Service with passion

Trusted professional services for ambitious African businesses.

Lead Team Professional Services provides auditing, taxation, accounting, forensic, outsourcing, training, financial advisory, and management consultancy services to clients across key sectors of the economy.

Premium financial advisory, audit, taxation, and professional services leadership scene

25+

Years of senior partner experience

8

Complementary service categories

Africa

Professional service ambition

About

Professional judgement, commercial discipline, and client partnership.

The firm is principally driven by sound professional and business principles geared towards providing value-added services through highly experienced and well-trained professionals.

Vision

To be the preferred choice of professional service firm in Africa.

Mission

Our mission is to partner with our clients to achieve their business Goals and Objectives.

Integrity

We hold every engagement to a clear ethical and professional standard.

Accountability

Clients work with a team that takes ownership of outcomes and advice.

Team Work

We partner closely with client teams to understand operations and goals.

Professionalism

Our work is delivered with discipline, responsiveness, and technical care.

Services

A complete suite of professional services.

Our range of services is divided into complementary categories that help clients improve assurance, compliance, governance, financing, and operational performance.

Audit & Assurance Services

A thorough review of business, corporate culture, and operational environment with management-letter insight on risk, pitfalls, and performance.

  • Audit observation reports that highlight danger areas and practical controls.
  • Independent analysis designed to strengthen the company and support better decisions.

Forensic Investigation

Forensic audit and accounting services for detecting, preventing, and correcting irregularities from fraudulent activities.

  • Forensic investigation and accounting, fraud investigation, corporate investigation, and public-sector investigation.
  • Due diligence, taxation and back-duty investigation, bank transaction reviews, and targeted reviews of stocks, debtors, creditors, subsidiaries, and associated companies.

Taxation Management Services

Comprehensive taxation planning, management, advisory, and fiscal compliance support for corporate and individual clients.

  • Company income tax, VAT, withholding tax, personal income tax, and petroleum profit tax.
  • Double-taxation advice, contract tax implications, certificate of acceptance, pioneer status, onshore/offshore contract opinions, and fiscal agency services.

Accountancy Services

Accounting support for established corporations, new companies, business valuation, planning, and investment readiness.

  • Business valuation statements for specific situations and start-up companies.
  • Business plans, investment prospectuses, and support for equity or loan raising.

Financial Advisory Services

Practical financial advisory for restructuring, working capital, investment decisions, and financing proposals.

  • Financial restructuring and re-engineering advice.
  • Working capital management, investment guidance, and bank loan proposal preparation.

Training Services

Local and international training programs for executives in private and public sectors, tailored to specific management needs.

  • Programs built around people and resource management, leadership, finance, taxation, and internal control.
  • Strategic training exposure shaped by international management practice.

Outsourcing Services

Efficient outsourcing arrangements that help organizations focus on core business while improving quality and operating discipline.

  • Cost savings, cost restructuring, access to wider knowledge, and operational best practice.
  • External support for business functions that benefit from experienced professional management.

Management Consultancy Services

Management consulting support designed to help clients achieve defined business goals and objectives.

  • Business improvement advice grounded in professional and commercial principles.
  • Support for management strategy, controls, planning, and performance improvement.

Management Team

Led by experienced chartered accountants and business advisers.

The management team brings deep professional accounting, auditing, tax, treasury, compliance, and operations experience to client engagements.

Abolarin Adebayo, Managing Partner

Managing Partner

Abolarin Adebayo

FCA, ACTI, MBA, SMP(LBS)

Mr. Abolarin Adebayo has over 25 years of experience in accountancy, auditing, investment, and treasury management. A graduate of Accountancy and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, he began his professional career with Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc in 1999 and later served as Treasury and Investment Manager. He joined Oceanic Insurance Group in 2007 as Chief Financial Officer until 2014. Following the acquisition by Old Mutual of South Africa, he became Financial Controller with responsibility for consolidating Nigeria results to the home country. He is an alumnus of Lagos Business School and holds an MBA from Olabisi Onabanjo University.

Olumide Adeyemi, Engagement Partner

Engagement Partner

Olumide Adeyemi

FCA, ACIT, AMNIM, MBA (Ife)

Mr. Olumide Adeyemi is a seasoned Chartered Accountant with 25 years of experience in professional accounting, auditing, and business management. He started with The Lion of Africa Insurance as a Treasury Officer, later joined Sovereign Trust Insurance as Auditor, and held several finance positions before joining Alcatel-Lucent in 2001 as Finance Manager responsible for tax management, accounting, auditing, and statutory compliance. He was later promoted to Chief Operating Officer and managed the company's operations until June 2011, when he set up Lead Team Professional Services.

Team / Manpower

A capable professional team supporting client delivery.

The deck lists the following manpower supporting Lead Team Professional Services engagements.

Onipeede Nojeem HND, ACA

Popoola Olaniyi HND, PGD, AAT

Adeyemi Oluwadamilare B.Sc Accounting, CIMA

Oni Juliana HND Bus. Admin.

Sobande Taiwo, B.Sc

References

Reference clients across taxation, accounting, audit, consultancy, and advisory.

Selected major clients and engagement areas are taken from the company profile presentation.

Agriculture reference image extracted from the presentation
Yu Harvest Manufactures Ltd
Ally Farms Limited
Effex Global Projects Limited
Credible Credits Limited
Sun Easy Limited
ATB Insurance Brokers Ltd
ATB Consulting & Training Ltd
Nestopia Limited
Ideal Royal Logistics
Blooming Heritage School Limited
Great Tianjio Limited
Smart Print Multimedia Ltd
Goldiekenny Gold Limited
Bigtown Leisure Services
Fenyi Investment Limited

Contact

Contact us for a detailed proposal on any of our services.

Send an enquiry and the Lead Team Professional Services team will respond with the right next step.

Lagos Office

3, Bayo Ajayi Street, Central Business District, Agidingbi, GPO Box 4266, Ikeja, Lagos.