Experience

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  The Savannah Fruits Company

  • Tamale Ghana

  • Executive Director Finance & Strategy

    • Dec 2018 - Oct 2020
    • Tamale Ghana

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  Strategic Security Systems

  • KPONE ACCRA-GHANA

  • CFO

    • Mar 2015 - Nov 2018
    • KPONE ACCRA-GHANA

    Relevant skills in Procurement and renewable energy industry:• Led a team of engineers, risk managers, accountants, financial Analyst, pricing and investment analysis experts, and other professional staff to develop a pricing model to serve as guidelines for 3SIL financial Proposal relating to the company bidding process for local and international projects.• Utilized the company’s pricing model to ensure efficient and effective implementation of contracts. This implementation support services contributed significantly to elimination of waste in procurement practices, cost effective project management, and timely completion of projects.• Led 3SIL team of professionals to prepare financial management guidelines to support the company’s comprehensive site surveys (for solar lighting and rural electrification projects on various occasions. This role ensured that adequate and reliable data was gathered through field work on storage facilities (warehouse), transportation, availability of skilled and non skilled labor, labor costs, availability of relevant raw material and essential goods and services which impact on the supply and installation pertaining to the solar street lightening and other renewable energy projects.• Developed and implemented several procurement plans, facilitating the company’s supply and installation of street lightening and community rural lightening projects. Developed similar plans to guide the procurement activities of 3SIL and select clients.

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  C&S Wholesale Grocers

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    • Sep 2008 - Sep 2013

    Communication, Leadership and Managerial AbilitiesExperience in measuring monthly/quarterly close reporting of financial performance vs. allocated budget (up to $28 billion US Dollars) including highlights of variance for corrective actionAbility in performance of rolling forecast process at various levels (department, location, category), as well as in-depth knowledge in developing and proposing plans and road maps to address deviations from budgetOutstanding knowledge in standardizing key performance indicators (KPI's), both financial and operationalExceptional ability in ensuring adherence to internal financial policies and controls, including extensive knowledge of general accepted accounting guidelines and the financial regulation act (SOX)Ability to proactively collaborate and coordinate with general accounting in financial close processesExperience in overseeing accounting activities to ensure they are conducted according to defined processes, manuals, and procedures that is in place as well as making recommendation for updating such proceduresDeveloping and designing complimentary accounting and internal control procedures and manuals necessary in order to report accurately to meet regulatory requirements and safeguard assetsExperience in leading group of financial analyst and providing mentoring on month end close processExceptional skills in collaborating with variety of external personnel, auditors ,bankers, and regulatory agencies for the purpose of providing information and risk assessment of financial and quality controlsExperience in performance of personnel functions (interviewing, evaluating, supervision,) for the purpose of maintaining adequate staffing, enhance productivity of staff and achieving objectives within budgetAbility to create forecasts based on key operational assumptions to accurately predict future performance

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  IBM

  • Lead Financial Analyst

    • May 2005 - Sep 2008

    Outstanding knowledge in analyzing new initiatives, transaction advisory, using valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, internal rate of return, payback method and other qualitative analysisExceptional knowledge in developing an award winning analysis that saved IBM Corporation $2.5M annually in revenue leaksExperience in creating processes and tools to simplify work and improve efficiency in finance department Knowledge in creating long range financial planning models including income statements, cash flow and balance sheetsExperience in collaboration with other unit leaders to achieve overall resultsknowledge in measuring and reporting monthly spending of ~$53MM to key executives for controlExperience in performance of complex financial analysis for unit leadershipKnowledge in preparation of GAAP financial statements and footnotes for auditors and other agenciesStrategic Business Analytic AbilitiesExposure and knowledge in modeling and reporting long range financial strategic plans ($28B in revenue)Exceptional knowledge in in consolidating unit budgets into one consolidated statementExperience in valuation and divestiture of retail stores – total combined store revenue of $350MMSkillful in performance of sensitivity analysis in response to changes in operating dynamics