ISAAC AIDELOJE
United Kingdom
Summary
A Chartered Accountant (ACA) with extensive experience in risk-based internal audit, internal control design, forensic investigations, and regulatory assurance across financial services, capital markets, professional services (PwC), and the not-for-profit sector. Experienced in governance, compliance, enterprise risk assessment, and financial and operational audits, with a proven track record in complex, high-risk, multi-stakeholder environments. Skilled in fraud investigations, AML/KYC/EDD reviews, control remediation, and presenting actionable findings to senior management, audit committees, regulators, and legal counsel. MBA graduate with Distinction, bringing a strategic, commercial, and sustainability-focused perspective to financial oversight and assurance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Finance Officer
Citizens Advice Sunderland
2024.06 - 2026.02
- Provide end-to-end financial oversight within a regulated UK charity environment, ensuring accuracy, integrity and compliance with internal policies, funder requirements and regulatory standards.
- Prepare monthly management accounts, including income and expenditure analysis, budget monitoring and variance commentary to support senior management and trustee decision-making.
- Manage payroll processing, ensuring timely and accurate salary payments, correct application of PAYE, NI and pension deductions, and compliance with HMRC requirements.
- Oversee day-to-day finance operations including bank and control account reconciliations, income verification, expenditure processing and maintenance of complete audit trails.
- Monitor restricted and unrestricted funding, ensuring correct allocation, tracking and reporting in line with funder agreements and charity governance requirements.
- Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation for internal and external audits, responding to queries and implementing agreed control improvements.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management, contributing to financial sustainability and effective stewardship of organisational resources.
Assistant Manager, Forensic Consulting
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
2023.02 - 2024.09
- Led client acceptance and engagement set-up procedures, including conflict checks, integrity due diligence, engagement risk assessments and drafting of engagement letters.
- Planned and executed forensic and investigative engagements by designing investigative approaches, defining procedures and coordinating information requests with clients.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams (forensic accounting, data analytics and technology specialists) to assess engagement risks and evaluate complex financial and operational evidence.
- Performed detailed financial analysis, transaction testing and data analytics to identify anomalies, quantify losses and support investigative findings.
- Analysed, filtered and synthesised large data sets using appropriate forensic tools, translating technical findings into clear, defensible conclusions.
- Prepared high-quality forensic investigation and damage quantification reports suitable for litigation, regulatory review and court proceedings.
- Maintained robust external working paper files, ensuring procedures performed and evidence obtained met PwC quality standards and review requirements.
- Presented findings to internal leadership and external stakeholders, responded to reviewer queries, and contributed to practice development through staff training and knowledge sharing.
Members Examination & Investigations Officer
FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited
2022.05 - 2023.02
- Planned and conducted examinations and inspections of members to assess compliance with FMDQ rules, SRO obligations, and regulatory requirements.
- Investigated suspicious market activities, identified potential violations, and recommended appropriate disciplinary actions to protect market integrity.
- Conducted pre-membership examinations and due diligence to ensure prospective members met regulatory and operational standards.
- Reviewed post-trade data and market intelligence to detect anomalies, manipulations, and emerging trends in financial crime.
- Prepared comprehensive examination reports for the FMDQ Exchange Examination Committee, ensuring actionable resolutions were referred to enforcement units.
- Maintained strong working relationships with regulators, law enforcement agencies, and internal stakeholders to support timely and effective investigations.
- Supported the implementation of a world-class examination framework, improving risk identification, control effectiveness, and operational compliance.
Internal Audit Lead
Keystone Bank Limited
2018.10 - 2022.04
- Led risk-based internal audits across banking operations and subsidiaries, providing independent assurance over governance, risk management and internal controls.
- Assessed the design and operating effectiveness of financial, operational and IT controls, including lending, treasury, trade finance, branch operations and core banking systems.
- Evaluated compliance with CBN regulations, AML/CFT requirements and internal policies, identifying control gaps, regulatory breaches and emerging risk themes.
- Conducted Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on high-risk customers and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), ensuring appropriate risk classification, monitoring and regulatory reporting.
- Reviewed the reliability and integrity of financial and management information systems, ensuring accuracy of accounting records and regulatory returns.
- Prepared clear, evidence-based audit reports with root-cause analysis and practical remediation actions, presenting findings to senior management and governance committees.
- Tracked and validated implementation of management action plans, escalating unresolved issues and supporting continuous improvement in the control environment.
Account Officer
NNPC Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited
2014.10 - 2018.09
- Maintained accurate financial records, ensuring all transactions were authorised, properly documented, and compliant with approved policies.
- Performed reconciliations of member accounts, cash balances, and control accounts, promptly investigating and resolving variances.
- Supported payroll, loan disbursement, and contribution tracking, ensuring accurate application and reporting of cooperative transactions.
- Assisted in preparing management accounts, financial schedules, and reports for review by the board and auditors.
- Strengthened internal controls by monitoring compliance with financial procedures and escalating issues for corrective action.
- Provided evidence and documentation for internal and external audits, supporting review queries and implementation of agreed recommendations.
- Contributed to process improvements that enhanced reporting accuracy, efficiency, and transparency of financial operations.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Teesside University
UK Sept 2024 - Oct 2025
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Ambrose Alli University
Nov 2008 - Feb 2013
Skills
- Risk-based internal audit & internal control design
- SOX-aligned control documentation & evidence standards
- Governance, compliance & enterprise risk assessment
- Financial & operational audits (finance, ops, IT, trade activities)
- Fraud investigation, forensic analysis & AML/KYC/EDD reviews
- Business-process improvement & control remediation
- Data analytics: Advanced Excel (PivotTables, Power Query, formulae) & Power BI
- Audit reporting, root-cause analysis & recommendation building
- Stakeholder communication at senior levels
- Financial systems proficiency: Oracle Financials, QuickBooks, Temenos Transact (T24)
Certification
- Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), ICAN - 2018
- Associate Member, NIM – 2014
Accomplishments
- Developed structured evidence-collection matrices that improved clarity and speed in forensic investigations.
- Strengthened control maturity in multiple organisations by identifying systemic issues and guiding end-to-end remediation efforts.
- Introduced practical onboarding and EDD templates that reduced processing time while improving documentation consistency and risk visibility.
- Built strong working relationships with senior stakeholders by maintaining a balanced, objective, and solution-oriented communication style.
- Delivered control-awareness and fraud-prevention sessions that improved risk consciousness across multiple teams.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Master of Business Administration -
Teesside University
Sept 2024 - Oct 2025
Finance Officer
Citizens Advice Sunderland
2024.06 - 2026.02
Assistant Manager, Forensic Consulting
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
2023.02 - 2024.09
Members Examination & Investigations Officer
FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited
2022.05 - 2023.02
Internal Audit Lead
Keystone Bank Limited
2018.10 - 2022.04
Account Officer
NNPC Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited
2014.10 - 2018.09
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Ambrose Alli University
Nov 2008 - Feb 2013