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ADEDOTUN OBATUSA

Coquitlam,BC

Summary

Team Leader experienced in directing activities of workgroups. Develops strategies, provides training, sets goals, and obtains team feedback. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Big picture focus with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. Problem solver, networker and consensus builder.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Team Lead, Finance and Administration

Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure (MoTI)
07.2019 - Current
  • Prepare, analyze, and develops budgets, forecasts, recommends options to maximize resource utilization of program areas and ensure alignment with MoTI Service Plan
  • Led cross-functional teams for successful project execution while maintaining strong collaboration among team members.
  • Managed risks and mitigated potential issues through proactive planning, monitoring, and timely decision-making.
  • Implemented process improvements that led to reduced turnaround times for critical tasks without compromising quality.
  • Develops, calendarizes and consolidates program budget submissions into operating/capital/FTE budgets in accordance with Ministry and Treasury Board requirements
  • Developed succession planning strategies to ensure continuity of leadership within the team and facilitate smooth transitions during organizational changes.
  • Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements.
  • Recommends budget reallocations, transfers, and adjustments to achieve a balance between budget realities and the often-competing needs of various program areas
  • Develops financial management reports and spreadsheet to track and monitor budgets, commitments, and expenditures
  • Research, and analyzes proposed changes to Ministry programs to identify and quantify the financial risks, impacts, provide advice and viable solutions
  • Develops and maintains financial controls and procedures and monitors operations for adherence to financial policies to assess the effectiveness of internal control
  • Assist in the preparation of briefing notes, position/issue papers and the budget components of Treasury Board and Cabinet Submissions to support decision making process
  • Reviews contract proposals and awards for compliance with policies, procedures, and accepted practices, co-ordinates, and document MoTI contract approval processes
  • Generates and analyze financial reports for decision making purpose from financial system and project system software for Directors, and project leadership team
  • Develops, calendarizes and consolidates revenue/recoveries budgets in accordance with Ministry and Treasury Board requirements
  • Prepare, analyze, and develops Branch revenue forecasts, coordinate revenue collections for Transportation Network Services, passenger determine vehicles in line with contracts.

Financial Analyst

Corporate Services for Natural Resources (CSNR), FLNROD, North-East Region
05.2018 - 07.2019
  • Prepare, develops, and analyzes budgets, and forecasts, recommends options to maximize resource utilization for North-East region program areas and ensure alignment with the Ministry Service Plans
  • Prepares and analyses short term and long-term budget s and forecasts of program areas, and present to the North-East leadership team on monthly, and quarterly basis
  • Develops, and consolidates program budgets submissions into the Ministry's budgets in accordance with Ministry and Treasury Board requirements
  • Develops financial management reports and spreadsheets to track and monitor budgets, and expenditures, identify and resolve budget variances
  • Recommends budget reallocations, transfers, and adjustments to achieve a balance between budget realities and the competing needs for resources among various program areas
  • Provides financial management, budget planning, and direction including trainings to facilitate the understanding of new budget procedures for clients, and staff
  • Prepares Response Centre's (RC) spending plans, identifies variances in planned expenditures and budgets, provides explanations to facilitate timely decisions and corrective action
  • Prepares financial forecasts for clients (RCs), and supports the project managers, Regional Executive Directors (RED) in areas of financial forecasting and periodic reporting.

Senior Financial Analyst (SFA)

The PIC Group
07.2015 - 03.2018
  • Analysis and reconciliation of Accounts (payables, receivables, and banks)
  • Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for projects to aid management decisions
  • Preparation of monthly forecast and budgets for on-going projects
  • Quality assurance certification for Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) parts brand
  • Quality assurance report writing and defective parts reports compilation for management.

Senior Financial Accountant -Financial Products Marketing (WFG)

World Financial Group Incorporation
01.2017 - 07.2017
  • Preparation of management accounts to aid key business planning and decision making
  • Provision of accounting Support for financial Advisors, and WFG Marketing Associates
  • Reconciliation of account payables, account receivables, and revenue accounts
  • Preparation of budgets and forecasts; capital, operating, and master budgets
  • Preparation of monthly and quarterly performance analysis/variance reports for management
  • Full cycle accounting, including preparation of accounts schedule for external auditors.

