Kayode Sobanjo MBA, ACA
Finance Business Partner- West Africa & Nigeria at Swire Energy Services- Claim this Profile
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Ajibola Animasaun FCA
An astute finance professional that strategically aligns with Corporate objectives
Felix Ekundayo
Kayode is quick off the mark with new concepts and strategies, which he then easily translates to executable plans for his team. An amiable and affable team player and team lead.
Ajibola Animasaun FCA
An astute finance professional that strategically aligns with Corporate objectives
Felix Ekundayo
Kayode is quick off the mark with new concepts and strategies, which he then easily translates to executable plans for his team. An amiable and affable team player and team lead.
Ajibola Animasaun FCA
An astute finance professional that strategically aligns with Corporate objectives
Felix Ekundayo
Kayode is quick off the mark with new concepts and strategies, which he then easily translates to executable plans for his team. An amiable and affable team player and team lead.
Ajibola Animasaun FCA
An astute finance professional that strategically aligns with Corporate objectives
Felix Ekundayo
Kayode is quick off the mark with new concepts and strategies, which he then easily translates to executable plans for his team. An amiable and affable team player and team lead.
Credentials
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Using Power BI with Excel
LinkedInJun, 2020- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Swire Energy Services
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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200 - 300 Employee
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Finance Business Partner- West Africa & Nigeria
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Jul 2019 - Present
• Partner with management in analysing business trends to identify risk and opportunity and conduct review of cost-reduction effort. • Assist functional managers to achieve the Group’s vision and to deliver sustainable financial success for our shareholder through ongoing business unit forecasting processes and provision of input on relevant accounting support for new tenders and other related business analysis. • Provide financial planning, costing and variance analytical support to the various business function to measure their financial performance. • Prepare and present monthly business performance review report, identifying key variances, trends and potential issues that may materially impact financial performance. • Collaborate with regional commercial manager and business leaders to develop annual operating budget, capital budget and relevant forecast for the region. • Drive business planning and reporting and conduct performance evaluation analysis to support the business • Ensure revenue assurance through timely and accurate billing, sharing of revenue budget fundamentals with the commercial term. • Monitor assigned Opco’s cashflow position and ensure that spending is prioritized and executed based on cash availability • Carry out investment appraisal to determine the viability of a project or an investment. • Prepare and implement cash repatriation plan and ensuring that excess cashflow are presented for group use on a timely basis • Assist the Head of Finance-Africa to drive a strong and efficient financial control and corporate governance environment. • Assist the Head of Finance- Africa with local implementation of financial policies, procedure, internal controls and systems to support the execution of Group’s financial strategies. Show less
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Gas Terminalling
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Nigeria
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Manager
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Sep 2016 - Jun 2019
• Preparing Monthly Financial Report to Management. • Preparing and Presenting Quarterly Financial report to the Board. • Provide robust analysis and insight into volume and net sales revenue activity within the group during month end process on Year to Date (YTD) and Month to Date (MTD) basis. • Conduct a monthly review and reconciliation of inter-company accounts, including reconciliation of all ledger and sub ledgers. • Carrying out negotiations and agreement to contract • Resolve issues with contract and communicate with parties in a contract so that all understands the terms • Lead role in advising around pricing for commercial contracts • Maintain strong relationships with the various LPG suppliers and customers. • Analyse International oil pricing trends (Mont Belvieu NGL) and reporting highlights to management. • Management of company’s working capital • Ensuring compliance with Tax & Other Statutory Obligations. • Determining Transfer pricing for inter-company transactions. • Collaborate with all functional heads to prepare annual financial budget, including operating and capital budget • Implement, direct and evaluate performance of operating budget periodically. • Relate with external auditors to ensure annual audited report is presented to management latest by the end of 1st quarter of the subsequent year. Show less
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Fidson Healthcare Plc
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Nigeria
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Internal Control and Audit Officer
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Nov 2012 - Sep 2016
• Periodic Audit review of procedures and processes for departments, unit/sections • Assist to Develop and Implement Annual Audit Plans covering Financial, Operational and Related Audit. • Fraud and Malfeasance Investigation • Value-for-money audit • Payroll Audit • Coordinating Quarterly/Annual stock counts • Ensuring Compliance with Statutory Requirements. • Identify and Recommend Improvement in the Weaknesses in the System for Management Implementation. • Transaction Periodic Audit • Stock audit- supply, dispatches, delivery note, waybill, return of stock, Credit notes and reversal Show less
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CLAYARTS LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accountant
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Nov 2011 - Oct 2012
• Preparing monthly management account. • Compiling and analysing account information • Document financial transactions by entering account information. • Recommending financial actions by analysing accounting options • Keeping record of available stock. • Determining the cost and selling price of products. • Preparing payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursement. • Maintain financial security by following internal control • Secure financial information by completing data base backup • Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information • Researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations • Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities • Preparing special reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing account Information and trends • Preparing monthly and yearly budget forecast and cash projection • Maintaining customer confidence and protecting operations by keeping financial Information confidential Show less
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Accounts/Compliance Officer
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Mar 2007 - Oct 2011
• Updating of clients statement of account • Preparing contract notes for client’s transaction • Scheduling and supervising all mandates for buy and sell order transactions • Ensuring that the operations of the company are in line with the rules and regulation of the exchange • Ensuring that the company are in full compliance to the rules and regulation of SEC • Preparing schedule of investment for SEC quarterly returns • Relationship management with existing and prospective customers or clients of the company Show less
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Education
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2012 - 2015
Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria(ICAN)
Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), Accounting -
2008 - 2012
Lagos State University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Financial Management -
2001 - 2006
University of Ado-Ekiti
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Accounting
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