Adewale Akinbami

Adewale Akinbami, MBA, ACA Lagos, Nigeria - |-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adewale-akinbami-mba-aca-84a75539/ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY ACA-certified Senior Accountant with 8+ years of progressive experience in financial reporting, revenue assurance, tax compliance, internal controls, and multi-entity accounting across travel, property, and service industries. Proven ability to strengthen financial governance, eliminate revenue leakages, optimize receivables, and deliver strategic financial insight to leadership. CORE COMPETENCIES Financial Reporting | Revenue Assurance | Internal Controls | Budgeting & Forecasting | Cash Flow Management | Accounts Receivable Optimization | Tax Compliance (VAT, WHT, PAYE) | ERP Systems: Sage 50, Odoo, QuickBooks | Advanced Excel PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Senior Accountant – Travelstart Nigeria | Lagos, Nigeria | July 2024 – Present • Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with accounting standards and tax policies. • Conduct financial analysis and forecasting, presenting insights to senior leadership. • Prepare revenue reports, accrual schedules, prepayments, fixed asset registers, CAPEX and OPEX schedules prior to financial close. • Perform detailed vendor reconciliations for revenue reporting, identifying fraudulent ticket issuance transactions. • Reduced fraudulent ticket issuance by 100% following control implementation and strengthened monitoring procedures. • Enforced strict SOP compliance on ticket issuance platform, ensuring 100% parameter completion before ticket approval, eliminating revenue leakage risk. • Manage VAT, WHT, and PAYE compliance and coordinate year-end audit processes with external auditors. • Monitor liquidity and present weekly cash flow reports to optimize working capital management. • Strengthened internal financial controls to improve reporting integrity and operational accountability. Accountant – Finchglow Holdings | Lagos, Nigeria | July 2017 – March 2024 • Prepared monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, and annual financial reports across branches and subsidiaries. • Validated accounting entries to ensure accuracy and completeness in financial records. • Conducted daily sales reconciliation and bank reconciliations to maintain reporting accuracy. • Managed aged receivables and payables, consistently achieving a 95% monthly inflow target. • Reduced Lagos Island branch receivables exposure to below ₦500,000 monthly through structured recovery strategies. • Recovered long-outstanding debts, improving working capital and reducing bad debt exposure. • Designed and reconciled accounting systems for two subsidiaries, enhancing financial visibility. • Liaised with external auditors to ensure smooth and timely audit completion. Accountant – Denaro Properties Limited | Lagos, Nigeria | July 2016 – June 2017 • Prepared periodic financial statements and managed payroll processing including statutory deductions. • Maintained general ledger accounting including assets, depreciation, inventory, and revenue. • Integrated Sage 50 accounting system, improving reporting efficiency. • Ensured compliance with VAT, PAYE, and withholding tax obligations. Accountant – Tamda Health Services / Renescor Health LLP | Lagos, Nigeria | Jan 2016 – June 2016 • Processed invoices, payroll, reimbursements, and maintained petty cash controls. • Reconciled multiple revenue streams (cash, POS, transfers, online payments) with bank statements. • Maintained general ledger including accruals, prepayments, and inventory management. Account/Admin Officer – Peerless & Flawless Cleaners Ltd | Lagos, Nigeria | June 2012 – Dec 2015 • Established the company’s accounting system as its first accountant. • Prepared financial statements, bank reconciliations, and statutory returns. • Successfully obtained the company’s first Tax Clearance Certificate. EDUCATION MBA – Ajayi Crowther University | 2023 B.Sc. – University of Lagos | 2009 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION ACA – Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)