William Halm
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Experience
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TrustForm Business Africa (Chartered Accountants)
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Ghana
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner - Accounting Services
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2018 - Present
Spintex, Accra, Ghana Accounting Services: Provide Bookkeeping Services Provide Accounting Services Provide QuickBooks and Tally Set-Up Prepare Trial Balance Review and Compilation of Financial Statements Forensic and Investigative Accounting Training for Accounting, Tax and Audit Staffs Training for Accounting Softwares Prepare Cash Flow Analysis for Projects Setting up of Accounting Systems Business Consulting: Business Process Design Business Evaluation Business… Show more Accounting Services: Provide Bookkeeping Services Provide Accounting Services Provide QuickBooks and Tally Set-Up Prepare Trial Balance Review and Compilation of Financial Statements Forensic and Investigative Accounting Training for Accounting, Tax and Audit Staffs Training for Accounting Softwares Prepare Cash Flow Analysis for Projects Setting up of Accounting Systems Business Consulting: Business Process Design Business Evaluation Business Re-engineering Internal Control Systems Design and Set-ups Stock Management Cash Management Price Modelling Show less
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Property Manager / Revenue and Rent Payable Manager
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Apr 2011 - May 2018
Accra, Ghana Duties and responsibilities include 1. Leadership of the design and adoption of transactional accounting policies, procedures, and controls. 2. Creation of a high performing team environment enabling employees to reach their full potential and maximize personal and business performance. 3. Manage the input, accuracy and maintenance of all lease (Ground and Tenant) information in Oracle 4. Performance of the Super User role for the applicable Property modules. 5. Establishment… Show more Duties and responsibilities include 1. Leadership of the design and adoption of transactional accounting policies, procedures, and controls. 2. Creation of a high performing team environment enabling employees to reach their full potential and maximize personal and business performance. 3. Manage the input, accuracy and maintenance of all lease (Ground and Tenant) information in Oracle 4. Performance of the Super User role for the applicable Property modules. 5. Establishment and application of internal controls for property modules 6. Delivery of financial information for land and tenant leases 7. Performance of an accurate and efficient month-end closed 8. Production and analysis of the monthly/quarterly financial reports 9. Implement SOX controls 10. Exhibiting High Performance Culture (HPC) 11. Ghana Financial Reporting Team 12. Cognos reports 13. Reconciling all related rent expense lines in financials on monthly basis 14. Ground Rent Reports, FAS 13 schedules, Amortization schedulles, etc, 15. Prepare FP&A report on ground leases Achievements: 1. Winner of 2017 Innovation Competition Theme 2. 2016 CEO/Management Award for Contribution in Exceeding Collection Targets 3. 2015 CEO/Management Award for Problem Solving Term 4. 2015 CEO/Management Award for Audit Team Lead 5. Currently, part of Automated Utility Solution team – Ghana, spearheading the iBill Solution and representing the Finance Department. 6. Project lead of a successful completion of a two-year FAS 13 project 7. Designed pricing cards for Sales department 8. Initiated the concept of Index Multiplier – now adopted globally 9. UFORM project team member : designed the requirements for process flow and forms for maintenance and other service activities. 10 .Member of the first batch of selected candidates to complete the Yellow Belt Certification course
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Revenue and Payables (Landlords' Rent) Manager
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Apr 2011 - May 2018
Accra, Ghana
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Credit Control Officer
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Jun 2008 - Apr 2011
1. Collecting all amounts due on invoices submitted to clients. 2. Allocate moneys, withholding tax certificates collected to appropriate clients’ accounts, 3. Allocate VAT reliefs to appropriate clients’ accounts, 4. Undertake debtors reconciliations, 5. Collaborate with other departments in solving clients problems, 6. Relaying clients issues to appropriate departments, 7. Ensure monies collected are banked , 8. Prepare monthly debtors reports, 9. Prepare aged… Show more 1. Collecting all amounts due on invoices submitted to clients. 2. Allocate moneys, withholding tax certificates collected to appropriate clients’ accounts, 3. Allocate VAT reliefs to appropriate clients’ accounts, 4. Undertake debtors reconciliations, 5. Collaborate with other departments in solving clients problems, 6. Relaying clients issues to appropriate departments, 7. Ensure monies collected are banked , 8. Prepare monthly debtors reports, 9. Prepare aged debts analysis and others 10.Collaborating with company lawyer to recover debts from defaulting clients 11. Prepare monthly provision for bad debts 12. Manage the over 1,000 clients accounts 13. Supervised the Credit Control team Acievements: 1. Drastically reduced the aged debts within six months 2. Cash inflows improved that the company ceased taking overdraft to pay salaries and open a call account with surplus funds within my first six months 3. Introduced the system of invoice log 4. Introduced a strict regimen of client call schedules 5. Collected huge over aged debts, some spanning 4 years 6. Saved the company from paying huge VAT/NHIL to tax officials by with tax reconciliations 7. Part of the committee of successfully implementing the migration from Accpac to SAP Business 1 accounting software 8. Successfully collated all clients ( over 1,000) telephone numbers, email address, postal address, other contacts into excels spreadsheet. 9.Adopting a service approach and attaching importance to client security helped in gaining competitive edge over receipts of fund from the clients Show less
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Reconciliations (National Service)
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Oct 2006 - Sep 2007
1. Prepared Bank Reconciliations for Cedi, Dollar and Euro Accounts 2. Passed and captured Bank transaction entries 3. Passed and captured receiving cash entries. Achievements : 1.Successfully reconciled all GCB branch accounts which for the past five years had seen no reconciliation and resolved all related issues with the bank 2. Handled reconciliations of almost all the different banks ( about 15 bank accounts) except Stanchart… Show more 1. Prepared Bank Reconciliations for Cedi, Dollar and Euro Accounts 2. Passed and captured Bank transaction entries 3. Passed and captured receiving cash entries. Achievements : 1.Successfully reconciled all GCB branch accounts which for the past five years had seen no reconciliation and resolved all related issues with the bank 2. Handled reconciliations of almost all the different banks ( about 15 bank accounts) except Stanchart 3. Designed documents for easy resolution of issues from reconciliations with banks and internal units 4. Given additional responsibility to train those under attachments with Finance dept. Show less
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Education
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University of Cape Coast
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana.
Chartered Accountant, Accounting and Finance -
University of Cape Coast
Bachelor's Degree, Accounting and Management