Folasade Oyewole

Finance professional with 8+ years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, performance reporting and business partnering. Lead finance across Nigeria and Ghana with multi-currency reporting (NGN, GHS, USD), analyse profitability by project, client and service line, and work with operations, HR and client servicing to turn the numbers into decisions. Skilled in advanced Excel, Power Query and PivotTables, with Power BI in development.

Finance Manager - Fantein Marketing & Social Research Consulting - Lagos

(2025-07)

Planning, Modelling & Business Partnering Controls, Reporting & Process Improvement

• Lead finance for operations in Nigeria and Ghana with multi-currency reporting (NGN, GHS, USD).
• Lead the annual budgeting process, consolidating inputs from multiple business lines and aligning with strategic objectives.
• Prepare rolling forecasts analysing revenue trends, cost structures and margin performance to support strategic decisions.
• Develop financial models to evaluate the impact of business decisions, pricing changes and market conditions.
• Analyse profitability by project, client and service line to identify high-margin opportunities and underperforming areas.
• Track KPIs including revenue growth, margins, working capital efficiency and cost-to-revenue ratios.
• Present monthly performance reports to senior management highlighting key variances and recommendations.
• Established a monthly close calendar with defined responsibilities, shortening the month-end close cycle.
• Developed a management reporting suite providing real-time visibility into business performance.
• Implemented a standardised budget monitoring framework, reducing unidentified financial variances.
• Strengthened internal controls through enhanced reconciliation procedures and approval hierarchies.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities and efficiency improvements across operations.
• Oversee payroll, vendor payments and receivables; liaise with external auditors and tax authorities on audit and compliance matters.
• Prepare financial statements and management accounts in line with IFRS.
• Manage statutory compliance: monthly pension contributions and remittances, payroll tax deductions, and VAT and withholding tax filings; liaise with the tax authorities during tax audits.

Senior Accountant - Fantein Marketing & Social Research Consulting - Lagos

(2023-09 - 2025-06)

• Prepared monthly management accounts including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements and supporting schedules.
• Explained budget-to-actual variances to management and identified the performance drivers behind them.
• Supported quarterly business reviews through financial presentations and forward-looking analyses.
• Contributed to forecast revisions by analysing trends and run rates, and challenging inconsistent projections.
• Performed balance sheet reconciliations covering receivables ageing, inventory valuations, accruals and liability confirmations.
• Investigated financial anomalies and recommended process improvements to strengthen reporting reliability.

Accountant - Fantein Marketing & Social Research Consulting - Lagos

(2021-08 - 2023-09)

• Prepared monthly financial statements and supporting schedules in line with accounting standards.
• Performed bank and balance sheet reconciliations, including receivables ageing, inventory valuations and accruals.
• Assisted with budget-to-actual variance reporting for management review.

Accountant - Sekibat Nigeria Ltd - Lagos

(2018-01 - 2021-05)

• Prepared monthly financial statements, reconciliations and management schedules.
• Took ownership of bank and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy of financial records.
• Managed accounts payable and receivable, analysing ageing schedules to support cash flow monitoring.
• Prepared tax computations and VAT and withholding tax filings, and processed payroll.
• Liaised with external auditors during audits, resolving queries and providing supporting schedules.

Assistant Accountant - Sekibat Nigeria Ltd - Lagos

(2015-01 - 2017-12)

• Posted entries, maintained ledgers, and processed payments and receipts.
• Helped prepare bank reconciliations and payables and receivables ageing schedules.
• Assisted with month-end schedules, financial statements, and VAT and withholding tax schedules.
• Supported auditors with documentation.

Senior Cashier – with a break for National Youth Service, 2013 – 2014 - Etal Hotel and Halls - Apapa, Lagos

(2012-11 - 2014-12)

• Handled cash and cheque payments, receipts and invoices.
• Kept supplier records up to date.
• Balanced the cash drawer by counting cash at the start and end of each working day.

B.Sc. - Economics - University of Lagos