Kolawole Ayedero Email & Phone Number

New South Wales, Australia

• As Finance Manager, responsible for the provision of high-quality financial management information and provide professional advice to senior managers and all budget managers within the organisation.• Manage a team of one Financial Accountant, two Finance Officers and a Payroll Officer,• Responsible for the internal control environment, ensuring compliance with group policies and procedures, law and regulations, the integrity of financial and operational information.• Managed multiple financial transformation initiatives including project planning, risks and issues management, continuous improvement, and budgetary control.• Working at the right hand of the CFO to oversee the implementation of new service contract (NESM & CTA) and the integration of the existing contract to the new contract. • Managed the full budgeting / forecasting process for direct costs, overheads, and revenue.• Worked with senior management to deliver budgets and quarterly forecasts as well as preparing monthly flash reports, profit and loss and balance sheet accounts for two group companies.• Responsible for overseeing the general ledgers and all aspects of the close and reporting process including balance sheet reviews, Accounts Receivables, analytical reviews, corporate reporting for the employment and training activities of the group entities.• Manage all major tax areas, including Corporate Tax, BAS, State payroll tax, FBT, Worker Compensation. Withholding tax. • Power BI developer for the company. Automation various financial reporting using advance analytics and visualisation techniques.

Wagga Wagga, Australia

• As Finance business partner/Management Accountant, responsible for the provision of high-quality financial management information and provide professional advice to senior managers and all budget managers within Sureway.• Managed a team of three including Financial Accountant and two finance officers.• Contributed to the overall corporate reporting of the organisation’s financial position and the reasons behind the more substantial variations to plan.• Produced monthly financial statements for budget holders that ensure the organisation has an up-to-date position with the finances to support decision making.• Worked proactively with budget holders to resolve any concerns or difficulties with their financial performance.• Lead the preparation of the company overall annual budget considering relevant activity data, cost pressures and service developments and working Senior Managers to establish budgetary submissions.• Investigated and report on significant budgetary variances, identifying and remedial action that needs to be taken.• Meet regularly with budget holders to assess financial performance and provide financial management information, analysis, and advice.• Analysed the impact of service changes and provide the cost implications of service redesign, adjusting budgets in accordance with changes in service provision if necessary.• Worked with Senior Managers and Area Managers to prepare business cases and bids for new contract and/or service re-design.• Created divisional Board Report including KPI reports, dashboard, forecasts, management accounts with commentaries

Wagga Wagga, Australia

• Review cost centre reports for correctness of information as to recording, classification and allocation of costs• Assist with Budget preparation and loading into MYO EXO and updating cost centres.• Preparation of monthly management report and ad-hoc report for Finance Manager review• Ensure that Account receivable and Account Payable internal controls policies are operating as designed and taking corrective actions where there is a breakdown in the system.• Monitoring the monthly profit & Loss Statements and Balance Sheets.• Monthly BAS reporting and withholding tax reporting.• Preparation Fringe Tax Benefit return.• Working with external Tax consultants in relation to any information required for tax submissions.• Educate and train key users. • Budget loading into MYOB advanced and updating cost centres when necessary.

Wagga Wagga, Australia

• General ledger repetitive transactions posted, and reconciliations completed in first week of new month, all GL Reconciliations.• Fortnightly revenue distributions from the department completed with ongoing maintenance of deferred revenue balance sheet accounts.• Weekly and monthly maintenance of fixed assets register.• Debtor management and follow-up on outstanding payments.• Reconciliation of Purchase order system.• Respond to all relevant inquiries in a timely and appropriate manner.

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

• Bank reconciliation of all company bank account .• End of months journals posting.• Reconciliation for credit cards account. • Payroll assistance with Payroll tax, worker Coms and reconciliation of HR3 software with accounting system.• Provide credit card software application usage training to all new staff members. • Processing of new credit card application. • Update current suppliers and ensure all contact information is present and correct• Rental and electricity payments, including all allocation processes undertaken.• Review of outstanding payments and follow-up on.• Ensure Mailbox relating to accounts is cleared on a weekly basis and no outstanding queries. • Inventory management of training resources.• Fortnightly revenue distributions from the department completed with ongoing maintenance of deferred revenue balance sheet accounts.• Weekly and monthly maintenance of fixed assets register.• Debtor management and follow-up on outstanding payments.• Reconciliation of Purchase order system.• Respond to all relevant inquiries in a timely and appropriate manner.

Lagos, Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria

Preparation of client’s financial accounts.• Preparation and review of income tax returns, tax provisions reviews and deferred taxation.• Ad-hoc responsibilities as required.• Liaison with clients

Lagos, Nigeria

Master Of Analytics, Analytics, Excellent

Activities and Societies: The Master of Analytics has helped me in developing capabilities needed to source, analyse and apply data.

Graduate Certificate In Applied Data Science, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: The Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Science has equipped me with the skills and knowledge necessary.

Graduate Certificate Of Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence

Activities and Societies: Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence provides me with foundational knowledge of AI and the skills.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Strategy

Graduate Diploma Of Chartered Accounting, Accounting

Advanced Diploma In Management Accounting-, Accounting And Business/Management, Passed

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Accounting, Second Class Upper

Mcsd-Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, Solution Developer

Aca-Associate Chartered Accountant

Aat- Associate Accounting Technician