Barnabas Abade
Harrow on the Hill,Harrow, London
Summary
I am a young finance professional driven by the belief that financial data drives change. I built an AI-powered tool that streamlined CIP costing and ensured business cases met approval criteria, enabling smarter decisions and meaningful impact. I've prepared audit working papers, resolved audit queries, reconciled control accounts, led cost improvement reviews, and designed accredited resources that support finance best practices. Grounded in IFRS, IAS, PSAS, SAP, and Oracle (Efinancials). I turn complex financial data into insight that drives action. I bring heart to every spreadsheet, because finance is about building systems that serve people better.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Finance business partner
NHSGMTS - London Northwest Healthcare Trust
Brent, London
09.2024 - Current
- Supported strategic cost improvement plans (CIP) that delivered over £50 million savings across clinical divisions.
- Supported the development and rollout of a performance productivity tool measuring income against cost per clinical divisions, highlighting underperformance and informing CIP for the following financial year
- Built an AI-powered finance tool that streamlined CIP costing, reducing manual effort and improving accuracy in costing over £50 million in CIPs.
- Built an AI tool to help ensure business cases met approval criteria, ensuring more productive business cases review meetings and enabling executives make informed decisions about change.
- Monitored weekly temporary staffing spend across divisions; flagged variances and supported corrective actions to meet financial targets
- Led the development of an Future Focused Finance-accredited finance resource that promoted best practices within the department
- Supported audit processes by preparing working papers, resolving audit queries, contributing to accurate financial reporting and stronger oversight
- Supported month-end procedures by reconciling prepayments, deferred income, payroll, and PFI variances between ledger and BOXI reports, ensuring data accuracy and maintaining a clear audit trail.
- Prepared audit working papers for the remuneration report in line with DHSC Group Accounting Manual (GAM), ensuring all disclosures were accurate, compliant, and ready for external review.
- Completed TAC schedules for operating leases and financial instruments, applying IFRS 16 and IFRS 9 standards to ensure correct classification, valuation, and reporting.
Finance & accounts associate
West Yorkshire Accounting Services (WYAS)
Huddersfield, Kirklees
04.2023 - 09.2024
- Managed a portfolio of 30 SME clients, delivering tailored financial advice on tax planning, cashflow management, and statutory compliance.
- Prepared and filed statutory accounts and VAT returns using Excel and IRIS, ensuring full compliance with HMRC and Companies House requirements.
- Performed double-entry bookkeeping using QuickBooks, reconciling bank statements, tracking expenses, and maintaining audit-ready records to support monthly and year-end reporting.
- Led a finance team to integrate and validate financial data across systems, improving reporting accuracy.
Accountant, financial reporting
Dangote Cement Group
Lagos, Nigeria
12.2021 - 09.2022
- Prepared monthly and yearly financial statements for three subsidiaries of the group for senior management.
- Led month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations and disclosure of reconciled intercompany balances.
- Reviewed trial balances and general ledger movements to identify anomalies, verified supporting documentation for high-value transactions, and ensure correct account classification.
- Collaborated with tax and statutory authorities to ensure timely submission of financial reports and regulatory requirements
- Helped improve reporting processes by identifying bottlenecks and automating manual steps cutting down turnaround time by 2 days and reducing errors.
- Supported board-level reporting by preparing monthly and weekly performance packs and translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights.
Audit & Tax Associate
Nexia Agbo Abel & Co
Abuja,Nigeria
03.2020 - 12.2021
- services where I reviewed financial records, tested controls, and assessed compliance with local GAAP and tax regulations.
- Identified and investigated fraudulent transactions totalling £10,000 by tracing inconsistencies in financial records, control compliance, supporting documentation, and recommending to the client to strengthen control weaknesses.
- Identified £2,000,000 tax-saving opportunities through analysis of allowable deductions, exemptions, and timing strategies.
- Applied audit assertions to verify that transactions were valid, properly recorded, and reflected in the correct accounting period.
- Evaluated internal control environments during fieldwork, identified control gaps, and supported recommendations to strengthen financial governance.
- Prepared tax computations and statutory filings for SMEs and corporate entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with regulatory requirements.
- Produced audit and tax reports with tailored recommendations that helped clients reduce costs, improve compliance, and enhance operational efficiency.
Education
Master of Science - Finance Technology
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield 09.2022 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Bells University of Technology
Ogun state, Nigeria 03.2013 - 06.2017
Skills
- Financial reporting (IFRS, IAS, PSAS)
- Month-end and year-end close
- Journal entries and accruals
- Control account reconciliation
- Intercompany balance disclosure
- Audit working paper preparation
- Fraud detection and investigation
- Internal control evaluation
- Business case review and compliance
- Performance benchmarking and analysis
- Financial modelling and variance analysis
Technical & Financial Skills
- Microsoft Excel (Advanced)
- SAP / Oracle Efinancials (Expert)
- QuickBooks / SAGE / IRIS (Intermediate)
- MySQL / Python (Intermediate)
- Tableau (Intermediate)
- AI, AI agents (Co-pilot)
Digital & Analytical Tools
Certification
- Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA),
- CIPFA(in view)
Timeline
Finance business partner
NHSGMTS - London Northwest Healthcare Trust
09.2024 - Current
Finance & accounts associate
West Yorkshire Accounting Services (WYAS)
04.2023 - 09.2024
Master of Science - Finance Technology
University of Huddersfield
09.2022 - 09.2023
Accountant, financial reporting
Dangote Cement Group
12.2021 - 09.2022
Audit & Tax Associate
Nexia Agbo Abel & Co
03.2020 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Bells University of Technology
03.2013 - 06.2017
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