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ISMA-ILL
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ADEMU
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P. O. Box AN 8118, Accra-North
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Young, energetic and a self-motivating individual with exceptional drive for excellence and high level of integrity.
Independent minded individual and have considerable range of experience in finance and accounting from the hospitality
industry to private finance/accounting consultancies.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Quick Book, Sun Systems Accounting &Vision and Mamut Accounting, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office
Access and Outlook, Sage VIP Payroll, Opera PMS, Micros
Point of Sales, Opera Materials Control
EXPERIENCE
Financial Controller / The Royal Senchi Ltd - 07/2017 - Current
Ensuring that business is operating effectively and efficiently and providing financial direction for the company.
Preparation annual budgets and forecast and strategic plans monitoring of the budget figures and presentation of
management accounts to the board.
Oversee all the procurement functions and supervise payroll processes.
Develop and maintain effective and efficient systems of internal controls to safeguard financial assets of the
company and maintaining effective and efficient credit control systems.
Oversee the coordination and activities of independent auditors ensuring all audit issues are resolved, and all
compliance issues are met, and the preparation of the annual financial statements is in accordance with IFRS
standards.
Preparation of monthly management and financial reporting to the directors of the company including month end
activities.
Maintaining renewals on company insurance policies and ensuring that all assets are safeguarded and well
insured.
Assist the general manager in performing all tasks necessary to achieve the organization's mission and help
execute staff succession and growth plans.
Supervise seventeen (17) finance team members and ensure all their activities are in compliance with company
policy and procedures.
Ag. Financial Controller / The Royal Senchi Hotel - 02/2017 - 06/2017
Ensuring that business is operating effectively and efficiently and providing financial direction for the company.
Ensuring that accounting policies, procedures and internal control systems are sound and effective and working
efficiently.
Preparation monthly management and financial reporting to the directors of the company.
Maintain renewals on company insurance policy.
Supervise all finance personnel and ensure all company laws and regulations are properly observed.
Chief Accountant / The Royal Senchi Hotel - 01/2015 - 01/2017
Reconcile the monthly payroll against the journal and update same the accounting system.
Monitor expenses against budget and report any deviations in the departmental figures to the financial controller.
Manage and prepare the month end accounting accruals and prepayments.
Building strong working relationships with internal and external customers, auditors, bankers and tax consultant
and GRA officials.
Coordinated the annual audit process and addressed all queries related to the audit.
Supervise the monthly filing of statutory obligations such as PAYE, WHT Tax, VAT returns, SSNIT and provident
fund contributions are timely discharged accordingly.
Assist the financial controller in the preparation of monthly management and financial reports, income statements
and financial positions of the business.
Assist the financial controller in the preparation of annual budgets estimates.
Review all monthly bank reconciliation statements prepared by the senior accountant.
Manage accounting and financial reporting functions ensuring consistency, timeliness, and quality of all data and
information in accordance with policies and procedures of the company.
Review all accounts payable documents prepared for accuracy, completeness and are in compliance with
payment policies and that all payments for insurance are up to date.
Supervise the finance team members to ensure that all tasks and assignments are fully executed.
Coordinate the procurements, supply and delivery of all merchandise and goods to the hotel.
Any other duty assign by superiors.
Senior Accountant / The Royal Senchi Hotel - 01/2013 - 12/2014
Responsible for the completion of monthly payroll activities.
Daily cash management, disbursements and monitor all advances given out.
Upload the daily revenue report into the accounting software - Coordinate the month end inventory take of the
hotel and ensure that all personnel involve in the inventory take signed the documents.
Prepared monthly bank and balance sheets reconciliations - Ensures that all invoices local or foreign are
approved before processing for payment - Any other duties assigned by my superiors.
Accounts Payable Supervisor / Moevenpick Ambassador Hotel - 06/2011 - 12/2012
Controller of suppliers' invoices, credit notes, purchase orders and delivery notes.
Ensuring proper authorization of purchase by making sure all authorized officers have approved.
Crosschecks all document relating to purchases payments from the Cost Controllers.
Prepares payment schedules for suppliers according to credit terms.
Crosschecking of reconciled supplier accounts.
Controls and certifies petty cash expenses.
Preparation of VAT returns and other withholding taxes and IRS returns.
Preparing the liquidation of files for imported merchandise.
Investigates all invoices received without purchase orders.
Proficient in the use of SUN system Previously worked with DSA Associates from 2007 - 2011 and Ghana
National Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2005-2007.
EDUCATION
Open University of Malaysia 2018
MBA: Finance
University of Cape Coast 2011
Bachelor of Commerce
Chartered Accountant - ICA
Accra
HND
SSCE
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, Institute of Charterd Accountants, Ghana.
INTERESTS
Internet Surfing: interacting with friends, contributing to online discussions on social networks, and doing research.
Sports: Active volleyball player of the neighborhood team. I also enjoy mass watching of football game.
REFERENCES
References
1. Felix Nana Sackey, Group Chief Finance Officer
African Tiger Holdings Limited
2. Kwame Yeboah Afari, Executive Director
The Royal Senchi Hotel
3. Ebow Danquah Smith, Managing Partner
DSA Associates, P.O. Box AN 7930
Accra North
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