Honeychild Acquaye CA, MBA
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Gloria Arthur ACMA,CGMA,CA
Honeychild is exceptionally responsive to her duties and can interpret even the most complex instructions. She is a great resource to her department here at AfHEA. Honeychild has garnered nothing but respect from her peers Honeychild is confident, able to work with people from diverse background and devotes herself to ensuring accountability. She is a great team player and great asset to our team! Kudos Honeychild!!
Gloria Arthur ACMA,CGMA,CA
Honeychild is exceptionally responsive to her duties and can interpret even the most complex instructions. She is a great resource to her department here at AfHEA. Honeychild has garnered nothing but respect from her peers Honeychild is confident, able to work with people from diverse background and devotes herself to ensuring accountability. She is a great team player and great asset to our team! Kudos Honeychild!!
Gloria Arthur ACMA,CGMA,CA
Honeychild is exceptionally responsive to her duties and can interpret even the most complex instructions. She is a great resource to her department here at AfHEA. Honeychild has garnered nothing but respect from her peers Honeychild is confident, able to work with people from diverse background and devotes herself to ensuring accountability. She is a great team player and great asset to our team! Kudos Honeychild!!
Gloria Arthur ACMA,CGMA,CA
Honeychild is exceptionally responsive to her duties and can interpret even the most complex instructions. She is a great resource to her department here at AfHEA. Honeychild has garnered nothing but respect from her peers Honeychild is confident, able to work with people from diverse background and devotes herself to ensuring accountability. She is a great team player and great asset to our team! Kudos Honeychild!!
Credentials
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QuickBooks Online International Certification
IntuitJun, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Financial Management for Development Professionals (FMD Pro I), Full Cost Recovery: The Strategy and Mechanics, Fighting Fraud in NGOs
HumentumNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
CA
Institute of Chartered Accountants, GhanaApr, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Revna Biosciences
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Ghana
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Manager
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Sep 2022 - Present
1.Provide leadership and coordination of financial planning,debt financing, and budget management functions. 2. Oversee daily operations of the finance department including the preparation of financial forecasts and reports and any reports required to the appropriate regulators. 3. Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget. 4. Direct and ensure compliance as well as management of accounts and typical administrative responsibility of loan documentation. 5. Manage the preparation of audited financial statements and oversee all other statutory reporting requirements. 6. Manage the preparation of all corporate tax returns and ensure compliance with all applicable tax regulations. 7. Direct financial audits and provide recommendations/implementation of procedural improvements to the accounting/financial control systems. 8.Manage the preparation of annual budgets
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Finance & Administration Senior | Finance and Administration Lead
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Oct 2013 - Aug 2022
- Oversee financial statements, budgets, financial processes, project financial management, control & reports - Provide support, leadership, and assistance to project leaders and researchers in financial matters - Ensure effective and efficient management of resources and provide financial expertise - Manage financial system and disbursements in the regions of Africa and beyond - Monitor the performance of the budgets, forecasting, variance & funding analysis - Tracking of grant commitments (cash advances), cashflow forecasts, implementation systems, and procedures - Prepare finance policies for adoption and assist with HR, operational manuals, and management - Ensure financial internal controls & compliance with statutory, and regulatory & Policies - Prepare audit-related reports, and action plans and oversee the implementation of actions & recommendations - Ensuring up-to-date financial transaction records, bank, and cash reconciliations. - Logistics administration, procurement through close collaboration and cooperation - Manage trustee, and stakeholders’ relationship management as well as recruit, supervise, mentors, coach, and train staff - Treasury, Risk management and manage Bank, Tax, returns, payroll, social security, and the RGD - International conference planning including administration across Africa and the globe
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International Institute for Tropical Agriculture
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Accra-Ghana
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Accounts Support at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (International organization)
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Apr 2011 - Sep 2013
- Ensured compliance with financial regulations, financial management such as cash withdrawal, cash box management, preparation of payment vouchers and journals, and management of petty cash - Managed disbursements and ensured proper authorization of all payments & reimbursement forms, preparation of tax returns and social security declarations, preparation of withholding tax schedules as well as payments, and ensured proper handling of blank cheques with an accuracy of 90% - Assisted project administrator to organize conference, workshop, meeting, preparing various financial reports, and training new employees in administrative and financial procedures which helped improve operations by 20% - Advised on financial aspects of the project budget - Responded to internal audit observations and implemented audit recommendations successfully - Maintained up-to-date assets register and up-to-date banking transactions records - Kept books of prime entries and reconciled statements of accounts of suppliers - Rendered monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports on time increasing operations by 95% - Tracked the transfer of funds between headquarters office & field office - Participated in overall project budget monitoring and assisted with the production of reports to donors - Prepared budget and financial estimates(forecast) for approval - Tracked monthly expenditure against budgets and prepared associated financial statements for management for decision making.
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Procredit Savings & Loans Limited
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Accra-Ghana
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Chief Cashier Procredit Savings and Loan (National Organization)
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Jan 2007 - Mar 2011
- Ensured compliance with financial regulations, cash management - Disbursed, ensured all stations always had adequate cash and generated accurate reports - Managed, supervised, trained Cashiers in the banking service unit - Managed internal controls and monitored compliance with the banking financial rules and regulations and reduced theft and errors up to 95% - Responded to internal audit observations and implemented audit recommendations successfully - Ensured compliance with financial regulations, cash management - Disbursed, ensured all stations always had adequate cash and generated accurate reports - Managed, supervised, trained Cashiers in the banking service unit - Managed internal controls and monitored compliance with the banking financial rules and regulations and reduced theft and errors up to 95% - Responded to internal audit observations and implemented audit recommendations successfully
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Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Ltd
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Ghana
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Banking
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100 - 200 Employee
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Bank Bulk Teller (National Organization)
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Jan 2006 - Mar 2006
- Increased cash collection rates(deposits) by 40% through rendering excellent customer service - Issued negotiable items (cashier's cheques, traveler’s cheques, money orders & other issuances - Promoted the financial institution's products and increased sales portfolio by 30% (loans, etc) - Balanced the vault, cash drawers, ATMs with an accuracy of 99% - Maintained a positive work environment for all Cashiers which improved customer satisfaction by 50% and addressed customer complaints with 90% efficiency and clarity
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Education
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2019 - 2020
Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana
ICA (GH) -
2015 - 2017
University of Professional Studies
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Accounting and Finance -
2009 - 2011
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting -
2022 -
CIMA
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