Production Accountant (Part time role)

Natural Glacier Water Incorporation (NGW Inc.)
03.2016 - 12.2016
  • Preparation of products production line financial and management accounts
  • Provision of back-end accounting and production Support for NGW production
  • Reconciliation of production account and analysis of production variances
  • Preparation and processing of journal entries for financial accountant
  • Preparation of NGW monthly and quarterly financial reports for management
  • Preparation of products production variance reports for management
  • Full account payables management, including reconciliation and payment processing.

Senior Audit & Compliance Officer

GCS Field Research, a Division of In-Touch Insight Systems
01.2014 - 07.2015
  • Provision of Independent audit inspection, and reports for Trans union and Equifax new clients
  • Provision of comprehensive inventory audits, close out services and location inspection
  • Compliance and procedural audits, on-site inventories for Prescription Drug Marketing Act
  • On-Site Validations and compliance audits for Fair Credit Reporting Acts (FCRA)
  • Verification and evaluation of inventory storage facilities, corporate property & equipment's
  • Audit and inspection to ascertain compliance to FCRA legislative and regulatory mandates.

Senior Financial Analyst (SFA)

Union Gas Limited (now Enbridge Gas Inc.)
01.2013 - 06.2013
  • Assisted in month end closing and quarterly financial reporting for capital budgeting
  • Preparation and analytical reviews of expansion and maintenance capital projects reports
  • Preparation of monthly capital expenditure reporting on expansion and maintenance projects
  • Preparation and processing of journal entries for all capital projects on expansion
  • Assisted in preparation of regulatory reports to Ontario Energy Board (OEB) on Capital budget
  • Reconciliation of Accounts payables (Capital items), to ensure completeness and accuracy
  • Assisted the manager Capital reporting on various finance and capital reporting routine.

Group Head, Finance & Investment Group

Vigeo Holdings Limited
09.2009 - 04.2012
  • Head of corporate budget development, preparation, presentation, and performance review
  • Provided leadership in operation finance, financial reporting, logistics and treasury management
  • Preparation of financial reports, management discussion and analysis for the Board of Directors
  • Managed foreign account payables, receivables including project's JV escrow accounts
  • Reviewed service charge invoices of chartered vessels for completion, accuracy, and processing
  • Implementation of intercompany billing system within the Holding group structure
  • Managed the JV billings and foreign Accounts payable of Vigeo Farstard Joint Venture.

Financial Controller

Vigeo Holdings Limited (VHL)
09.2001 - 04.2009
  • Preparation of financial reports for business units, and departments within the organization
  • Lead coordinator for budget development, preparation, presentations, and performance review
  • Managed power project finance, and operations-National Prepaid Metering Project (NPPMP)
  • Managed Vigeo Farstad Shipping –AHTS operational finance, and BWO projects
  • Managed Shell Petroleum Development Company PPEs procurement, logistic, and finance
  • Managed treasury, accounts payable and cash flow of the company for completion and accuracy
  • Preparation of financial, and corporate reports for inclusion in board of directors' reports
  • Training of management trainees, marketing executives on budgeting and financial reporting.

Finance and Administration Manager

Tequila 121 Limited (Member of IMS Group)
03.2001 - 09.2001
  • Develops a financial management framework for annual financial planning including business performance measures, targets, and reporting mechanisms
  • Preparation and management of the Company's financial Statements
  • Preparing and Presenting Company's Monthly Financial Report (MFR) to Management and Board of Directors of the Holding Company (IMS)
  • Preparation and filing of statutory reports to the appropriate statutory bodies (FIRS, LIRS, VAT)
  • Reconciliation and ratification of accounts (Payables and Receivables)
  • Review and evaluation of the Performance of business units and field managers
  • Hiring, training, and mentoring of new hires on finance for non-finance personnel.

