In this article, we discuss the journey of an inspiring personality Agbi Bayode – the CEO of Pillarcraft. He is passionate about helping businesses in Nigeria grow and aims to achieve with the integration of technology and accounting. The article is also followed with services and support offered by Pillarcarft to the different business sectors.
About Agbi Bayode
Agbi Bayode is a Chartered Accountant, Tax Practitioner, and the CEO of Pillarcraft. He is passionate about helping businesses in Nigeria to thrive and expand their operation to become successful. With Pillarcraft he provides SMEs with full outsourced Resources and support for all related accounting functions.
Agbi Bayode completed his basic education at Command Secondary School, Ipaja, and later attended the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF). Agbi holds a Master of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from the University of Wales, Cardiff. Agbi attained a Master of Science with a specialization in Accounting from Leeds Beckett University. Hence Agbi has a great knowledge of accounts and finance had a vision to support SMEs in growth.
Career Journey of Agbi Bayode
Agbi Bayode has over a decade of experience in supporting small and medium-scale businesses in different areas like accounting, payroll, tax, and advisory. Agbi Bayode worked as a Head of Finance and Supplies at the National Film Video Board, where he also acquired skills like public sector accounting, public finance management, and public sector counseling. He was an accountant at Philip, Kobbs & Co. and a Principal Partner of Agbi Bayode & co. Agbi was the Head of Internal audit and control at the National Films Video Board where he applied his skills in financial audits, internal audits, and other audits.
Later, Agbi worked as a financial director at KAP (Kunle Afolayan Productions) Film and Television Academy for a Mastercard foundation project. There he was used to oversee the intervention’s financial operations which included managing budgets, financial reporting, and managing compliance with relevant laws and regulations. It also provided a platform for gaining new skills and improving financial management within the organization.
Agbi Bayode is passionate about cloud technology and with the vision to help SMEs in Nigeria, he started Pillarcraft in the year 2015. He is been working as a Chief Executive Officer at PillarCraft, it is an accounting firm that provides SMEs with Outsourced Bookkeeping, Outsourced Accounting, Outsourced Payroll Services, Outsourced Monthly Tax Compliance, and Outsourced CFO.
About PillarCraft
PillarCraft is an accounting firm that aims to help small and medium businesses in Nigeria with full outsourced resources and support for all related Accounting functions. The company has expertise in Multi Outlets Retail businesses, manufacturing businesses, and distribution. It also has expertise in Restaurants, especially multi-outlet restaurants and lounges, Spa and Salons, Real Estate, Film production, Poultry Farms, and e-commerce businesses
The reason to use Pillarcraft is because it reduces the cost of accounting resources. Research has shown that outsourcing can reduce the cost of accounting resources by at least 40%. He mainly reduces the problem of providing tools, education and training, funding professionals, pension, and working environment. Pillarcraft has built knowledge and experience capital in industries and serves businesses with experienced and qualified accounting resources.
The company is partnered with top companies like Shopify, Deputy, Hike, Hubspot, Vend, Timely, Sapaad, Hotelogix, etc. Pillarcraft, with technology and accounting, supports lots of businesses like retail, manufacturing, restaurants, agriculture, poultry, tech startups, and real estate.
Conclusion
Agbi Bayode the CEO of Pillarcraft, on a path to achieve his vision of helping SMEs, is dedicated to growing Pillarcraft as a top accounting firm in in Nigeria. With his vast experience in cloud solutions, he provides real-time insights on critical business drivers to assist with strategic decision-making and also helps in operational management. Hence his passion with dedication have made Pillarcraft successful.