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Bolarinwa Lateef

@bolarinwalateef

Certified accountant and audit leader delivering reliable financial reporting, controls improvement, and high-impact audit insights.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior audit or financial reporting role where I can drive audit quality, implement digital tools, strengthen controls, mentor teams, and deliver clear stakeholder insights for business impact.

I am a Certified Accountant with over 10 years' experience leading medium, large, and complex audits across corporate and consumer sectors, working with Big 4 and mid-sized firms. I combine technical depth in IFRS/UK GAAP with a people-first approach to build high-performing teams and deliver audit quality.

I have led risk-based audit strategies that prevented regulatory penalties and reduced potential material misstatement, while driving efficiency improvements (20% reduced fieldwork hours, 95%+ on-time delivery). I am a two-time Deloitte Collaborative Impact Award recipient for leadership and value creation.

I champion adoption of digital audit tools, strengthen internal controls through forensic and advisory experience, and provide clear, actionable reporting to senior stakeholders to enhance financial statement integrity and business decision-making.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Corporate Audit Manager

Mitchells Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors

Sep 2025 - Nov 2025 (2 months)

Lead planning, execution and completion of medium and large-scale audits ensuring compliance with UK GAAP, IFRS and regulatory requirements; drove adoption of digital audit tools and delivered risk-based recommendations to partners and clients.

Audit Management IFRS Risk Assessment Team Leadership Financial Statement Preparation

Audit Assistant Manager

Deloitte LLP

Sep 2022 - Jul 2025 (2 years 10 months)

Led complex audit engagements from planning to delivery, improving on-time delivery to 95%+ and reducing fieldwork hours by 20% while preventing over £5.2M in regulatory penalties through strengthened control documentation.

ISA IFRS Team Management Stakeholder Engagement Internal Controls Audit Reporting Cross Functional Collaboration

Audit Senior

Forviz Mazars

Jan 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 8 months)

Oversaw complex audits for listed and unlisted clients, executed risk assessments and control testing under IFRS (including IFRS 9 and 15), and prepared management reports for partners.

IFRS Risk Assessment Internal Controls Financial Reporting Client Relationships

Head, Accounting & Advisory

Kehinde Kassim & Co.

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years)

Established and optimised client accounting systems, led forensic accounting, valuations and internal audit engagements, and prepared financial statements in accordance with IFRS and other relevant standards.

Forensic Accounting Financial Reporting Internal Audit Valuation Process Improvement Internal Controls Budgeting IFRS

Audit Senior / Trainee

Kehinde Kassim & Co.

Jan 2015 - Jan 2017 (2 years)

Conducted external audits across industries, performed vouching, fixed asset verification, stock-taking and reconciliations, and drafted management letters highlighting key control findings.

Externe Audits Vouching Stock Taking Reconciliations Management Letters Internal Controls