Abdulrauf Olayinka ISIAKA
Ilorin,Kwara State
Summary
Visionary leader with proven track record in steering organizations toward success through strategic planning and effective management. Skilled in building cohesive teams, driving innovation, and enhancing operational efficiency to achieve business objectives. Demonstrated ability to transform challenges into opportunities, resulting in significant impact on company growth and profitability.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Operating Officer
Polar Petrochemicals Limited
01.2022 - Current
- Supported the Board of Directors in strategic planning by preparing reports, coordinating departmental inputs and managing special projects;
- Reporting to the Board of Directors via the Supervising Director on weekly basis;
- Ensure connectivity among all departments to foster close relationship for goal attainment;
- Disseminating instructions to various units heads and ensure implementation;
- Served as project manager for key organizational initiatives, ensuring seamless execution and communication between departments and executive staff;
- Coordinate marketing staff to ensure increase in sales performance on monthly basis and evaluate them on weekly term;
- Ensure that both plastic and production units align their operations to meet the market demands;
- Setting key performance indicators (KPIs) for all levels in the organization.
Acting Head of Finance
Polar Petrochemicals Limited
04.2021 - 08.2023
- Assisted with quarterly budget preparation process and created detailed financial reports to support executive decision making;
- Coordinating other heads of department for prompt preparation of management reports on monthly basis;
- Liasing with other departments for flow and exchanging of data that assist trend analysis for effective decision making;
- Preparation of budget on quarterly basis to ensure proper control of any deviation;
- Supporting other departments to ensure continuous operations;
- Timely filing of relevant tax returns (PAYE, VAT, WHT and CIT).
Internal Auditor
Polar Petrochemicals Limited
05.2018 - 04.2021
- Ensure implementation of effective internal controls systems set by the Board of Directors to safeguard the assets of the company;
- Ensuring compliance with the internal control procedures in order to prevent fraud;
- Generating timely reports to Finance and Audit Committee and Management in order to aid effective decision making;
- Daily prepayment audit of vouchers;
- Weekly review of customers and vendors ledgers;
- Bi-weekly physical stock-taking in the warehouse and other sub-stores in the factory and comparison with the balances on the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system;
- Monthly review of staff payrolls;
- Monthly review of Bank reconciliation statements;
- Occasional check on cashier;
- Monthly system audit of all company's transactions (financials and non-financials);
- Investigation of fraudulent issues; and
- Quarterly audit of non-current assets;
- Managed and protected confidential company's information through meticulous payroll and system audits;
- Ensure accuracy and efficiency by developing and implementing streamlined procedures for documentation and reporting.
Part-time lecturing (Accountancy Department)
Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State.
01.2016 - 10.2019
- Prepare and deliver lectures to students;
- Assess and Mark students' scripts;
- Collate results and submit to the departmental Exam officer;
- Lecture Cost accounting (ND and HND); Management Accounting (HND); Taxation (ND and HND); Petroleum Profit Tax (HND); Oil and Gas Accounting (HND); and Financial Accounting (ND I and ND II);
- Assist departmental lecturers in the supervision of students' projects;
- Perform any other relevant academic duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Head of Department and Director of the Institute.
Tutor on Accounting and Finance for Managers; Business Statistics and Social Research Methods; and Operation Research
Goshen International Business School, Ilorin
01.2016 - 10.2019
- Teaching students based on Chartered Institute of Personnel Management syllabus;
- Conduct practical activities with students for better understanding;
- Solving past questions with candidates few weeks to the exams.
Part-time lecturing
Ekiti State University Sandwich program in affiliation with Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Kwara State
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Prepare and deliver lectures to students;
- Assess and Mark students' scripts;
- Collate results and submit to the departmental Exam officer;
- Assist departmental lecturers in the supervision of students' projects;
- Perform any other relevant academic duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Head of Department and Director of the Institute.
Tutor on Quantitative Techniques
Taxwise Professional Study Center, Mercy T. Colley, Offa Road, Ilorin.
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Lecture students based on the curriculum of Chartered Institute of Taxation in Nigeria.
NYSC (Mathematics and Accounting teacher)
Government Secondary School, Kachia, Kaduna State
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Prepare lesson notes and teach students Mathematics and Account in both Junior and senior sections.
Account tutor (SSCE, IJMB and JAMB)
God's Inspirational Tutors, Pipeline Road beside Gaa-Akanbi roundabout, Ilory
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Prepare lesson notes and teach students Mathematics and Account in line with the curriculum.
Audit trainee
MHOA & Co. Chartered Accountants
11.2012 - 11.2013
- Performing substantive audit tests of documents used for the preparation of financial statements by clients (real estate, Bank, manufacturing and tertiary institution);
- Physical stock-taking of client's warehouse;
- Re-preparation of financial statements of clients from the findings;
- Perform any other duties as specified by the lead audit partner;
- Working with the lead audit partner to give advice to clients on tax matters.
