Ayoade Ogunkelu

High achieving certified accountant with extensive practice experience. 
Team player with inspirational ability to lead, motivate, and develop team performance.

Jan 2019 to Date
Office Finance Manager
Dredging International Services Nigeria Limited (Subsidiary of DEME Group, Belgium)
Key Achievements:
• Champion Finance department process improvement KPI’s
• Organized and improved quarterly management report for the 7 subsidiaries in Nigeria
• Handled the Statutory audit of 7 subsidiaries in Nigeria directly with external auditors
• Automated and improved cash management, accounts payable, VAT, WHT remittance process, statutory audit mapping and preparation file
• Lead and managed the finance team in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Bonny remotely
• Promoted thrice within 3 years and moved from a senior staff to a management staff

Oct 2015 to Dec 2018
Senior Accounting Manager
Dredging International Services Nigeria Limited (Subsidiary of DEME Group, Belgium)
Key Achievements:
• Automated and improved the payroll posting and reconciliation process
• Organized training for team members in Lagos & Port Harcourt offices
• Progressively handled the Statutory audit of 7 subsidiaries in Nigeria
• Designed a payroll system for uniformity of statutory deductions, employer contributions and pay slips

Jan 2015 – Sep 2015
Finance & Admin Coordinator
ZIRCON Marine Limited
Key Achievements:
• Automated and improved the payroll process within 2 weeks of resumption
• Concluded 2013 outstanding PIT liability and Filed 2014 PIT return within a month of resumption
• Aligned Finance & Admin functions with the Organization set KPI’s

Sep 2011 – Nov 2014
AES Nigeria Barge Operations Ltd (Subsidiary of AES Corporation, Arlington, Virginia. USA)
Promoted Twice within 3 years From Treasury accountant to Financial Controller:
Jul 2013 – Nov 2014 Financial Controller
Jan 2012 – Jun 2013 Statutory Accountant
Sep 2011 – Dec 2011 Treasury Accountant
Key Achievements:
• Reduced Warehouse report Lead time by designing a model
• Member of Safety Committee, Asset Steering Committee and Employee Handbook Review Committee
• Re-engineered the Accounting department by designing financial models to work more efficiently
• Lead in the review of the Total Quality management System of the Finance and Admin Department
• Created a model to monitor CAPEX and OPEX Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annual compared to Budgeted
• Corrected the Personal Income Tax rate paid by Contract Staff
• Aligned AES Global travel policy with our Nigerian travel policy by introducing per diem locally
• Implemented online banking to the AES Nigeria Barge Operations Limited daily operations

Oct 2010 – Aug 2011  
Project Accountant (Temporary Staff)
Alcatel - Lucent Nigeria (Now Nokia)
Key Achievements:
• Recovered 2.3 Mio USD in regard to 6% Management fee on Diesel supply by Sub Contractors to Client base stations (EMTS project)
• Designed financial models for EMTS Project Finance that made the day-to-day work faster  
 

ACCA – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK (Qualified Member)    2016 

B.Sc. (Hons) Applied Accounting, Oxford Brookes University (OBU), UK      2014

B.Sc. (Hons) Accounting (2:1), Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State      2007