Shakirat Yusuff&co

Provided strategic finance advisory and outsourced CFO-level support to SMEs, development organizations, NGOs, and private sector clients, covering financial management, internal controls, tax advisory, and audit readiness. Led budgeting, cash flow management, financial forecasting, risk management, grant/fund accountability support, and capacity-building for finance teams.

Oversaw finance, grants, compliance, and internal control systems, leading audit activities and management reporting for programme teams. Delivered measurable results including increasing donor funding by 70% YoY, managing $13M+ annual project budgets with 100% compliance, completing 20+ audit engagements, and negotiating tax liabilities saving over 72 million.

Managed contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements while ensuring donor compliance and monitoring project expenditures and supporting documentation. Supported donor-funded project implementation through internal control processes and compliance monitoring, including audit assurance/non-assurance support and staff training.

Led audit planning and fieldwork, preparing financial statements and audit reports while liaising with tax and regulatory authorities to ensure statutory and regulatory compliance. Improved client outcomes by reconciling a 6-year statutory non-compliance backlog and reducing client tax liability from 78 million to 6 million, and delivered QuickBooks/Sage 50 training for finance teams.

Completed the FCA professional qualification with advanced training in audit and assurance, taxation, strategic financial management, corporate reporting, governance, ethics, and internal controls.

Pursuing an MBA in Finance & Investment with study in corporate finance, investment analysis, portfolio management, financial markets, risk management, and financial modeling.

Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, covering financial accounting, auditing, taxation, budgeting, financial reporting, and cost and management accounting.