AYODEJI ADESINA, CPA, CGA, FCCA
Brampton,Canada
Summary
An experienced Certified Public Accountant (CPA Ontario) with result-oriented and objective achievement driven with over 10 years of experience in Risk Management, Auditing, Regulatory Compliance, Internal Controls, Governance, Assurance and Project Management, using IIA Frameworks, SOX, COSO, COBIT and ISAs, with strong expertise in SOX compliance, control testing and risk assessment methodologies. A self-starter, documents high quality working papers, innovative focus on continuous improvement, fast-learner, dissects complex business processes quickly, advanced work ethics, exceptional communication skills and huge persuasion skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Analyst, Accounting & Compliance
Innomar Strategies Inc. (Cencora Inc- Formerly Known as AmerisourceBergen)
02.2023 - Current
- Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across General Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Treasury, and Billing ensuring timely, accurate results and proper intercompany reporting, and reducing cycle close by 3 days.
- Design and enhance audit methodologies, framework, and tools in alignment with best practices and regulatory standards, increasing audit efficiency by 25% and strengthening consistency across engagements.
- Manage the Quality Audit Improvement Process (QAIP) across audit activities, conducting regular process and deliverable reviews that improved compliance with internal and IIAS standards by 30% and reduced repeat findings.
- Develop and deliver audit training programs, strengthening team skills and improving audit competency scores by 30% while using training metrics to identify and close skill gaps.
- Analyze QA/QC findings and industry benchmarks to redesign audit processes, reducing cycle times by 20% and improving audit quality and consistency across the function.
- Conduct and optimize risk assessments, enhancing alignment between audit plans and business priorities, resulting in a 35% improvement in high-risk area coverage.
- Enhance team effectiveness through performance monitoring and actionable feedback, increasing audit quality scores by 30%, while co-developing annual resource allocation plans that improved budget utilization by 20%.
- Experience in optimizing audit software and tools, improving process efficiency, and ready to partner with management to implement GRC solutions, enhancing data quality and streamlining audit workflows.
- Coordinate walkthroughs, control testing, and remediation with audit teams, improving control effectiveness, solving 95% of issues on time, and reducing deficiencies by 30%.
- Provide timely, accurate audit responses, strengthening communication, improving documentation quality, and reducing audit turnaround times by 25% across manufacturing operations.
- Performed a role in SOX testing for multiple business processes/units, streamlining testing procedures to reduce cycle time by 10%, and decreasing repeat control deficiencies by 20%.
- Coordinate quarterly variance analysis on financial data in line with SoX requirements, and preparation of management review form.
- Work cross-functionally with process owners to ensure strong control design and execution, increasing control pass rates by 35% and improving audit outcomes.
Analyst- Accounting Policy & Reporting
Revera Inc.
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Prepared quarterly and year-end financial statements and financial disclosures including MD&A for parent company, subsidiaries, and joint ventures in line with IFRS.
- Consistently researched changes in IFRS standards including new IFRS drafts and created accounting memos for the Finance Team members.
- Provide professional advice for accurate and reliable financial reports with huge emphasis on value-added reports and Accounting Policy.
- Responsible for constant update of accounting policy documents and periodic review including accruals.
- Collaborated with external financial reporting team in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements including posting of journal entries and timely reconciliations of accounting transactions i.e. IFRS16 (Leases) monthly, Financial Instruments (IFRS7 & 9), annual impairment analysis and testing process (IAS36) using discounted cash flow models, intangible analysis (IAS38) etc.
- Performed deep research of all newly issued financial reporting standards.
- Provided guidance on technical accounting matters and preparation of accounting assessment documentation on complex accounting transactions etc.
- Prepared memorandum transactions and new accounting standards issued by IASB and provided guidance on impact on the organisation.
- Execute foreign exchange transactions i.e. JVs, Subsidiaries and Associates financial reporting.
- Collaborated across diverse teams and ensured compliance with financial policies and controls.
- Administered internal controls for financial policies, processes and procedures.
- Advised executives on portfolio and financial trends using deep industry expertise, influencing strategic planning and improving risk-adjusted returns by 34%.
- Directed SOX control effectiveness testing across multiple joint ventures, coordinating reviews and remediation efforts that strengthened compliance and reduced control deficiencies by 15% year-over-year.
IFRS17 CONSULTANT
Robert Half
05.2022 - 09.2022
- Managed roadmap for IFRS17 full implementation which included the financial, statutory, systems and relevant disclosures.
- Developed financial reporting procedures (IFRS17) which comprise of recognition, measurement, presentation and financial disclosures.
- Assessed the impact of IFRS17 on changes to statutory reporting, capital management etc. and recommended policy improvements in line with IFRS17.
- Supported and reviewed the business processes to reflect the new changes in line with IFRS17 and business readiness for IFRS17.
- Initiated IFRS17 changes to the information database in connection with the general ledger/chart of accounts that complies with IFRS17 requirements and internal controls for financial reporting and governance.
- Implemented IFRS17 requirements and solutions in accordance with the financial control guidelines of the company.
