Chartered Accountant · Tax Practitioner · Author
Dr. Babatunde Williams Amao
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.
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
- Head of Commercial and MarketingAjila Value Adding Ventures Limited, OyoJul 2025 – Present
- Head of Account & FinanceAjila Value Adding Ventures Limited, OyoJun 2018 – Jun 2025
- AccountantAjila Value Adding Ventures Limited, OyoJun 2014 – May 2018
- Audit SeniorIsmaheel & Co. (Chartered Accountants)Feb 2011 – Jun 2014
- ManagerBest 4 Best Technologies, OgbomosoMar 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.
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 Management2024
- Certificate in Professional EthicsACCA2024
- Associate MemberInstitute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)2016
- Graduate MemberNigerian Institute of Management (Chartered)2009
Education
Degrees
- Ph.D. AccountingAjayi Crowther University2024
- M.Sc. AccountingAjayi Crowther University2021
- MBA, Financial ManagementLadoke Akintola University of Technology2012
- B.Tech AccountingLadoke Akintola University of Technology2007
ICAN Oyo & District Society
- Immediate Past Chairman2026
- Chairman2025
- Vice-Chairman2024
- General Secretary2023
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