Hilda is a result-oriented finance professional, with 24 years of postgraduate experience (18 years experience in the oil & gas sector and 6 years in banking) with proven success in cost and management accounting for senior management decision-making.
She took up the Treasury Manager role in February 2022 but before that, worked as the LNG & Technical Partnership Assets Finance Manager. She represents her company’s interest in strategic financial negotiations linked to the gas business.
Manyo Dickson put in 14 years in the cost control function where the key objective was cost optimisation to ensure the company stayed whole. Her experience cut across the technical and support entities of the organisation and she can confidently say that she has garnered experience to keep costs under control working closely with the budget owners.
Hilda authored a book titled ‘Osunyameye – Nothing is impossible with God’ where her daughter’s journey through childhood cancer was shared. 100% of the profit on sales goes on to assist families going through similar paths.
Furthermore, she is also a John Maxwell certified coach and a speaker who is passionate about helping people take control of their personal finances, maintain a positive mindset and live a stress-free life even in a complicated world.
She recently had the opportunity to share on ‘SheEO your finances’ with some amazing ladies on the reality of the fact that the positions at the top are few. She therefore admonishes that rather than releasing so many negative emotions for things we don’t have, we can at least focus on managing what we have properly.
According to her, pending when the CEO role opens up, some few lessons/principles to be applied in becoming ‘SheEOs’ of our personal finances include:
Money Mindset Makeover: Overcome negative beliefs about finances by renewing your mind.
Financial Goals: What will you have your money do for you in the next one, two, five or even ten years? Set goals.
Budgeting Brilliance: Companies prepare their budgets well in advance.
Track & Categorise Spending: It’s important to identify needs and wants and have them properly categorised.
Investing Confidence: A company in itself is an investment. Invest in yourself, keep learning and staying informed about personal finance trends.
Debt Demolition: Thriving companies borrow for investments not fun. Renegotiate terms and prioritise to develop strategies for tackling high-interest debts first.
Financial Self-Care: Companies always have one optimisation exercise or another. Take a cue and shed the weight.
Retirement Readiness: Companies/products have a lifespan. While working, don’t forget you’ll retire someday. Are you ready?