- Prepared management reports for the IFRS17 implementation timely.
- Recommended process efficiencies, control improvement for the development and implementation of IFRS17 data integrity.
- Provided insights and recommendation on existing implementation of IFRS17.
- Reviewed deliverables and assisted the technical communication of advisory IFRS17 resources.
AUDIT MANAGER
Skystream Consulting
03.2021 - 04.2022
- Led a risk-based internal control framework, improving control effectiveness, reducing deficiencies by 20% and strengthening audit readiness across key manufacturing processes.
- Developed and updated audit methodologies and frameworks in collaboration with Internal Audit Leadership, improving audit quality scores by 30% and ensuring full alignment with industry and regulatory expectations.
- Led the QAIP and standardized audit process reviews, reducing documentation deficiencies by 35% and strengthening adherence to professional and internal audit standards across all engagements.
- Created and facilitated targeted training for audit staff, increasing proficiency in key methodologies by 25% and leveraging training metrics to drive continuous performance improvement.
- Identified process improvement opportunities using QA/QC results and best practices, implementing enhancements that increased audit efficiency by 25% and strengthened overall audit effectiveness.
- Leveraged QA/QC insights and emerging methodologies to optimize audit workflows, cutting work by 30% and improving functional performance and responsiveness.
- Managed the annual risk assessment process, ensuring audit plans targeted key risks and business priorities, increasing risk-coverage effectiveness by 30% across the audit portfolio.
- Led team performance oversight and coaching, boosting audit efficiency by 28% and collaborated with Internal Audit Leadership in annual resource, budget, and capacity planning to align staffing with audit priorities.
- Oversaw audit tools and technology utilization, boosting audit productivity by 28% and collaborated with Audit Leadership to deploy GRC platforms that strengthened process standardization and data integrity.
- Reported monthly to the SOX Steering Committee on control health and remediation progress, improving issue-closure timelines by 30% in partnership with Internal Audit.
- Spearheaded ongoing monitoring and scheduled control evaluations, increasing control effectiveness, reducing exceptions by 35%, and ensuring consistent, strong control environment.
- Developed cross-functional risk mitigation plans with Finance and operations, reducing high-risk exposures by 30% and strengthening overall control resilience.
- Performed SOX testing for assigned business units, including planning, execution, and reporting, ensuring full compliance with the regulator requirements achieving 100% compliance with testing deadline.
- Spearheaded the internal audit of financial reporting processes, ensuring compliance with GAAP and SOX regulations, leading to zero audit findings for three consecutive financial periods.
- Trained cross-functional teams on internal control standards and best practices, reducing control errors by 25% and improving overall compliance maturity.
AUDIT SENIOR
Skystream Consulting
03.2017 - 02.2021
- Assessed critical risk exposures within banking operations, delivering practical solutions that enhanced compliance, mitigated financial and operational risks, and reinforced internal controls.
- Refined audit methodologies, tools, and documentation standards to reflect regulatory and industry developments, reducing audit cycle times by 20% and enhancing practice maturity across the department.
- Designed and executed audit training curricula, improving staff capability and reducing documentation errors by 20% through ongoing monitoring of training effectiveness metrics.
- Assisted the enterprise risk assessment to align audit plans with critical risk areas, improving audit relevance and reducing low-value audit activities by 25%.
- Assisted in monitoring and evaluating team performance to ensure audit objectives were met, improving on-time delivery by 25%, and partnered with Audit Leadership to develop annual resource plans, optimizing project budgets and staffing needs.
- Led walkthrough testing and remediation efforts with Internal Audit, strengthening IFR, cutting repeat findings by 40%, and accelerating issue-closure timelines.
- Oversaw SOX compliance for financial processes, maintaining documentation and coordinating updates, improving control accuracy by 30% and reducing documentation gaps across departments.
- Led audits of complex records and operational processes applying professional standards to strengthen SOX compliance and mitigate risks across critical business functions, and streamlined operational processes, cutting review cycle time by 15%.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
PROFILIANT DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES LIMITED
04.2015 - 02.2017
- Managed day-to-day operations and financial transactions across the business including Accounts Receivable, Invoicing, Remittance and Issuing of Credit Notes (Refunds), Journal entries, Accounts reconciliations and issued reports to external parties.
- Led the Finance Team to meet business standards and aims in support of internal divisions.
- Performed month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing, ensured all incurred costs are accurately accounted for and captured, reviewed posted journal entries for accuracy and performed bank/tax reconciliations involved in reconciling items with a report.
- Partnered with business units heads such as operations, IT, HR, Marketing in relation to matters in connection to financial performance.
- Reviewed GL reconciliations prepared by the finance staff and made necessary corrections as required using journals.
- Monitored compliance with sales tax laws and tax remittances.
- Coordinated annual budget including quarterly and annual forecasting.
- Assigned tasks on banking, audit, internal control and compliance related tasks to meet regulatory requirements.
- Researched and presented technical accounting memos and notes on complex accounting transactions and provided solutions.
