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Rolake Oladapo

Associate Director

  • EMEA
  • Investigations, Litigation and Forensics
  • Investigation Services
Lagos +234 1271 3940/2931 Email

Rolake is an Associate Director in the investigations and forensic accounting practice based in Lagos, Nigeria. She has over 10 years’ experience in leading forensic investigations compliance reviews and business intelligence projects. She has supported a range of clients across Africa and the US with integrity and fraud risk management.

Recent tasks that Rolake has worked on include:

  • Conducted investigations into whistle-blowers’ allegations of fraud perpetrated by the employees of a multinational telecommunications company, as well as allegations of victimisation following the whistle-blower’s previous report of a conflict of interest involving an employee within a client’s local subsidiary. This involved a review of relevant documents and interviews with key stakeholders identified during the investigation.
  • Conducted an anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) compliance due diligence and gap analysis of a financial services company on behalf of an investment firm in Nigeria. The review entailed document reviews and interviews with individuals responsible for the company’s anti-bribery and corruption programme.
  • Conducted a contract compliance review of an Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company’s third-party suppliers based in South Africa. This involved a combination of document review and interviews aimed at understanding the company’s process and practice of engaging third parties. We identified gaps and made recommendations on how to improve the company’s processes, including its process of identifying conflicts of interest.
  • Conducted a forensic audit and analysis of financial records for a member association of a sports governing body, with the aim of identifying evidence of mismanagement of funds by the executives of the member association.
  • Conducted admission seeking interviews which led to confirmation of the use of fraudulent documentation to support transactions and ultimately the confirmation of the allegations of mismanagement of funds.

Rolake trained as forensic investigator in the US practice of a Big Four accounting firm and gained experience in various investigations and forensic audits. She also supported client compliance teams with the development and assessment of their anti-bribery, corruption and whistleblowing policies and frameworks.

Rolake holds a BSc in Accounting and Information Systems from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a Certified Fraud Examiner.

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