Experience

Bharti Airtel Ghana Ltd

• Business Planning & Analysis Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  In charge of financial planning and budgeting, as well business decision support. Need to that ensure the business operate efficiently and achieve all target set for itself. Advices management on financial decisions. Reports to the finance director In charge of financial planning and budgeting, as well business decision support. Need to that ensure the business operate efficiently and achieve all target set for itself. Advices management on financial decisions. Reports to the finance director


Airtel Africa
• Kenya
• Telecommunications
• 400 - 500 Employee
• Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

  • 2010 - Present


Zain Communication (Ghana) Limited

• Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

  • Dec 1999 - Present

  In Charge of:Financial and business strategy planningDecision support analysisBusiness performance managementOperational Budget monitoring and monthly and quarterly forecastingManagers 4 member team of business and financial analyst

• Chief Accountant

  • Dec 1998 - Nov 1999

  In Charge of: Financial Planning and Budget monitoring, including Capex planning and trackingBusiness cases preparation to support commercial values propositions and product developmentMonthly business performance reporting(hard figures and commentary)Year end statutory account preparation and co-ordination of external auditHead of cross functional team on business reporting optimisationHead of a 3 member team of financial and business performance analystsInternal controls and compliance Show less



Zain Ghana

• Chief Accountant-Planning & Reporting

  • Dec 2008 - Dec 2009

  In Charge of budgeting and budget monitoring and financial reporting,(monthly and yearly) In Charge of budgeting and budget monitoring and financial reporting,(monthly and yearly)



Guiness Ghana Limited

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Reporting Manager

  • May 2007 - Dec 2008

  • Drive timely and full submission of monthly management reporting information to Diageo Africa • Support the Financial Controller in the completion on-time and in-full of year-end financial reporting, including liaising with the external auditors • Ensure that all nominal ledger journals are correctly raised, appropriately reviewed/authorised, accurately posted and sequentially filed • Drive the monthly reconciliation process, including liaising with the Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash and Treasury managers in respect of purchase, sales and bank reconciliations • Completion of the monthly control account reconciliation process and to a high quality by working day 5 • Preparation on a monthly basis of the detailed analysis that support provision and other nominal ledger accounts by working day 5 • Management of staff payroll • Reconciliation of all inter-company balances by working day 5 • Management of the fixed asset ledger, including responsibility for ensuring all newly acquired assets are appropriately tagged, and that the process is correctly followed for asset disposal • Provision of financial information on an ad-hoc basis to management • CARM compliant RtR control environment • Identification and implementation of RtR process enhancements in support of business’s continuous improvement agenda towards world class processes • Monitoring of RtR process KPIs to maximise the realisation of value add • Performance of ad-hoc support work as required • Provision of coaching and support to build a high performing RtR team through capability development, establishment of staircase of talent and effective succession planning • Support in co-ordinating overall Finance activities and the overall strategy of the team helping to ensure that Finance and the RtR team are seen as a great business partners Show less



Record to

• Canada
• Design Services

• Manager (Financial Reporting Manager)

  • May 2007 - Dec 2008

  Drive timely and full submission of monthly management reporting information to Diageo Africa Support the Financial Controller in the completion on-time and in-full of year-end financial reporting, including liaising with the external auditors Ensure that all nominal ledger journals are correctly raised, appropriately reviewed/authorised, accurately posted and sequentially filed Drive the monthly reconciliation process, including liaising with the Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash and Treasury managers in respect of purchase, sales and bank reconciliations Completion of the monthly control account reconciliation process and to a high quality by working day 5 Preparation on a monthly basis of the detailed analysis that support provision and other nominal ledger accounts by working day 5 Management of staff payroll Reconciliation of all inter-company balances by working day 5 Management of the fixed asset ledger, including responsibility for ensuring all newly acquired assets are appropriately tagged, and that the process is correctly followed for asset disposal Provision of financial information on an ad-hoc basis to management CARM compliant RtR control environment Identification and implementation of RtR process enhancements in support of business's continuous improvement agenda towards world class processes Monitoring of RtR process KPIs to maximise the realisation of value add Performance of ad-hoc support work as required Provision of coaching and support to build a high performing RtR team through capability development, establishment of staircase of talent and effective succession planning Support in co-ordinating overall Finance activities and the overall strategy of the team helping to ensure that Finance and the RtR team are seen as a great business partners Support in providing expertise within the Finance for one of the four pillars of Finance, e.g. world-class processes and controls Show less



Allterrain Services Group Ghana

• Finance Manager

  • Jan 2005 - Apr 2007

  Head of a 16-member team of account & finance staff, reporting to the Group Financial Controller Deal with financial institutions to raise funds for project when needed Manage efficiently our funds and facilities with the banks Prepare financial parts of contracts documents when bidding for jobs Coordinating Budget preparation, Implementation & Reviews Monthly cash flow preparation and monitoring Monthly Management and Financial Reporting Reviewing of work done by Account Supervisors Authorizing Journal Vouchers for posting into the Accounting Software Inter-Company account reconciliations Dealing with all Statutory company obligations & requirements Orientation and Training of all new accounts & finance team members for other off-shore group members Ensure efficient and timely preparation of staff payrolls Advices Management on finance matters to ensure healthy cash management for continuous and smooth running of operations Show less



Allterrain Services Group

• Ghana
• Facilities Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Accountant

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Preparing monthly financial accounts for ATS Ghana, Ryan's Investment Limited, Oasis Management Limited- Collating financial data from various units around the country at the end of the month-month end audit Capturing all sales/ revenue in to the accounting software Ensuring that all various expenditures are correctly captured into the systems Reconciling all balance sheet account balances, including, various prepayments, accruals, inter- company balances, stocks, cash / banks, debtors, creditors etc Checking payroll journals and authorizing them to be posted into the accounting system Analyzing various units income statements Analyzing consolidated income statements and balance sheets Producing various Management Information as and when needed Show less



Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority (GPHA)

• Account Officer (National Service)

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Raising vouchers payments for payment of foreign orders through Ghana International Bank-London Keeping of foreign payment cash book and preparing reconciliation statements Raising of debits and credit notes to various GPHA units/branches with various analysis Raising of local payment vouchers and journal vouchers Preparing of local bank reconciliations statements Raising vouchers payments for payment of foreign orders through Ghana International Bank-London Keeping of foreign payment cash book and preparing reconciliation statements Raising of debits and credit notes to various GPHA units/branches with various analysis Raising of local payment vouchers and journal vouchers Preparing of local bank reconciliations statements