- Created and supervised KPI’s and dashboards for reporting to the executives.
- Mentored and provided leadership training and professional team development to finance team members.
- Researched and worked on diverse technical accounting activities which include complex issues in accounting for expenditures, accounting treatment, revenue recognition using relevant IFRSs, US GAAP, Canadian GAAP for reporting and compliance.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
LUCKGUARD LIMITED
08.2014 - 03.2015
- Coordinated monitoring and processing of accounting and payroll for over 5,000 employees across the geo-political zones of Nigeria.
- Prepared financial statements in line with company’s finance policies with relevant accounting standards in line with relevant accounting standards.
- Recommended internal control procedures in all facets of the company’s operations to mitigate fraud, errors, omissions etc.
- Administered efficient account receivables & payables and provided regular update of age analysis sheet to recover overdue receivables.
- Filed monthly GST/HST returns before deadline to avoid penalty.
- Co-ordinated CRA tax audits at various levels.
- Liaised with the external auditors and other finance consultants.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
DREAMS HOME FURNISHING COMPANY LIMITED
01.2013 - 07.2014
- Prepared various financial statements in line with company’s finance policies using IFRS, IAS.
- Responsible for fully clear accounting including month-end activities i.e. balance sheet reconciliations, review of journal entries, accruals accounting and general ledger validations.
- Created charts of accounts that suits the manufacturing nature of the business for accurate financial reporting using ERP.
- Initiated and recommended internal control procedures to mitigate control deficiencies and recovered 20 thousand CAD fraud.
- Prepared monthly GST/HST, WSB timely to avoid penalties and other regulatory sanctions.
- Prepared payroll for more than 250 employees with 100% accuracy.
- Reconciled bank statements for multi-currencies and excess bank charges recovered.
- Prepared documents for year-end audit (Working papers).
JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT
FOLUKE ESMAIL & ASSOCIATES
03.2009 - 11.2012
- Reconciled bank statement/cash book monthly and followed up reconciling items from bank statements.
- Monthly remittance of GST/HST deductions & processing of employees monthly payroll.
- Prepared monthly budget and analysis of variances.
AUDIT TRAINEE
EBENEZER ATIMEHIN & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS)
12.2008 - 02.2009
- Reconciled bank statement & cash book monthly, followed up reconciling items from bank statements.
- Monthly remittance of GST/HST deductions & processing of employees payroll.
- Administered GL accounts, petty cash including posting of vouchers and general administrative duties as assigned by the management.
- Management of account payable & receivables (Creditors & Debtors).
- Maintained accurate record of company’s fixed assets register.
- Raised general journals with appropriate analysis and filing of documents using ERP.
- Calculated depreciation charge on fixed assets for cut-off.
Education
B.Sc (Hons) - Applied Accounting
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, United Kingdom10.2020
Skills
- Extensively experienced in compliance, quality assurance, internal controls audit, implementation and regulatory compliance across various organizational functions, internal control and process design, recommending control improvements where required
- Vast in Audit planning and scoping SOX testing which transcends compliance with professional standards via a thorough risk assessment, communicated clearly and effectively in an ethical manner
- Document audit working papers professionally, provide evidence supporting opinion and findings for future reference in quality control and review, with a strong ability to work in a complex and evolving environment
- Strong project management and organizational abilities, including analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify risks, assess controls, and propose solutions, while delivering within a very tight deadline
- Collaborate with the team, coaching and focus on follow-up with testing results prioritizing completion of projects and reporting identified risks etc
- Proficient in diverse auditing/finance & accounting tools; ACL, AuditBoard, SAP, Sage ERP, Oracle & PowerBI
Languages
English
Certification
- ACCA Fellow Membership Certificate, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, London, United Kingdom, May 2025
- ACCA Certificate in Sustainability for Finance, January 2024
- CPA, CGA Membership Certificate, Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, Canada, February 2022
- Associate Member, CITN, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria, December 2020
- ACCA Membership Qualification, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, London, United Kingdom, April 2020
Timeline
Analyst, Accounting & Compliance
Innomar Strategies Inc. (Cencora Inc- Formerly Known as AmerisourceBergen)
02.2023 - Current
Analyst- Accounting Policy & Reporting
Revera Inc.
10.2022 - 01.2023
IFRS17 CONSULTANT
Robert Half
05.2022 - 09.2022
AUDIT MANAGER
Skystream Consulting
03.2021 - 04.2022
AUDIT SENIOR
Skystream Consulting
03.2017 - 02.2021
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
PROFILIANT DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES LIMITED
04.2015 - 02.2017
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
LUCKGUARD LIMITED
08.2014 - 03.2015
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
DREAMS HOME FURNISHING COMPANY LIMITED
01.2013 - 07.2014
JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT
FOLUKE ESMAIL & ASSOCIATES
03.2009 - 11.2012
AUDIT TRAINEE
EBENEZER ATIMEHIN & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS)
12.2008 - 02.2009
B.Sc (Hons) - Applied Accounting
Oxford Brookes University