Mark Abu

Commercial Finance Manager at DCA
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(386) 825-5501
Location
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Credentials

  • Financial Modelling in Microsoft Excel
    Benchmark Professional Training Centre
    Sep, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • Training on Value Added Tax (VAT)
    PricewaterhouseCoopers Business School, Ghana
    Oct, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • Training on Withholding tax
    PricewaterhouseCoopers Business school, Ghana
    Sep, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • Ghana Stock Exchange Securities Industry certificate
    Ghana Stock Exchange

Experience

  • DCA
    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Commercial Finance Manager
      • Nov 2019 - Present
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    • Singapore
    • Financial Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Head, Finance Operations (Accounts Payable)
      • Jun 2016 - Nov 2019
  • Capital Drilling
    • United States
    • Short Term Consultant
      • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

      1. Worked with Deloitte and Touche Ghana to respond to tax audit queries from Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on the examination of the company’s accounts from 2011 to 2014. 2.• Together with Deloitte, I provided evidence, responses and analysis to GRA queries resulting in 90% reduction in tax liability as per the initial assessment by the tax authorities. 1. Worked with Deloitte and Touche Ghana to respond to tax audit queries from Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on the examination of the company’s accounts from 2011 to 2014. 2.• Together with Deloitte, I provided evidence, responses and analysis to GRA queries resulting in 90% reduction in tax liability as per the initial assessment by the tax authorities.

    • Country Accountant
      • Oct 2011 - Mar 2015

      Managed Financial and Commercial Activities of the company in Ghana. Managed Financial and Commercial Activities of the company in Ghana.

  • Office for National Statistics
    • United Kingdom
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Census Collector
      • Apr 2011 - May 2011

      Worked as a census collector for the Census 2011 in the UK Worked as a census collector for the Census 2011 in the UK

  • KNUST School of Business
    • Ghana
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teaching Assistant (National Service)
      • Aug 2009 - Aug 2010

      Provided tutorials for undergraduate students in the following courses; Corporate Finance, Investment and Portfolio Management, and International Trade Finance. Provided tutorials for undergraduate students in the following courses; Corporate Finance, Investment and Portfolio Management, and International Trade Finance.

  • Central African Gold (Ghana) Ltd
    • Intern (Cash Office of Finance department)
      • Jan 2008 - Mar 2008

      Petty cash management, preparation of bank and creditors reconciliation, processing payment for both local and international suppliers. Petty cash management, preparation of bank and creditors reconciliation, processing payment for both local and international suppliers.

    • Intern ( Accounts Payable)
      • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

      • Helped expedite the processing of payment to suppliers. • Reconciling of suppliers account with that of the company. • Liaising with warehouse and purchasing section to correct errors on suppliers invoice, waybill and purchase orders and conducting three- way matching for payment. • Helped expedite the processing of payment to suppliers. • Reconciling of suppliers account with that of the company. • Liaising with warehouse and purchasing section to correct errors on suppliers invoice, waybill and purchase orders and conducting three- way matching for payment.

  • AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited
    • Intern (Plant Warehouse)
      • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

      Processing of Purchase orders, inventory control using the Sunsystem software, handling requisition from user department among others. Processing of Purchase orders, inventory control using the Sunsystem software, handling requisition from user department among others.

Education

  • Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana
    Chartered Accountant, Accountancy
    2017 - 2018
  • School of Oriental and African Studies, U. of London
    Msc Finance and Financial Law
    2010 - 2011
  • Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
    Bsc. Business Administration, Accounting
    2005 - 2009

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