Abidemi Adegoke

Experience

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  Investment One Financial Services Limited

  May 2019 - Dec 2019

  Lead Campus Ambassador

  - Increase Brand Awareness - Creating events slots for elevated awareness about the benefit of saving with Fintech (ZIING)- Increase sign-up levels by significant percentage by instituting relevant partnership with key students' association.

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  National Youth Service Corps

  Mar 2020 - Feb 2021

  Economics Teacher, Egba Comprehensive High School, Abeokuta
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  Citi

  May 2020 - Jun 2020

  - Developed a strategic rationale for acquisition and presented excellently to my superior.- Constructed a trading & transaction comparable analysis for peer benchmarking.- Successfully completed a discounted cash flow model valuation analysis.

  • Investment Bank Virtual Intern

    May 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Markets Virtual Intern

    May 2020 - Jun 2020
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  Funema

  Oct 2020 - Jan 2021

  Fellow, Data and Strategy Analyst
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  ATS

  Nov 2020 - Apr 2022

  Marketing And Sales Partner Agent

  - Increase Profits, Reduce Cost 28% Average” through AI, Efficiency Allocation, and Unique Solutions.

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  SPM Professionals

  Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

  Research Analyst Intern

  I carried out sectorial/industry research for investment/business opportunity.

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  Alpha Morgan Capital Managers Limited

  Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

  (Global Wealth Management) Executive Trainee

  - Achieved 345% and 86% (about $450,000) of the 2022 Q1 and FY balance sheet budget respectively as at Q1 2022.- HNI & Cooperate Clients and prospects relationship management.- Nominated as a member of the Management Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee (MARCC) as a NON-FINANCIAL RISK ANALYST.- Effectively and efficiently involved in every other initiative for the growth of the Bank

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  EY

  May 2022 - now

  1. Completed risk management framework and practices for a leading Development Financial Institutions in Africa:Responsibilities: • Reviewed the bank's risk management framework and practices, including an assessment of the risk management approach for managing material risks such as credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, and operational risk, the risk mitigation strategies and the bank's operational processes and internal controls.• Assessed the adequacy of the bank’s capital and liquidity when benchmarked to Basel and CBN requirements and adopting stringent but plausible stress scenarios.• Identified key issues, challenges, and areas of improvement within the bank's operations and make recommendations for enhancement.2. Played a significant role in the audit of Public Sector Projects Origination for a Multilateral Development Financial Institutions:Responsibilities:• Developed Audit Planning Memorandum, Risk and control matrix, and work program for the audit.• Reviewed alignment of projects with the Bank’s strategic objectives and Regional Members Countries (RMC) national development plans. • Examined the process of building the Bank’s Project Pipeline and the reliability of that Pipeline.• Assessed the quality of the controls over project proposals at inception, compliance with existing policies and procedures, and the economical and efficient use of the Bank’s resources. • Assessed the project preparation process, which includes project identification, preparation, appraisal, and approval.• Evaluated the controls over the financing arrangements and initial disbursements.• Provided detailed observations and recommendations on project origination processes. Show less • Utilized EY Next Wave Internal Audit Methodology and Transformation Realized Methodology to link internal auditing directly to the support of business objectives, create competitive advantage, meet stakeholder expectations, and enhance overall business performance for our clients across different sectors. • Completed over 15 Internal Audit engagements and Compliance audits covering global market functions, Development Finance Institutions like Africa Development Bank and Nigeria Bank of Industry, Banks, Insurance companies, Private Equity Firms, Healthcare, Hospitality and Education sectors using advanced data analytics such as Power BI. Developed risk registers and risk-based Internal Audit plans. Prepared a comprehensive Risk and Control Matrix (RACM), and detailed audit Programs. Assessed key risks and controls around processes, examined the implementation of policies and procedures, identified weaknesses or areas of improvement, and recommended appropriate measures for improvement.• Completed 5 Quality Assurance Reviews of Internal Audit Functions to check conformance with the requirements of the IIA, NCCG, SEC, CBN, NAICOM, and EY Internal Audit Maturity Model.• Completed 2 Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR) engagements for an oil and gas company and a leading global financial institution based on Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and COSO framework. I was involved in the ITGC (IT-General Control), ITAC (IT-Application Control), and Cybersecurity for the same companies.• Played a significant role in a team that reviewed a Consortium Account with over 50,000 transactions with a sum of over N50 billion Naira.• Participated in the team that reviews the property portfolio of over N23 billion Naira for one of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria. Show less

  • Semi-Senior Associate Consultant

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Experienced Associate Consultant

    May 2022 - Aug 2023
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  IHS Towers

  Oct 2023 - Nov 2023

  Specialist, Internal Audit

  Secondment from EY:Roles and Responsibilities:• Achieved a 15% reduction in Audit timeline. • Carried out tests of controls to ascertain the effectiveness of controls in line documented policies, NCC guidelines and best practices. • Reviewed audit evidence received from process owners and documented test results using control testing forms.• Reported the audit findings in line with 5C’s elements; Criteria (what should be), Condition (the current state), Cause (the reason for the condition), Consequence (effect), and Corrective action plans/recommendations.• Prepared network permit and license audit report. • Provided timely and comprehensive feedback to the Senior Manager, Internal Audit & Risk Management on the implementation of network permit and license audit. Show less

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  Seplat Energy Plc

  Mar 2024 - now

  Senior Consultant (Internal Audit)

  Secondment from Ernst & Young