AYODEJI ORIOLA, BSC, ACA, CPA (IN VIEW)

Toronto, ON H: 647-***-**** E: ac4hn8@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

A Certified Chartered Accountant and Project Manager with over 5 years of experience working with a Big 4 Accounting Firm with proven skill in accounting, corporate & personal tax compliance and project management.

Highlights

ACA, CPA (in view)

Strong excel skills

Project management skills

Experience in GAAP and IFRS

Personal and Corporate taxes

Excellent analytical and problem solving

skills

Strong collaboration and interpersonal

skills, good team player

Month and Year-end closing

Financial Analysis

Budget and cash flows preparation

Account payable and Receivable

Fixed asset maintenance

General Ledger entry posting

Payroll Management

Good Leadership skills

Excellent English speaking and written

communication skills

Dedicated, reliable and excellent work

ethics

Experience with accounting software

Hard working with proven attitude for quick

learning and applying technical

knowledge

Detail oriented and organized.

Good understanding of economics and

business

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office

Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and

Visio).

Work Experience

Deloitte & Touche, Nigeria 03/2012 - 12/2017

Role: Senior Consultant

● Managed clients’ engagement to provide corporate tax compliance services including preparation of corporate and personal tax returns, direct and indirect tax planning

● Conducting due diligence on behalf of acquiring companies

● Assisting clients to respond and resolve tax audits/queries

● Review tax accounting provisions

● Worked as a team lead with the in house audit team in providing reasonable assurance tax figures provided by the client

● Prepared technical reports and highlight findings based on the client engagement.

● Built an effective relationship with clients and responded promptly to their queries as it relates to the engagement.

● Identified opportunities for business development and prepared proposals, worked with the Partner in presenting to the proposed clients

● Kept my Partners, managers and team members abreast of progress and issues noted on the engagement

● Facilitated in internal and external trainings such as IFRS trainings

● Coached and mentored staff and new hires on how to enhance their job performance by offering on the job training

● Involvement in all aspects of corporate tax clientele management, including budgeting, engagement letters, resource and work allocation, billing, etc. C&I Leasing PLC, Nigeria

Role: Tax & Payroll Supervisor 01/2012- 03/2012

● Preparation and filing the company’s tax returns in line with tax requirements and deadlines to ensure compliance

● Supporting in advising management on the tax implication of the company’s business operations and recommend strategies to minimize tax liabilities while remaining within the ambit of tax laws

● Extract and reconcile tax information from the financial and accounting system

● Reporting - Supporting Internal reporting requirements e.g. Annual leave & Intercompany reports etc.

Stransact Partners

Role: Senior Consultant 03/2009-12/2011

● Preparation and filing of tax returns for both local and multinational companies across various industries

● Prepared year-end financial statements for clients in line with the relevant accounting standard, assisted with year-end audits, prepared working papers and other account reconciliations

● Tax Computations review

● Conducting due diligence on behalf of acquiring companies

● Assisting clients to respond and resolve tax audits/queries Education

● Master of Business Administration Degree in Finance 2014 University of Lagos, Lagos state, Nigeria

Evaluated by the World Education Service as equivalent to a Canadian Master’s degree

● Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography 2007

University of Lagos, Lagos state, Nigeria

Evaluated by the World Education Service as equivalent to a Canadian Bachelor’s degree Professional Certifications

● Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA), Ontario (In view)

● Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) November 2009 Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)

● Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) November 2010 Associate Member

● APMG-International: PRINCE 2 Foundation Examination November 2011 References

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