Management Financial

SAMUEL BOATENG FOSU

**** ********* **** ***. ** New York, NY 10462

Phone: 603-***-**** E-mail:*****.****@*****.***

Detail-oriented Financial Analyst with hands-on experience in portfolio

strategy, statistical analysis, budgeting, forecasting and financial

statement analysis. Strong analytical skills; support business operations

through analysis of key performance indicators and trends. Rapidly adapt to

new technologies and possess expertise with Microsoft Office, MS Visio and

broad range of statistical software such as STATA, SAS, SPSS, HP Quality

Center, SQL, UNIX, Quick Test Pro and Load Runner. My career objective is

to work in a challenging work environment with prospects for personal

development and career advancement that will make a substantial

contribution to optimize the organization's results.

Areas of expertise include:

.Asset Allocation . Cost Control & Reduction . Financial

Analysis & Reporting

. Strategic Planning . Variance & Trend Analyses . Budget Planning

& Forecasting

. Cash Management .Team Building & Motivation . Policy & Procedure

Development

. Financial Markets . Market Share Expansion . Performance

Management & Measurement

WORK EXPERIENCE

08/2012 - 05/2013 Department of Economics, University of New Hampshire

NH, USA

Graduate Teaching Assistant

. Assisted faculty members in regards to classroom instruction, exams,

record keeping, and other related activities.

. Assisted in developing teaching materials such as syllabi, answer keys, visual aids and supplementary notes.

. Provided research assistance to faculty members.

. Meet with supervisors to discuss students' grades, and to complete

required grade-related paperwork.

. Prepared presentations for lectures and also led discussion sections

. Scheduled and maintained regular office hours to meet with students.

. Arranged for supervisors to conduct teaching observations and receive

feedback about teaching performance.

. Prepared and proctored examinations.

. Evaluated and graded examinations, assignments, and papers, and record

grades.

. Returned assignments to students in accordance with established

deadlines.

02/2011-08/2012 Methodist Church Sunyani Diocese Sunyani, Ghana

Accountant

. Oversaw all cash and cost management responsibilities

. Prepared payments by verifying documentation, and requesting

disbursements.

. Prepared, examined, and analyzed accounting records, financial

statements, and related system reports for accuracy, completeness and

conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

. Computed taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with

payment, reporting and other tax requirements on time.

. Compiled and analysed financial information to prepare entries to

accounts and document business transactions.

. Prepared and reviewed revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and

other accounting documents.

. Offered advice to the bishop in regards to financial matters to inform

his decision.

. Reconciled financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account

information.

01/2009-01/2011 SIC Financial Services Limited Accra,

Ghana

Financial Analyst

. Collaborated with clients to assess their individual financial

situations and develop strategic financial planning solutions.

. Developed comprehensive reports, and charts to present data and guide

investment strategies

. Implemented tactical asset allocation views in institutional separate

accounts

. Provided robust modelling, reporting, analyzed data and recommended

solutions that drive critical business decisions

. Conducted quantitative analysis of financial data to forecast revenue,

identify future trends, and assess risk associated with capital

expenditures

. Contributed to 18% growth trend by developing strategic

recommendations for management regarding long-range planning

. Reviewed proposal from counterparties seeking funds to assess their

credit worthiness

. Conducted market and industry research to improve product and service

delivery.

. Participated in high-level strategic meetings offering opinions based

on factual support

. Assisted in the preparation of annual budget

. Communicated frequently with third party affiliates, bankers, stock

brokers and auditors

07/2006-06/2008 Lear Corporation UK Ltd

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Quality Analyst

. Evaluated, established and developed reliable suppliers for quality

and service requirements

. Administered corporate and departmental procedures

. Performed potential supplier assessments

. Coordinated resolution of supplier quality problems

. Maintained required documentation and files

. Maintained effective relations with colleagues and management

. Achieved the target of the annual personal goals in the performance

evaluation.

EDUCATION

M.A., Economics, University of New Hampshire, Durham - NH, USA, May

2013

Dissertation: Financial Development and Economic Growth in Africa: A

Dynamic Causal Relationship

MSc. Banking and Finance,University of Leicester, United Kingdom,

January 2009

B.A., Economics and Geography, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science

and Technology,

Ghana, June 2006

AWARDS

University of New Hampshire Graduate Assistantship 2012 - 2013

Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics Dean's scholarship

2012 - 2013

WORKING PAPER

"Fixed Cost and the Dual Margins of International Migration" (with

Eugene Bempong Nyantakyi; drafting stage).

PRESENTATION

Halstead M. John, Fosu B. Samuel, Hien Le, and Ilke Tosun. "Economic

Impacts of Invasive Species: A Survey of the Literature." Presented at

Southern Regional Science Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC,

USA (April 2013).

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