Dippo Bello

CPA - President

Dippo Bello has been a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of Texas since 2000. Dippo graduated with the EMBA Class 1 from the C. T. Bauer College of Business in University of Houston. Dippo is also a proud alumnus of University of Ife - Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he graduated with a Bachelors’ degree in Accounting in 1988. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

Dippo has previously worked with multi-national and diversified companies in the Oil & Gas, Energy and Manufacturing Industries, both in the United States and Nigeria. He spent the past 15 years in Accounting leadership positions in Chevron, Enron and Cameron. Dippo served as the Country Controller of the Nigerian unit of Cameron as an expatriate on a rotational assignment from 2007 through 2009. Dippo has served in teams involved in system conversions and implementations, for instance Sun Accounting to SAP R/3; SAP R/2 to SAP R/3, Hyperion Enterprise to HFM. Dippo is presently the Principal of Bell & Gems Resources - a provider of Accounting, Tax, Consulting and Attestation services to small businesses and individuals.

Education:

  • Master Degree (M. B. A) 1999 - University of Houston, Houston, Texas
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting 1988 - University of Ife, Nigeria

  • Certification:

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed by the Texas State Board May 2000
  • Fellow (FCA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) March 1992

  • Affiliations

  • Member, Texas State Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA)
  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)

  • Core Competencies

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Team Building
  • Research Issues
  • Project Management
  • Client Focus
  • Leveraging Technology
  • Regulatory Perspective
  • International Exposure