Education
PhD - Accounting
Kwara State University
Malete, Kwara StateMaster of Science - Accounting
Kwara State University
Kwara StateBachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Ilorin
O'level -
Bishop Smith Memorial College
IlorinPrimary School Leaving Certificate -
Progressive Nursery and Primary School
Skills
- Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Corel Draw
- Analytical skills
- Logical skills
- Coordination
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Listening
- Confidence
- Human management
- Attention to detail
Local Government Area
Ilorin South
Personal Information
Place of Birth: Kwara
Languages
- English
- Yoruba
Publications
- Effect of International Financial Reporting Standards on income statement of selected manufacturing companies in Kwara State, Undergraduate project, 2012
- Effect of audit quality on earnings management of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria, M.Sc Dissertation, 2019, search.proquest.com/Google scholar
- Audit committee effectiveness and audit fee among listed deposit money banks in Nigeria, Mustapha, A., Isiaka, A.O., Babatunde, K.A., Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, 20, 4, 1-14, 2020, International Publication
- Audit committee and earnings management of listed financial services firms in Nigeria, Sanni, M., Yusuf, A.S., Isiaka, A.O., Journal of Accounting and Management, 1, 2, 11-17, 2018, National Publication
- Impact of audit quality on earnings management of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria, Yusuf, A.S., Isiaka, A.O., Adebayo, A.J., Salem Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 3, 3, 188-213, 2019, National Publication
- Effect of audit fee on real activities manipulations of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria, Sanni, M., Mustapha, A., Isiaka, A.O., Ilorin Journal of Finance, 3, 1&2, 38-51, 2019, National Publication
- Effect of board attributes on financial performance of listed insurance companies in Nigeria, Ajisafe, A.O., Isiaka, A.O., Lawal, W., Babatunde, K.A., Malete Journal of Accounting and Finance, 1, 1, 243-258, 2019, National Publication
- Board attributes and compliance level with related party (IAS 24) disclosure requirements in listed deposit money banks in Nigeria, Babatunde, K.A., Isiaka, A.O., Ajisafe, A.O., Lawal, W.T., Salem Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 3, 4, 15-34, 2020, National Publication
References
- Mustapha Abdulrasaq, Associate Professor, Accounting and Finance Department, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, mustabdullah@gmail.com, 08035976174
- Babatunde Kudirat Abimbola, Chief Lecturer, School of Business and Vocational Studies, Kwara State College of Education, 08061160242
Achievements And Awards
- Increase the production capacity of Polar Petrochemicals Limited by 10% within six months of acting as Chief Operating Officer
- Taking the monthly sales of Polar Petrochemicals Limited from monthly sixty to seventy million naira to an average of two hundred and fifty million naira monthly sales
- Reduce conflict issues met among various units to zero level since taking the mandate of Chief Operating Officer
- Receiving an award for the exemplary role played as President Muslim Corpers Association of Nigeria in Kachia Local Government, Kaduna State (2013)
- Coming up with various control procedures to ensure effective internal controls and accuracy of financial statements of Polar Petrochemicals Limited
Activities
- Researching
- Playing football
- Listening to music
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Chief Operating Officer
Polar Petrochemicals Limited
01.2022 - Current
Acting Head of Finance
Polar Petrochemicals Limited
04.2021 - 08.2023
Internal Auditor
Polar Petrochemicals Limited
05.2018 - 04.2021
Part-time lecturing (Accountancy Department)
Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State.
01.2016 - 10.2019
Tutor on Accounting and Finance for Managers; Business Statistics and Social Research Methods; and Operation Research
Goshen International Business School, Ilorin
01.2016 - 10.2019
Part-time lecturing
Ekiti State University Sandwich program in affiliation with Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Kwara State
01.2013 - 01.2016
Tutor on Quantitative Techniques
Taxwise Professional Study Center, Mercy T. Colley, Offa Road, Ilorin.
01.2013 - 01.2016
NYSC (Mathematics and Accounting teacher)
Government Secondary School, Kachia, Kaduna State
01.2013 - 12.2013
Account tutor (SSCE, IJMB and JAMB)
God's Inspirational Tutors, Pipeline Road beside Gaa-Akanbi roundabout, Ilory
01.2013 - 12.2013
Audit trainee
MHOA & Co. Chartered Accountants
11.2012 - 11.2013
PhD - Accounting
Kwara State University
Master of Science - Accounting
Kwara State University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Ilorin
O'level -
Bishop Smith Memorial College
Primary School Leaving Certificate -
Progressive Nursery and Primary School
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