Audit & Assurance Senior

HLB-Z.O. Ososanya & Co (Chartered Accountants)
12.1993 - 03.2001
  • Audit and Investigation of Corporate financial statements, writing of Audit reports and opinion on audited financial statements, audit and allocation of audit area to audit team, on-the-job Audit and Tax Training for juniors and audit assistants, design and review of Company's accounting policies and systems, liaising with relevant/appropriate Tax authorities
  • Financial Reporting and Project Evaluation: Review of credit policies and analysis for Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BOFIA), financial reporting and preparation of company's financial statements, preparation of feasibility reports
  • Consultancy: Supervision, examination and valuation of Import Duty Assessment and revenue collection under the 1996 Port Reform Consortium (Professional Import Duty Administrators - PIDA)
  • Reconciliation of Import Duty Revenue collected by Designated Banks and Reporting thereon to the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja
  • Corporate Tax advisory services, preparation of business plans and cash flow projections.
  • Enhanced overall audit quality by implementing risk assessment procedures and conducting thorough reviews of financial statements.

Education

Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)

Canadian Contract and Business Law -

Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario

Taxation for Canadian business -

University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

Financial Management -

University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

Harmonized Life License Qualification Program (HLLQP) Certified -

PAU, Lagos Business School: Senior Financial Analyst Program - Senior Financial Analyst Program

Pan African University
Lagos, Nigeria

Bachelor of Agriculture (B.Agric.) Degree -

Obafemi Awolowo University
Nigeria

Master of Science (M.Sc.) International Management -

University of Hertfordshire (UH)
Hertfordshire, UK
2017

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) -

Vancouver Island University
Nanaimo, BC
2016

Institute for Public Private Partnership (IP3) -

Institute of Public Private Partnership (IP3)
Washington, DC
06.2008

Skills

  • Corporate Performance Monitoring
  • Budget development, forecasting and projection
  • Financial Analysis
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • People & Time Management
  • Effective communication
  • Creative thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Staff Training/work planning

Languages

English
Full Professional

Certification

Chartered Accountant (ACA)

Timeline

Team Lead, Finance and Administration

Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure (MoTI)
07.2019 - Current

Financial Analyst

Corporate Services for Natural Resources (CSNR), FLNROD, North-East Region
05.2018 - 07.2019

Senior Financial Accountant -Financial Products Marketing (WFG)

World Financial Group Incorporation
01.2017 - 07.2017

Production Accountant (Part time role)

Natural Glacier Water Incorporation (NGW Inc.)
03.2016 - 12.2016

Senior Financial Analyst (SFA)

The PIC Group
07.2015 - 03.2018

Senior Audit & Compliance Officer

GCS Field Research, a Division of In-Touch Insight Systems
01.2014 - 07.2015

Senior Financial Analyst (SFA)

Union Gas Limited (now Enbridge Gas Inc.)
01.2013 - 06.2013

Group Head, Finance & Investment Group

Vigeo Holdings Limited
09.2009 - 04.2012

Financial Controller

Vigeo Holdings Limited (VHL)
09.2001 - 04.2009

Finance and Administration Manager

Tequila 121 Limited (Member of IMS Group)
03.2001 - 09.2001

Audit & Assurance Senior

HLB-Z.O. Ososanya & Co (Chartered Accountants)
12.1993 - 03.2001

Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)

Canadian Contract and Business Law -

Ryerson University

Taxation for Canadian business -

University of Toronto

Financial Management -

University of Toronto

Harmonized Life License Qualification Program (HLLQP) Certified -

PAU, Lagos Business School: Senior Financial Analyst Program - Senior Financial Analyst Program

Pan African University

Bachelor of Agriculture (B.Agric.) Degree -

Obafemi Awolowo University

Master of Science (M.Sc.) International Management -

University of Hertfordshire (UH)

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) -

Vancouver Island University

Institute for Public Private Partnership (IP3) -

Institute of Public Private Partnership (IP3)

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