Accountant CV example (Nigeria)

Accountant

A chartered Nigerian accountant with 8 years in audit and management reporting - Big Four to in-house finance.

Adewale Olanrewaju, ACA

Senior Accountant · Audit & Financial Reporting

Victoria Island, Lagos · +234 805 456 7890 (WhatsApp) · [email protected] · linkedin.com/in/adewaleola

Professional Summary

ICAN-chartered accountant (ACA, 2020) with 8 years' experience spanning PwC Nigeria audit practice and in-house financial reporting at a listed Lagos manufacturer. Led the SAP S/4HANA finance implementation and saved ₦240M annually through working-capital optimisation.

Work Experience

Senior Accountant · Nigerian Breweries Plc09/2020 - Present

NSE-listed · ₦360bn turnover · finance team of 42.

Led the SAP S/4HANA finance module implementation across 6 brewery sites; delivered 4% under budget.
Owner of the monthly IFRS reporting pack to the Heineken parent (₦30bn+ consolidated P&L).
Working-capital optimisation project cut DSO from 48 to 34 days; released ₦240M in free cash.
Mentored 3 ICAN students to ACA qualification.

Audit Senior · PwC Nigeria07/2016 - 08/2020

Big Four audit practice · FS and manufacturing clients.

Lead senior on 3 bank audits (Zenith, GTBank, UBA) and 2 manufacturers (Lafarge, Dangote Flour).
Introduced the firm's data-analytics approach to loan-loss provisioning testing.
Qualified ICAN (ACA) at first attempt, 2020.

Education

B.Sc Accounting (First Class), Obafemi Awolowo University · 2015

NYSC, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Abuja · 2015/2016

Professional Qualifications

ICAN (ACA) · 2020 · member no. 035271
ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business · 2018
Chartered Institute of Taxation Nigeria (CITN) · Associate, 2022

Skills

IFRS reportingSAP S/4HANAFinancial consolidationAudit methodologyTaxation (CIT, VAT, PAYE)Working-capital analysisExcel modellingPower BI

Referees

Mr. Tunde Akinwale, FCA · CFO, Nigerian Breweries Plc · +234 802 555 6666
Mrs. Patricia Obi, FCA · Audit Director, PwC Nigeria · +234 806 777 8888

What makes this CV work

ICAN membership number is in the body - verifiable; signals credibility to recruiters who otherwise can't tell real chartered status from aspiration.
Big Four pedigree is called out early - PwC Nigeria carries weight for in-house finance roles and is the Nigerian audit market baseline.
Working-capital win quantified in Naira (₦240M released) - specific currency and amount, not "significant savings".
SAP implementation on the CV is a market differentiator - Nigerian employers struggle to find SAP-ready finance professionals.
Mentorship of ICAN students fills the "leadership" check-box that senior roles increasingly want.

Tailoring this for your application

Lead with your ICAN / ACCA / CITN qualification and membership number - this is the one credential Nigerian finance recruiters filter on first.
Name specific ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Sage, QuickBooks) - keyword match for ATS and the most common recruiter filter in finance roles.
Quantify everything in Naira figures where possible - audit sizes, cost savings, revenue managed. Vague "significant" phrasing hurts.
For regulator-facing roles (banks, insurance), include experience with CBN / NAICOM / NDIC reporting if you have it.

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Accountant CV example (Nigeria)

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