B. W. Amao.

Chartered Accountant · Tax Practitioner · Author

Dr. Babatunde Williams Amao

PhDACAACTIFIMC

Over 15 years in financial management, audit, taxation and corporate governance. Immediate Past Chairman of ICAN Oyo & District Society, author of textbooks for accounting students, and lead tutor at My ICAN Tuition House.

Dr. Babatunde Amao in a pinstripe waistcoat with his jacket over his shoulder
15+Years in accounting & finance
3Published textbooks
2025Chairman, ICAN Oyo & District
2013–Coordinating professional exam tutors
Dr. Amao in a charcoal three-piece suit and red tie

About

Sound financial stewardship, from the ledger to the boardroom

Babatunde Amao is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Practitioner who has spent more than a decade at Ajila Value Adding Ventures Limited in Oyo, rising from Accountant to Head of Account & Finance and now Head of Commercial and Marketing.

His work covers budgeting and forecasting, board reporting, statutory tax compliance, internal controls and commercial strategy. He has also served as Board Secretary, coordinating meetings and keeping statutory records.

Outside the office he teaches. He coordinates the Professional Aid Group Tutors in Ogbomoso, co-founded My ICAN Tuition House, and writes study texts that help candidates pass their professional examinations.

  • Financial reporting
  • Budgeting & forecasting
  • Tax planning & compliance
  • Audit & internal control
  • Corporate governance
  • Commercial strategy
  • Zoho ERP

Career

Experience

  1. Head of Commercial and MarketingAjila Value Adding Ventures Limited, Oyo
    Jul 2025 – Present
  2. Head of Account & FinanceAjila Value Adding Ventures Limited, Oyo
    Jun 2018 – Jun 2025
  3. AccountantAjila Value Adding Ventures Limited, Oyo
    Jun 2014 – May 2018
  4. Audit SeniorIsmaheel & Co. (Chartered Accountants)
    Feb 2011 – Jun 2014
  5. ManagerBest 4 Best Technologies, Ogbomoso
    Mar 2009 – Oct 2010

Research

Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting, 2024

Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Firm Value of Listed Non-Financial Firms in Nigeria

Ph.D. thesis · Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo

His M.Sc. project at the same university analysed the effect of personal income tax on government expenditure in Oyo State.

Dr. Amao in doctoral academic regalia at his 2024 graduation

Membership

Professional qualifications

  • Associate MemberChartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN)
    2025
  • Fellow MemberInstitute of Management Consultants (FIMC)
    2024
  • Senior MemberInstitute of Business Diplomacy and Financial Management
    2024
  • Certificate in Professional EthicsACCA
    2024
  • Associate MemberInstitute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
    2016
  • Graduate MemberNigerian Institute of Management (Chartered)
    2009

Education

Degrees

  • Ph.D. AccountingAjayi Crowther University
    2024
  • M.Sc. AccountingAjayi Crowther University
    2021
  • MBA, Financial ManagementLadoke Akintola University of Technology
    2012
  • B.Tech AccountingLadoke Akintola University of Technology
    2007

ICAN Oyo & District Society

  • Immediate Past Chairman
    2026
  • Chairman
    2025
  • Vice-Chairman
    2024
  • General Secretary
    2023

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