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MICHAEL O. ADIGUN

Saskatoon,SK

Summary

Results-driven Accounting Professional with experience in financial reporting, full-cycle accounting, accounts reconciliation, internal controls, and performance management. Adept at securing the accuracy and efficiency of financial operations, while ensuring compliance with IFRS, ASPE and other financial regulations. Strong background in budgeting and financial statement preparation. Proven ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve the organization’s objectives.

Overview

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1
Certification
16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Accounting Consultant

Draimi Consulting Inc.
Ontario, Canada
02.2023 - Current
  • Prepare timely periodic financial reports, such as balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
  • Prepare journal entries and year end working paper files.
  • Reconcile general ledger and sub-ledger accurately in accordance with established deadlines and provide follow-ups to resolve long outstanding entries.
  • Prepare and review bank reconciliation statements to ensure accuracy and consistency.
  • Administrative duties, such as maintenance of customer data and records management.
  • Ensure compliance of operations with GAAP, ASPE, and IFRS standards and maintaining financial integrity.

Senior Financial Examiner/ Analyst

Central Bank of Nigeria
, Nigeria
01.2019 - 12.2024
  • Conducted complex risk-based examinations and special audits to determine solvency of financial institutions and meet audit objectives.
  • Audited and examined financial records, checking for accuracy and compliance with established regulations.
  • Produced effective procedures for performing risk-based investigations and deployed monitoring processes to keep teams consistent in all areas.
  • Assisted with development of new accounting and financial policies and procedures.
  • Determined validity, authenticity, and propriety of accounting records.
  • Understood, interpreted and applied laws, rules and regulations.
  • Investigated, analyzed and interpreted accounting and security data.
  • Directed and participated in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  • Reported violators of financial regulations to appropriate parties for disciplinary action.
  • Investigated activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations, assessing legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  • Performed yearly reviews of bank policies and procedures to evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and standards.
  • Built and established strong professional relationships with clients and financial institutions.
  • Studied economic information and read historical data to evaluate soundness of operational practices against business framework.
  • Authored thorough reports detailing results of investigations and recommendations to improve compliance and maintain solvency.

Financial Examiner/Analyst

Central Bank of Nigeria
, Nigeria
01.2010 - 12.2018
  • Investigated, analyzed and interpreted accounting and security data.
  • Used logic and analysis to identify and correct problems.
  • Understood, interpreted and applied laws, rules and regulations.
  • Determined validity, authenticity, and propriety of accounting records.
  • Completed quarterly assessments of financial and performance records and reports to promote operational improvements.
  • Monitored financial transactions and immediately reported suspicious activity to authorities.
  • Scrutinized and reported on discrepancies in financial records and documents.
  • Audited and examined financial records, checking for accuracy and compliance with established regulations.
  • Reviewed financial documents, pointing out and correcting financial errors.
  • Gathered data and prepared financial reports for management review.
  • Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
  • Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Accounting

University of Ilorin

Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Communication skills
  • Detail-oriented
  • Full-cycle Accounting
  • Financial reporting
  • Internal controls
  • Data accuracy
  • Budget management
  • Variance investigation
  • Accounting Software
  • Data analysis
  • Data interpretation
  • Data presentation
  • Microsoft Excel
  • VLOOKUP
  • Pivot charts
  • Formulas
  • Macros

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Certification

Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)

Associate, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)

Accomplishments

  • Led and coordinated three cross-functional teams overseeing financial operations for 120 financial institutions across three states, achieving 100% regulatory compliance and adherence to internal control procedures.
  • Provided strategic leadership and mentorship to a team of 15 accountants,fostering a high performance culture that led to 25% improvement in team output and professional development for junior staff.
  • Designed and implemented robust financial reporting frameworks that improved business performance tracking and enabled data-driven decision-making, resulting in 25% improvement in reporting accuracy and turnaround time.
  • Led over 80 risk-based audits, review engagements, investigations and forensic reviews of financial institutions detecting regulatory non-compliance and mitigating financial risks, contributing to a 50% reduction in audit exceptions and policy violations.
  • Conducted in-depth analysis across 50 financial institutions, identifying operational inefficiencies, and recommending corrective actions that boosted service delivery efficiency by 30%

Quote

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake up in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.
Thomas Edward Lawrence

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart Time

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsWork from home optionTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid time off

Software

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)

QuickBooks

SAGE

SAP

Languages

Yoruba
Native language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Interests

Reading

Sports

Writing

Timeline

Senior Accounting Consultant

Draimi Consulting Inc.
02.2023 - Current

Senior Financial Examiner/ Analyst

Central Bank of Nigeria
01.2019 - 12.2024

Financial Examiner/Analyst

Central Bank of Nigeria
01.2010 - 12.2018

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Accounting

University of Ilorin

References

Available upon request.

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