Accounting Microsoft Office

James Tannah Sarweh Jr. ***** Park Way, Apartment 9 Castro Valley, CA 94546 Cell# 510-***-**** / 510-***-**** / (510) - 463-7828

Objective

Contemporary, relative and pragmatic accounting practices guided by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are and remain center to every professional accounting work environment. Amongst a company’s greatest needs is an analytical, results-driven, multifaceted, multitasking, hand-on-desk accountant; a professional who works ethically, meticulously, sprucely and accurately under tight deadlines - qualities that sum up the exact recipe necessary to boost the performance-ratings of an institution. Such is what we work at.

Summary of Accomplishments

- In-depth knowledge of GAAP; Practical wealth of General Ledger experience; SAP & SOX. - Efficient, detail-oriented, highly organized; composed and efficient under pressure. - Strong analytical and outstanding problem solving skills; awesome natural gift of humor. - Proficient in QuickBooks, ADP PC/Payroll for Windows, Microsoft Office, Excel, Access. - Proficient in computer hardware maintenance; PC, Windows 10/8/7/XP/98/95.

- Strong leadership and practical managerial skills for over a dozen of years now; team player.

Experience

(January 1, 2015 - February 6, 2017)

Dacious Business Enterprise Inc.

Capitol By-Pass, Monrovia, Liberia

Chief Financial Consultant/Officer

Headed the Finance Department and raised it to an internationally recognized standard; ensured all company’s accounting practices conformed to GAAP - attested to by external auditors; prepared budget and monitored and aptly advised owners on the variation between actual and budgeted amount; ensured company’s accounting system complied with internal and external audit requirements; journalized and posted to ledgers; closed and prepared of all financial statements and reports for owners and government regulatory agencies; filed appropriate taxes; maintained integrity of general ledger accounts (especially, cash - reconciling bank statements, account receivables, account payables, depreciations); prepared monthly billing totaling up to about $3M; prepared monthly aging of receivables, opened invoices, sales and revenue recognition reports. Processed payroll for over 150 employees.

(October 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014)

Access Bank Liberia (A Subsidiary of Access Holding - Berlin, Germany)

20th Street Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia

Chief Compliance Officer

Headed the Compliance Section of the Legal Department and made it the most outstanding; ensured that all functionaries in all the 7 branches of the bank strictly complied with its internal policies and guidelines, including the bank’s secrecy and confidentiality policy; supervised AML/CFT compliance of the bank; reviewed and analyzed the structuring of loan/credit portfolios and drastically kept bad credit portfolios under 3%; ensured bank’s full compliance to micro-finance and corporate banking accounting practices and was rated one of most compliant banks in the country by the Central Bank; ensured human resources and payroll compliance; examined financial reports and ensured that they always met external auditor’s requirements.

(January 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012)

Liberty Finance, LLC (A micro-finance firm funded by ARC, USA) Capitol By-Pass, Monrovia, Liberia

Chief Accountant

Managed bank accounts; performed bank reconciliations; generated cash management reports; post to the general journal and general ledger; managed A/P & A/R; created chart of accounts; generated P&L reports, balance sheets, and Excel spreadsheets and managed payroll. Cut checks, created credit bills and produced A/R reports. Updated and maintained accounts payable and receivable. Operated Quick Books and Excel database. Supervised loan accounts. Prepared monthly financial statements and processed payroll for over 150 staff.

(October 1, 2005 - December 22, 2011)

Assemblies of God Relief and Development Services (AGREDS) - An NGO House # 11, 1st Dzorwulu North, Accra, Ghana

Finance Administrator

Prepared financial statements, monthly, quarterly and annual reports for management and donors; prepared cash flow management reports; bank accounts reconciliation; posted to the general journal and general ledger; managed A/P & A/R; created chart of accounts; generated P&L reports, balance sheets, and Excel spreadsheets and managed payroll; managed payroll; generated all the ngo’s financial reports in QuickBooks and Excel database and upgraded entire accounting system internationally appraised and accepted one by international external auditors.

Education University of Liberia, Capitol By-Pass, Monrovia, Liberia B.B.A., Accounting, Minor, Economics 2000

Extra National Vocational Training Institute (N.V.T.I)/UNIDO/AGREDS, Central Region, Ghana Certificate, Computer & Hardware, 2009

References Available upon request.