Adewale Okanlawon , Financial Analyst• Bookkeeper• Accountant• Business Advisory• Tax Expert• Audit

About

Adewale, ACCA, ACFE, FMVA is a resourceful and goal-driven professional Bookkeeper, Accountant, Financial and Business Analyst, and Scrum Master with 5 years of management consulting experience as an individual contributor and lead. ● Energetic self-starter, establishing best accounting practices for growing Companies (Start-ups & SMEs) ● I’m well versed in negotiations, planning and development, Financial modelling relationship management, operations and logistics coordination, scheduling, problem - solving and supporting business success. ● Data Analyst, Financial analyst; inquiring into financial data to find trends and patterns thereby determining where new strategies should be implemented to increase profits. ● Extensive knowledge of clients – focused on team building with training in diverse industry supervision Ardent in Accounting and Financial data and analytics, and research for business and social benefits. interest in offering high-impact value in different sectors ranging from; Education, Health, Agriculture, FMCG, Power and Energy, Risk and Assurance amongst all. I derive interest to travel around and seek opportunities to be part of a world-class specialist team that will deliver value across the global operations of Organizations.

Experience

Zeiroz Accountants Hub

Nov 2020 – Present

Lagos

Financial Accountant

 Gather and Monitor all financial data  Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual statements: Exceed Monthly targets July – December, 2021  Forecast costs and Revenues  Use reports to create Budgets: Generate a Budget for each departments based on their prior reports for 2020, decreasing business overheads by 22% overall in 2021.  Monitor and Report discrepancies  Conduct detailed risk analysis to assess potential investments  Analyze financial trend  Perform month-end and year-end close processes  My advice on tax related matters and fund security enabled the firm build and maintained strong client relationship and achieved a 16% increase in engagement in May, 2022.

Bright Network

Jun 2022 – Jul 2022

London

Financial Services and Consulting Intern

 The internship involved completing a case study from Ernest and Young Assurance. The Audit task involved identifying the external risks faced by a client in the Fast Moving Consumable Goods industry. Furtherance, I was able to identify the internal control weaknesses that could adversely affect the financial viability of the client. Moreover, I was able to devise measures to strengthen the internal control Mechanisms.  The program improved my problem - solving Skills

Ajayi Dahunsi Memorial Baptist Schools

May 2019 – Oct 2020

Lagos

Accountant

 Streamlined accuracy procedures for checking calculations and school transactions, reducing error rates by 29% and saving 14+ hours of manual work weekly.  Processed all A/P and A/R(Student Tuition fees Payments ) invoices and ensured 99.5% of approved invoices were paid on time and in full while maximizing cash-flow Remained up-to-date on the legislation regarding the Payments to ensure the school maximize payment 1 year in a row.  Organized Financial Data for audits, saving over 25 hours of manual data collection monthly  Collaborated with 5 + members of program management on budgets, programs, and financial reporting.  Analyzed 55 balance sheet accounts and posted journal entries.

Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc

Aug 2018 – Apr 2019

Lagos

Accountant II

 Produced the weekly cash flow reports and analyzed variances within those reports  Posted and allocated cash payments  Produced reconciliations and factored sales invoices for customer  Tracked overhead spent, including processed purchase requisitions  Assisted with forecasting and budgeting  Completed month end and purchase order accrual  Prepared and processed VAT returns, analyzed and feeding back any variances  Pro-actively challenged and assessed company working practices to drive improvement

Education

Corporate Finance Institute

Jan 2020 – Jul 2022

Certification, Financial Modeling and Valuation

Quantic School of Business and Technology

Jan 2020 – Jul 2020

Advanced Diploma, Business Foundation

Olabisi Onabanjo University

Jun 2014 – Dec 2016

Bachelor , Accounting

Wolex Polytechnic

Sep 2011 – Apr 2013

Diploma , Accountancy

Adewale Okanlawon

Financial Analyst• Bookkeeper• Accountant• Business Advisory• Tax Expert• Audit

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