ADEBAYO MATTHEW AFOLAYAN
Truro,Canada
Summary
Detail-oriented and analytical payroll professional with a strong academic foundation in business management (accounting concentration) and sociology. Currently gaining hands-on experience as a Payroll Intern with Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education. Familiar with SAP Payroll, Microsoft Excel, and Word, with a solid understanding of Canadian payroll regulations. Known for accuracy, confidentiality, and efficiency in high-volume, deadline-driven environments.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Intern
Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education
Truro, Canada
04.2025 - Current
- Assist in processing bi-weekly payroll using SAP for unionized employees.
- Review and compile employee timekeeping data from Easy Connect.
- Audit new hires onboarding on SAP.
- Maintain strict confidentiality in handling employee data and pay-related inquiries.
- Apply knowledge of collective agreements and Canadian payroll standards in daily operations.
Grocery Clerk- Backshift
Sobeys
Truro, Canada
09.2024 - Current
- Implemented promotional pricing changes as directed by management.
- Assisted in unloading deliveries from trucks and organizing stockroom inventory.
Learning and Performance Management Lead
Addosser Microfinance Bank
09.2014 - 08.2023
- Company Overview: Lagos, Nigeria
- Initiated a reward system for high performing nonmarket facing staff resulting in improved performance of staff.
- Successfully run the executive trainee program with over 90 % success rate in performance evaluation of trainees.
- Determine staffing numbers, skills and needs to meet the organization’s objectives.
- Plan and facilitate knowledge and orientation exercise for new staff.
- Lagos, Nigeria
Education
Diploma - Business Administration (Accounting Option)
Nova Scotia Community College
Truro, Nova Scotia05.2025
B.Sc. - Sociology (Second Class Honors)
University of Ilorin
Ilorin, NigeriaSkills
- Financial Reporting
- Payroll Administration
- Bank Reconciliation & General ledger Management
- Account Payable & Receivable
- SAP
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- Sage
- Emotional Intelligence
- Attention to Details
- Communication Skills
- Problem Solving
Additional Information
Eligible for PCP certification through National Payroll Institute (in progress/planned), Comfortable working both independently and within collaborative teams, Open to continued training and development
Languages
English, Fluent
Memberships Trainings Certifications
- WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System), NSCC, 2023
- OHS (Occupational Safety Act), NSCC, 2023
- HR Strategy Workshop, PEP, 2022
- Fundamentals of Payroll Management, Crescita Consult, 04/01/18
- Fundamentals of Compensation & Benefits Workshop, Crescita Consult, 03/01/18
- Talent Review & Succession Strategy Workshop, ASA Talent & Succession Management Solutions, 02/01/18
- Talent & Performance Management Essentials, PwC – HR Academy, 2017
- Advanced Behavioral Analysis Certification Programme, 2017
- Associate, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, HRPL, Nigeria, 2014
Timeline
Payroll Intern
Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education
04.2025 - Current
Grocery Clerk- Backshift
Sobeys
09.2024 - Current
Learning and Performance Management Lead
Addosser Microfinance Bank
09.2014 - 08.2023
Diploma - Business Administration (Accounting Option)
Nova Scotia Community College
B.Sc. - Sociology (Second Class Honors)
University of Ilorin
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