Professor Adeyemi is a member of the University of Lagos Senate, as well as two Senate Committees and a sub-Committee of Council. He previously served as Head of the Department of Accounting for seven years, and was a member of the Steering Committee of the Nigerian Accounting Standards Board (now the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria) for several years. He also worked with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria as Director of Research and Technical Services. He has supervised numerous Ph.D. graduates in accounting, and his areas of specialization are financial reporting, auditing, and assurance services.