · rollout and user guides · team supervision

  • Data, reporting and BI

    Reports that answer the question leadership is really asking, delivered on time without someone rebuilding them by hand.

    Power BI · DAX · Power Query · Excel · EXCO reporting

  • Business systems and governance

    Internal applications people actually use, with access, data protection and audit requirements designed in from the start.

    Power Apps · SharePoint · Microsoft 365 · RBAC · DPIA

Selected work

Six problems, and what changed after.

Operational control · AutomationFinancial services

The three-hour morning check that now arrives at 8:00

Daily control reports for Compliance, Management and the Data Protection Officer were assembled by hand. I rebuilt them as automated reports that land before the working day starts, saving at least two hours per report, every day.

Illustrative flow

  1. InputDaily system activity log
  2. RulesReviewer's logic, rebuilt step by step
  3. OutputFlags, charts and a review file
  4. DeliveredPDF in the inbox by 8:00 a.m.
Process redesignFinancial services

A loan file that never gets printed

Loan and placement transactions moved on paper between reviewers. After analysing where the time went, the process was redesigned around approval workflows and e-signature, cutting 24 hours from every transaction.

Illustrative flow

  1. RequestSubmitted once, in one place
  2. ReviewRouted to each approver in turn
  3. ExecuteSigned electronically
  4. DoneA full record, no printing
Reconciliation · Systems integrationFinancial services

From payroll remittance to posted repayment

For a public sector lending product, monthly payroll deductions arrive as one remittance that has to be matched back to individual customers. I designed and built the live reconciliation and posting engine that does this, along with automated offer letters for the same product.

Illustrative flow

  1. InputMonthly payroll remittance
  2. MatchEach deduction to its customer
  3. PrepareOne posting line per customer
  4. PostBulk file ready for the core system
Governance · Stakeholder coordinationFinancial services

One access map for 64 systems

I led the company's role-based access control programme, working with 8 departments to agree who should have access to what, and produced an access matrix covering 31 job functions.

Illustrative flow

  1. Inventory64 systems in use
  2. Roles31 job functions defined
  3. DecideAccess agreed with each department
  4. UseMatrix for onboarding and audit
Business applicationsFinancial services

Internal tools the whole company uses

An IT helpdesk, a training hub, performance appraisal and a four-stage incident reporting app. I designed and built each one from requirements to rollout, and they are now used by every member of staff.

Illustrative flow

  1. RaiseStaff submit in one app
  2. RouteTo the right reviewer automatically
  3. TrackStatus and service levels visible
  4. CloseOutcome recorded for reporting
Client delivery · BI and systemsMaritime · Supply chain

Two client builds, brief to signed handover

As an independent contractor I delivered an operations dashboard for an offshore production vessel and a visitor management system across four sites, each as sole analyst and developer.

Illustrative flow

  1. BriefRequirements from each client team
  2. BuildDashboard or visitor system
  3. TestUAT with client users
  4. HandoverSigned off and documented

Details are generalised to protect employer and client confidentiality. Diagrams are illustrative and do not show real systems.

Experience

Four roles since 2023, each one wider than the last.

  1. Apr 2026 – PresentCurrent

    Senior Associate, Strategy, Intelligence and Projects

    The Sciart Finance Company Ltd

    Second in command of the unit, supervising four interns and two junior colleagues. Leads analysis and delivery for Compliance, Finance, Risk and Management, and prepares the weekly EXCO report and board papers.

  2. Mar 2025 – Apr 2026

    Strategy and Intelligence Associate II

    The Sciart Finance Company Ltd

    Designed the company's internal business applications, analysed loan and placement turnaround, and helped move document review onto workflows and e-signature.

  3. Nov 2023 – Mar 2025

    Strategy and Intelligence Associate I

    The Sciart Finance Company Ltd

    Automated loan and placement requests, cutting 24 hours per transaction, and rebuilt core HR and permission workflows.

  4. Feb 2023 – Nov 2023

    Business Intelligence Trainee

    The Sciart Finance Company Ltd

    Data extraction and quality checks, KPI dashboards, and the first automated workflows for credit operations.

  5. 2026Contract

    Business Analyst and Developer

    Independent, via Switchmoon Nigeria Ltd

    Two client engagements in maritime and supply chain, each delivered alone from brief to signed handover.

  6. 2022Education

    B.Sc. Physics

    Lagos State University

    Currently working towards a Lean Six Sigma certification and an MBA.

Beyond work

Beyond work

The same instinct shows up outside the office: noticing how an experience is put together, and wanting to make it better.

Whether it's a workflow or an evening out, I think about the journey from the other person's side. What do they see first, where do they wait, and what will they remember afterwards?

Contact

Have a process that should work better?

I'm always glad to talk about business analysis, process improvement, technology delivery or a role where those come together. Email is the quickest way to reach me.

Email kareematabaniwonda@gmail.com
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