ADETUTU OLUWAKEMI OGUNMAKIN
Toronto,ON
Summary
Results-oriented professional with a proven track record in driving innovation and excellence within dynamic organizations. Adept at leveraging core competencies in strategic planning and project management to achieve organizational goals. Committed to continuous professional development, and fostering a culture of recognition and reward for outstanding performance.
Dedicated Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Chartered Professional Accountant (ACCA) with a proven track record of enhancing organizational value through effective operational improvements and robust process controls. Notable achievements include driving efficiency gains that resulted in significant cost reductions and risk mitigation. Expertise in compliance audits, financial reporting, and risk assessment ensures comprehensive support for organizational goals. Career aspirations include leveraging skills to further optimize financial processes in a dynamic environment.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Internal Audit Manager
Kraft Heinz Canada
Toronto, ON
08.2023 - Current
- Lead and deliver audit engagements in supply chain, operations, compliance, and financial audits across various businesses in North America.
- Identify and assess relevant risks and mitigating controls for audit planning activities, the definition of scope areas, and resource allocation.
- Develop detailed, risk-based audit programs.
- Communicate with external partners and senior management on a continuous basis to ensure there is a common understanding of findings, progress, and issues.
- Perform real-time, continuous risk monitoring activities and data analytics.
- Identify control gaps, identify root causes, and support the business in developing appropriate actions to address the deviations and risks.
- Ensure that the quality of the audit reports and documentation meets the quality assurance standards set by the IIA and internal requirements.
- Perform management action follow-ups with Business Unit Leaders for action closing.
- Maintain good auditee relationships, and build key stakeholder relationships.
- Stay updated on key emerging risks and new technology adoption to improve audit team value.
- Provide support for ad hoc projects and reviews related to systems and business process improvements.
- Provide training to staff and senior auditors.
Senior Internal Auditor
Heinz Africa & Middle East FZE
05.2021 - 07.2023
- Lead audit engagements in supply chain, operations, compliance, and financial audits across various business units in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
- Perform real-time, continuous risk monitoring activities and data analytics.
- Identify control gaps, identify root causes, and support the business in developing appropriate actions to address the deviations and risks.
- Responsible for preparing audit reports and communicating audit results to management.
- Ensure that audits are timely executed and reported to management within the agreed timelines.
- Make presentations to auditee personnel to communicate audit recommendations.
- Support the coaching and mentoring of new team members, and the co-sourced audit team members.
- Performed walkthroughs and tests of internal control systems to ensure accuracy and completeness of information reported.
Logistics Finance Manager, MEA
Heinz Africa & Middle East FZE
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
10.2019 - 04.2021
- Control and management of logistics cost budget.
- Monthly performance review and analysis of logistics costs.
- Implementation of process improvements and controls.
- Lead savings projects.
- Standardization of the process to have quarterly accrual reviews with the finance controlling team to understand transactions in accruals, and if there are any risks or opportunities.
- Calculation and analysis of logistics performance.
Finance Manager
H.J. Heinz Nigeria Limited
Lagos, Nigeria
05.2018 - 09.2019
- Internal Financial Reporting.
- Establish and follow routines and rituals to ensure month-end deliverables.
- Coordinate with zonal functional teams in terms of reporting and treasury requirements.
- Compliance and SOX testing.
- Coordination with internal and external audit teams.
- Ensure compliance with respect to various statutory matters.
- Streamlining of accounting processes, and faster closing.
- Streamlining the accounting process and balance sheet clean-up for the Nigerian business led to the temporary role of Heinz Turkey Finance Manager to help with the streamlining of accounting processes and balance sheet clean-up.
- Monthly AR reconciliation and sign-off with distributors, which was not done prior to my recruitment.
- Identified and solved inventory-related issues on accounting software (Epicor), which reduced the number of manual journals posted monthly.
AUDIT SENIOR
ERNST AND YOUNG (EY) LLP
Lagos, Nigeria
01.2013 - 04.2018
- Statutory audits for various clients in line with the the International Standards on Auditing (ISA), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS)
- Staying abreast of general business and economic developments and applies their understanding of the client's business and industry to identify areas of audit significance, assess the degree of risk and the nature of the errors that could result from the client's accounting estimates, identifies unusual or unexpected transactions, and explain important developments/matters to staff
- Providing assurance on the effectiveness of risk management and control procedures and developing audit plans and programs for test of controls and substantive procedures for significant account
- Executing audit procedures, such as understanding and evaluating significant sources of information, testing controls, and performing substantive procedures in moderately complex, judgmental and/or specialized areas
- Understanding clients’ entity level controls as well as its financial statement level risks in order to determine appropriate audit approach and strategy as well as developing audit programs
- Preparation of management letter and IFRS audited financial statements
- Fostering teamwork by maintaining cooperative relationships with the client engagement team; contributing to a work environment that leads to high morale, productivity, and open communication amongst team members
- Presents information to others in one-on-one and small group situations, such as verbal presentations to client personnel
- Identifying Key Audit Matters (KAM) to be communicated in the Audit Report
- Being part of a highest performing team as pronounced by the Assurance partner due to the exceptional client services provided to the client
- Completion of audit assignment ahead of deadline and within the stipulated budget which led to increased efficiency and increased client satisfaction
- Being awarded by my Managers and Supervisors with a consistent 4 rating for 3 consecutive financial years (2014, 2015, 2016) “i.e
- I exceeded expectation as compared to my peer group”
- An award of double promotion by my Employer because of exceeded expectation (2016)
- Preparation of IFRS Audited financial statement and other financial reports for clients in Consumer and retail Product sectors
- Established Cordial and good working relationships with clients
NYSC INTERN
B. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL, EDO STATE NIGERIA
Benin City, Nigeria
12.2011 - 11.2012
- Preparation of audit certificates to various ministries and parastatals
- Preparation of auditor general’s audit report
- Preparation of weekly audit certificates report
Education
B.Sc - Accounting
Covenant University
Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria01.2011
Senior Secondary School Certificate (WAEC GCE) -
Queens’ College
Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria01.2007
Skills
- Audit planning
- Data analytics
- Risk Management
- Communication
- Report writing
- Forecasting
- Coaching and training
- Process documentation and process improvement
- Process efficiencies and optimization
- Microsoft Office
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/08/92
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: Single
Hobbies and Interests
Reading
References
Available on request
Contact Address
30 Inn on the Park Drive, Toronto, M3C0P7, Ontario. Canada
Attributes
- Excellent Verbal communication and written skills
- Strong Analytical, Leadership and Interpersonal Skills
- Effective Technical Skill relating to Audit and Application of accounting standards
- Ability to Multi task and to deliver client deliverables with timelines and Budget
- Being self-motivated, proactive and willingness to learn new things.
Certification
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) - April 2018 - Date
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) - August 2024 - Date
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Internal Audit Manager
Kraft Heinz Canada
08.2023 - Current
Senior Internal Auditor
Heinz Africa & Middle East FZE
05.2021 - 07.2023
Logistics Finance Manager, MEA
Heinz Africa & Middle East FZE
10.2019 - 04.2021
Finance Manager
H.J. Heinz Nigeria Limited
05.2018 - 09.2019
AUDIT SENIOR
ERNST AND YOUNG (EY) LLP
01.2013 - 04.2018
NYSC INTERN
B. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL, EDO STATE NIGERIA
12.2011 - 11.2012
B.Sc - Accounting
Covenant University
Senior Secondary School Certificate (WAEC GCE) -
Queens’ College
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