edward diogu

With a passion for both rigorous analysis and people, Edward enjoys implementing and fine-tuning processes that help his colleagues serve clients at ever-increasing levels of excellence and efficiency. He looks at operational excellence from varied perspectives, aiming to optimize the connections between people, processes, finance and technology.

Finance Manager/Assistant Finance Director Rusty Wallis Volkswagen -

Garland, TX October 2022 to Present • Establish framework for acquiring new lending institutions and maintaining good working relationships to secure competitive interest rates and financing programs. • Establish and maintain monthly forecasted income, penetration levels, and customer satisfaction index (CSI) scores Assisted the sales management team in structuring deals worth more than eighty million dollars. • Routinely strengthen Sales People’s skills in closing techniques, overcoming objections, higher gross profit (front and back). • Help elevate annual revenue, Catapulting net profit, improving fixed operations profit • Adhere to all local and national regulations and advise the sales team on new and recently change state laws associated with purchasing a vehicle • Oversee dealership customer loan origination and approval process.

 Finance Manager Texas Car One (Temporary Assignment) - Carrollton, TX May 2021 to July 2022 

• Established framework for acquiring new lending institutions and maintaining good working relationships to secure competitive interest rates and financing programs. • Established and maintain monthly forecasted income, penetration levels, and customer satisfaction index (CSI) scores Assisted the sales management team in structuring deals worth more than eighty million dollars. • Routinely strengthened Sales People’s skills in closing techniques, overcoming objections, higher gross profit (front and back). • Helped elevate annual revenue, Catapulting net profit, improving fixed operations profit • Implemented F&I menu that raised PVR 

Finance Manager/ Sales Manager Safon Luxury Autos, LLC and Safon Autobody and Glass - Plano, TX October 2015 to June 2020 

• Performed routine F&I duties/ Trained sales people. • Recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the most promising Small businesses in DFW. Chosen to participate in Goldman Sachs 10K Small Businesses program for promising businesses in Texas. • Assisted owner to Diversify into collision repair and increased revenue by 135% YOY for the past 3 years. • Spearheaded company's commitment to operational impact through aggressive pursuit of strategic opportunities. • Directed all organizational operations, policies, and objectives to maximize productivity and returns. • Analyzed complex scenarios and use creative problem-solving to turn challenges into profitable opportunities. • Coordinated and approved budgets for product development, marketing, overhead, and growth.

 Finance Producer Prestige Ford (World class Automotive) - Garland, TX January 2012 to June 2015

 • Established framework for acquiring new lending institutions and maintaining good working relationships to secure competitive interest rates and financing programs. • Established and maintain monthly forecasted income, penetration levels, and customer satisfaction index (CSI) scores • Assisted the sales management team in structuring deals worth more than eighty million dollars • Routinely strengthened Sales People’s skills in closing techniques, overcoming objections, higher gross profit (front and back) • Helped elevate annual revenue from $48M to $59M, Catapulting net profit $580 to $2.4M, improving fixed operations profit from $290k to $440k. • Implemented F&I menu that raised PVR from $460 to over $1,150

Master's degree in Finance, Management Science 

Texas Southern University - Houston, TX January 2006 to August 2008 

Bachelor's in Liberal Arts, Business management 

The University of Texas at Austin - Austin, TX August 1997 to May 2002