Oluwatoyin Akinpelu

I am a Certified Internal Auditor/Information System Auditor and Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of auditing experience in Finance, Information Technology, and Control of business operations in the government and private sectors. Proficient inPerformance Audit, Project Oversight, Fraud Prevention, Financial/IT Audit, Tax Reviews, Investigations, Strategy, Risk Assessment, Internal Controls, Compliance, Quality Assurance, Payroll Analysis, Training, Consulting and Nonprofit.

Senior Consultant Audit &Compliance Jan 2025 to Date

Harchenz Consult- Remote/Saskatoon

• Renders financial advisory, performance audit, risk assessment and project oversight services to optimize business decisions for increased efficiency, cost reduction and accelerated growth.
• Provides expert guidance on strategy management, policy formulation, process alignment, monitoring and evaluation to streamline business processes and strengthen corporate governance.
• Conducts IT assessment, inventory, quality assurance, operational audit and regulatory compliance management to address business challenges and drive operational improvement.
• Reviews IT processes, practices, management and technology for enhanced service delivery.

Senior Manager Internal Audit Dec 2019-Dec 2024

Central Bank of Nigeria

Central bank and apex monetary authority with 37 branch office locations and 10k+ employees

Team Lead, Internal Audit Department

• Led team of auditors to conduct risk-based assurance audit of financial and information systems, performance audit of government agencies resulting in 80% improvement in service delivery.
• Carried out risk assessment and oversight of project portfolio management and system development life cycle resulting in 75% project success.
• Collaborated with team of consultants to implement and certify in ISO 27001 and 22301 standards.
• Rendered advisory service to Governance, Security and Risk Management committees on strategy, and policies, improving compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards by 90%.
• Engaged and trained stakeholders and heads of departments on strategic business roadmap and communicated relevant audit recommendations which enhanced internal controls by 70%.

Audit Manager Dec 2017-Dec 2019

Financial and Operational Group, Internal Audit Department

• Supervised a 10-member team of auditors to perform SOX cycle financial and compliance audit.
• Carried out investment analysis, enabling financial decisions that reduced asset diminution by 25%.
• Provided consultancy service to strategic business units that improved operational efficiency by 40%.
• Provided oversight and financial control on 10 building projects and eight process automations.
• Conducted quarterly inventory /quality assurance of IT devices, consumables, and project supplies.

Deputy Manager Feb 2010-Dec 2017

IT Audit Group, Internal Audit Department

• Examined Bank’s network vulnerability and developed remedial plan that increased network security hardening by 30% across datacenters and failover sites.
• Improved change management process by 40% through quality assurance and system testing.
• Safeguarded Bank’s assets through inventory of IT infrastructure and minimizing loss by 80%.
• Enhanced Bank’s Disaster Recovery (DR) plans in 4 DR sites through compliance assessment.
• Performed oversight on IT contracts and ensured optimum performance of 30 IT vendors.

IT User Support Analyst May 2008-Feb 2010

IT Service Centre, Operations Management Division, Information Technology Department

● Managed incidents, service requests, resolution and maintained IT hardware inventory

● Troubleshoot and resolved hardware, software and network issues for end-users with 90% success.

● Delivered technical support /training for 500 users, achieving 100% adoption of office automation.

● Carried out system deployment and configurations for the 29 strategic business units of the Bank.

● Conducted users’ acceptance tests on solutions and achieved 100% customer satisfaction.

Branch Manager-Retail Dec 2007-May 2008

Oando Marketing Plc (OMP)

OMP is a downstream oil and gas distribution company with distribution network of over 470 retail service stations and 1k+ employees

• Managed distribution of petroleum products to 50 retail gas stations via Oracle supplier module.
• Performed retail outlet management and improved compliance with HSE standards by 90%.
• Performed market research, sales budget, analysis, and account reconciliation of 50 retail outlets.
• Conducted training workshops for 500 sales force- pump attendants, station managers and dealers.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Amnesty International Member-Human rights campaign/volunteering May 2020-Present The 700 Club Partner-Charity funding/Rural empowerment Dec 2008-Present

UNICEF/NYSC Peer Education Training Program-Facilitator Jun 2004-Jun 2005

EDUCATION

Certificate in Regulatory Compliance Specialization July 2024

University of Pennsylvania, USA

Graduate Diploma in Business Administration Sep 2019

Simon Fraser University, British Columbia Canada

Master of Information Science Sep 2007

University of Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria

Bachelor of Science in Statistics Mar 2004

University of Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria

CERTIFICATION & SPECIALIZATION

CIA-Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Dec 2025

ACA-Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Sep 2025

ITP-Information Technology Professional ICTC Canada Sep 2025

CPA Canada- Common Final Examination (CFE) Level Mar 2025

Scrum Master Training Mar 2025

Anti Money Laundering / Combating Terrorism Financing Training Jan 2025

Project Management (PMP) Training Program Jan 2025

ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management Senior Lead Auditor Dec 2023

FCA-Fellow Chartered Accountant (ICAN) Apr 2020

CFIA-Certified Forensic and Investigative Auditor (AFIA) Aug 2016

COBIT 5 Foundation IT Governance Framework Jan 2016

CISA-Certified Information Systems Auditor Nov 2012

ITIL Foundation IT Service Management (ITSM) Jun 2012

ACA-Associate Chartered Accountant (ICAN) Nov 2009