Patrick Olaolu Obidoyin

FCA, MBA • Director of Finance and Administration, RedAid Nigeria
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PATRICK OBIDOYIN

Professional Associations

  • Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA)
  • Chartered Institute of Taxation (CITN)
  • Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria
  • Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)

Works with

  • The Global Fund / NTBLCP Auditing Teams
  • DAHW Germany Financial Governance
  • Statutory External Audit Bodies
  • Federal & State Inland Revenue Services

My Teams & Managed Portfolios

Institutional Financial Governance & Treasury Multi-Donor Grant Compliance & Audit Review Procurement, Internal Controls & Value-for-Money

Professional Background

Over two decades of financial leadership, statutory reporting, and grant stewardship.

Patrick Olaolu Obidoyin is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and seasoned corporate finance executive with more than twenty years of rigorous experience directing financial operations, grant accounting, internal controls, statutory reporting, and administrative governance.

As Director of Finance and Administration at RedAid Nigeria, Patrick leads the organization's fiscal strategy, ensuring that every financial transaction and resource allocation strictly adheres to international accounting standards (IFRS), statutory regulations, and donor grant agreements. His stewardship spans multi-million-dollar health grants funded by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, DAHW Germany, and international development consortia.

Patrick combines technical accounting precision with strategic business acumen to deliver accurate financial analysis, risk mitigation, and audit excellence. He is passionate about modernizing financial systems through digital enterprise solutions, automated procurement oversight, and rigorous internal audit protocols that guarantee value-for-money and organizational sustainability.

Publications & Open Educational Resources (OER)

Standard operating procedures, financial governance frameworks, and audit methodologies.

Framework

Financial Management Framework for Multi-Donor Health Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Obidoyin, P. O. / RedAid Nigeria Institutional Governance Series / 2024
Multi-Donor Fiduciary Request Document
Manual

Standard Operating Procedures: Internal Audit, Asset Tracking, and Risk Mitigation in Field Operations

RedAid Nigeria Finance & Admin Directorate / Operational Manual / 2023
Internal Audit SOP Request Manual
Paper

Grant Compliance and Statutory Financial Reporting Under IFRS for Healthcare NGOs

Obidoyin, P. O. / Accounting & Compliance Brief / 2023
IFRS Compliance Request Paper
Analysis

Value-for-Money and Cold-Chain Logistics Cost Modeling for Rural Specimen Transport

RedAid Finance & Supply Chain Unit / Global Fund Operations Review / 2024
Cost Modeling Request Analysis

Managed Portfolios & Administrative Divisions

Strategic stewardship of organizational capital, donor trust, and administrative operations.

Multi-Donor Grant Fiscal Operations

Managing budget design, financial pipelines, foreign currency risk management, and expenditure verification for multi-year health grants spanning multiple Nigerian states.

Audit Coordination & Internal Controls

Directing internal quality audits and coordinating statutory external audits, consistently securing clean audit opinions and full regulatory compliance.

Professional Capabilities

Core Areas of Expertise

Grant & Donor Accounting

International grant management, financial compliance with Global Fund and GLRA requirements, and transparent budget execution.

  • Multi-donor grant compliance (GLRA Germany, Global Fund, Stop TB Partnership).
  • Financial reporting in multi-currency environments adhering to donor guidelines.
  • Budget formulation, variance analysis, and cash flow forecasting.
  • Sub-grantee monitoring, internal financial checks, and fund reconciliation.

Statutory Audit & Fiscal Governance

Preparation of comprehensive financial statements, internal control audits, tax statutory filings, and zero-defect fiscal accountability.

  • Annual external audit coordination with zero defect and clean opinion track record.
  • Statutory regulatory filings, tax compliance, and payroll governance.
  • Enterprise financial risk assessment and internal control system design.
  • Institutional transparency, fraud prevention, and anti-corruption safeguards.

Financial Systems & ERP Optimization

Modernization of accounting workflows, ERP software implementation, automated reporting pipelines, and inventory accounting.

  • Implementation and customization of cloud-based enterprise accounting software.
  • Automated ledger reconciliation and digital voucher approvals.
  • Paperless electronic expenditure tracking across nationwide field offices.
  • Fixed asset registers, inventory valuation, and procurement tracking.

Strategic Operations Management

Supply chain budgeting, organizational resource allocation, cost minimization, and financial sustainability modeling.

  • Operations budget allocation and cost-efficiency optimization.
  • Fleet management, logistics expenditure controls, and field travel audits.
  • Strategic financial advisory to the Country Representative and Executive Board.
  • Long-term financial sustainability planning and institutional contingency reserve management.

Affiliations & Professional Network

Professional institutes, statutory regulatory memberships, and partner networks.

Patrick Obidoyin is in good standing with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) as a Fellow, the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), and the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN).

Contact & Administrative Inquiries

For financial compliance inquiries, grant audits, or institutional partnerships:

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