Experience

FIDES GROUP

• Ghana
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Finance Officer

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Ensure effective monitoring of costs by preparing budgets for each site under the organization’s management and consolidating them into the annual budget for management use.Advise executive management on the company’s financial health by preparing the financial statement for review and external auditors’ examination.Ensure compliance with statutory obligations to prevent penalties.Facilitate strategic decision-making of executive management by preparing monthly management reports/accounts and yearly financial statements.Ascertain the exact cash position of the company by preparing end-of-month bank reconciliation.Perform daily cashbook reviews to communicate the exact bank balances which aid management in daily operational decision-making.Prepare the monthly payroll and its accompanying statutory obligations for review and approval.Minimize the risk of irregularities by identifying and addressing risk areas and implementing the appropriate mitigant.Ensure the finance and accounting department meets industry standards by training and supervising finance staff with the expectation to deliver against the company’s needs.Supervise, review, and authorize tasks assigned to Assistant Finance Officers.Maintain our bank relationships, and plan and monitor company cashflow requirements to ensure the smooth running of the organization.Supervise the process of account receivables and payables to efficiently manage the cash flow.Devise and implement cost-reduction strategies.Ensure financial systems and processes are structured and work seamlessly with the Company’s operations to provide a level of financial control.Ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures.Minimize company debt by effectively formulating, managing and controlling debt collection strategies.Safeguard Fixed Assets by maintaining the assets register through quarterly physical asset verification exercises and reconciling against the Fixed Asset Register. Show less

• Finance Officer

  • Feb 2018 - Jan 2023

  • Developed a database for tracking service charges, sinking funds and water utilization for each site under the organization’s management. • Prepared the monthly payroll and its accompanying statutory obligations for review and approval.• Prepared the daily cashbook report to show the exact bank balances for review, aiding management in daily operational decision-making.• Ensured the finance and accounting department meets industry standards by training and supervising finance staff with the expectation to deliver against the company’s needs.• Created and set up the finance department of the organization.• Handled Account Receivables and Payables while ensuring due process is followed.• Appointed an appropriate Tier 2 trustee to handle our 2nd Tier social security contribution after conducting a thorough research and vetting process.• Ensured compliance with statutory obligations to prevent penalties and fines.• Supervised, reviewed, and authorized tasks assigned to Assistant Finance Officers.• Ensured effective monitoring of costs by preparing budgets for each site under the organization’s management and consolidating them into the annual budget for management use.• Advised executive management on the company’s financial health by preparing the financial statement for review and external auditors’ examination.• Ascertained the exact cash position of the company by preparing end-of-month bank reconciliation. Show less



Chg & Associates. Chartered Accountants Chartered Tax Practitioners & Management Consultants

• Cantonment. Switchback Road

• Accountant/Audit Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - Feb 2018

  • Prepared Financial Statements, SSNIT Tier 1 & Tier 2 contributions, VAT Returns, and payroll on behalf of clients • Performed annual audits of companies. • Provided advisory services to clients on internal control measures to be implemented in their companies. • Prepared Financial Statements, SSNIT Tier 1 & Tier 2 contributions, VAT Returns, and payroll on behalf of clients • Performed annual audits of companies. • Provided advisory services to clients on internal control measures to be implemented in their companies.



Ministry of Employment and Labour Relation

• Internal Audit Trainee (National Service Personnel)

  • Oct 2014 - Sep 2015

  • Pre–audited payment vouchers for the Chief Accountant’s approval. • Supported the audit activities of the Ministry to strengthen internal controls as part of my training and development. • Pre–audited payment vouchers for the Chief Accountant’s approval. • Supported the audit activities of the Ministry to strengthen internal controls as part of my training and development.



COCOBOD

• Accounting Intern

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

  • Assisted in book keeping and prepared payment vouchers for various claims using the Sage ERP ACCPAC software. • Assisted in book keeping and prepared payment vouchers for various claims using the Sage ERP ACCPAC software.