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Osas Aikhionbare

Osas Aikhionbare

Director Of Communications

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  • About me

    Auditor at BDO LLP | ICAEW ACA (ongoing) | BSc Agribusiness Management | PGDip Investment Banking |

  • Education

    • American International School of Lagos

      2013 - 2017
      International Baccalaureate | High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: President of Citizens of the World Society, Volleyball Captain, Football Captain, Associate Student Body Executive, House Captain. AISL offered dual enrollment in the International Baccalaureate program and American high school system, I graduated with both my IB and Secondary School diploma, with a 3.42 GPA

    • Queen Mary University of London

      2020 - 2021
      PgDip Investment Banking Investments and Securities Pass

      Activities and Societies: Additional certification: C++ for Finance, an introduction to C++ and Object Oriented Programming with applications and use cases from quantitative finance. An intensive postgraduate diploma program that consisted of training in a wide breadth of investment modules, including but not limited to; International Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Corporate Finance. Diploma awarded on the 27th of October 2021.

    • ICAEW

      2023 - 2026
      ACA Accounting

      ACA professional qualification for Chartered Accountants. Ongoing.

    • University of Nottingham

      2017 - 2020
      Bachelor of Science - BS Agricultural Business and Management 2:1 Honours

      Activities and Societies: Anti-Slavery Society, The Helping Hands Foundation I was awarded a 2:1 honors degree from the school of bioscience, for BSc Integrated Agricultural Business Management. I also received an award for the Crop Management Challenge, done in my final year of study.

  • Experience

    • The Helping Hands Foundation

      Sept 2017 - Nov 2023
      Director Of Communications

      The Helping Hands Foundation is a charity organization dedicated to helping the most vulnerable communities in Lagos, Nigeria. We founded the organization in 2017 as a way to continue the work we had been doing in our Secondary School. We work primarily with orphanages, schools, and widow organizations to assist with feeding programs, school supply drives, tutoring, and tuition funding.

    • The Hype Collective

      May 2020 - Jul 2020
      International Representative

      International Sales Representative tasked with generating leads for our student accommodation provider client.

    • KPMG

      Feb 2021 - May 2021
      KPMG

      A virtual internship wherein I was tasked with performing data analytics and visualization to solve real business problems.

    • Bright Network

      Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
      Financial Services and Consulting Intern

      An intensive, 3-day virtual internship experience hosted by the Bright Network. The event helped facilitate peer-to-peer networking as well as meetings with employers in the Financial Services and Consulting sector. An analysis work sample tasked by Ernst and Young allowed for a method to demonstrate my professional skillset in a work environment.

    • BDO UK LLP

      Sept 2023 - now
      Auditor

      Accountant working in the Audit function at BDO Southampton while simultaneously progressing through the ICAEW ACA qualification.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Osas Aikhionbare
      2024 Trainee Impact Award - BDO Southampton Audit Awards BDO UK LLP I received the "Trainee Impact Award" for the most impactful trainee across my auditor grade. Applicable nominees were across multiple hiring years with a final shortlist of 6 nominees. Awarded on the 15th of October 2024, 1 year into my training contract with BDO Southampton.