Research Assistant Account Officer
Resume:
JUDITH TEKYI MENSAH
Email: ***************@*****.***
Phone: +1-407-***-****
ABOUT ME
An ambitious lady who seek to excel in every aspect of my career in order to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
● Graduate Teaching and Research assistant for Principles of Accounting at Georgia State University (School of Accountancy)
● Two years experience as a Branch Accountant at Sonturk Investment Company limited
● Four years experience as a Revenue and Administrative officer at Ghana Revenue Authority.
● One-year national service experience as an Administrative and Teaching assistant at the University of Education Winneba (School of Business)
● Four months Industrial Attachment experience as an Account Officer at Electricity Company of Ghana
● Four months Industrial Internship experience as an Account Officer at University of Education Winneba
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Georgia State University (School of Accountancy) August 2024 to date Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant
• Providing research support for faculty and staff members
• Assisting undergraduate students meet their accounting academic demands and achieve their academic goals
• Providing tuition assistance for Principles of Accounting
• Providing administrative support services to the School of Accountancy
• Assist in special projects and other duties that may arise at the School of Accountancy
Sonturk Investment Company (FMCG) September 2022 to July 2024 BRANCH ACCOUNTANT
• Computation of financial transaction using the Oracle ERP software
• Preparation of Staff Payroll and other statutory requirement such as SSNIT
• Preparation of the company’s Bank reconciliation statement,Departmental Ledger and general account reconciliation, Debtors and Suppliers Ledger reconciliation
• Create Journal Entry and enter into the Oracle accounting software and analyse department charges for sales of stock.
• Updating the branch cashbook and raising invoices using the QuickBooks software
• Conducting weekly Salesmen and Warehouse stock taking, daily posting of stock transfers, revaluation of stocks and preparation of branch stock control account.
• Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly financial reports of the branch to be sent to head office
Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Contract Staff September 2018 to August 2022 REVENUE OFFICER
• Developed and executed communication plans for internal and external stakeholders
• Organising Tax education and Tax compliance seminars for taxpayers
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure appropriate content writing on all social media platforms
• Planning and ensuring the successful execution of organisational events
• Improved report and statistics related to the revenue collection and the use of power point for work presentations.
• Using excel to create a revenue template for easy calculation of Tax to improve revenue collection
• Assessing the needs of clients and providing customer satisfaction
• In charge of the general revenue collection performance of the branch University of Education Winneba National Service September 2017 to November 2018 Department: School of Business
ADMINISTRATIVE AND TEACHING
ASSISTANT
• Provide research support for faculty and staff members.
• Receiving and dispatching of letters, working closely with the school of business undergraduate lecturers by communicating their weekly schedules within the department and event planning.
• Assist the Secretariat of the Dean of Business School in managing the day to day operations of the Dean’s office as a member of the administrative team.
• Publicity, marketing and aiding in enrolment of new programs introduced by the school of business.
• Filing of documents, keeping proper records of Letters and rendering of service to a diverse population within the university environment and maintaining confidentiality with sensitive information relating students and other stakeholders.
• Assist in special projects and other duties that may arise at the School of Business
• Engaged as a teaching assistant for Advanced Accounting, Taxation and Auditing. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUD
S/N INSTITUTION AWARD PERIOD
1. GEORGIA STATE
UNIVERSITY
MASTERS OF PROFESSIONAL
ACCOUNTANCY
(IN PROGRESS)
AUGUST 2024-
DECEMBER
2025
2. UNIVERSITY OF
EDUCATION WINNEBA
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION (ACCOUNTING)
2ND CLASS UPPER DIVISION
2013-2017
Membership of Professional Body
Institute of Chartered Accountant Ghana (ICAG) LEVEL 2 JOB SKILLS
• Accounting
• Administration
• Customer service
• Event Planning and Marketing
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite such as excel, power point, publisher
• Proficient Internet surfing skills
• Excellent Typing Skills and experience in the use of computer hardware
• Operates on Tally software, Topaz software, Sun accounting software, Oracle software and QuickBooks software
PERSONAL PROFILE/SKILLS:
• Good interpersonal communication, strong verbal, editing and written skills
• Problem solving skills with innovative idea generating
• Ability to handle multiple task and work under pressure
• Self-motivated, confident, focused and result oriented.
• Entrepreneurship skills with sales and marketing strategies.
• Excellent teamwork skills and driving skills with a valid license B
• Good Research skills demonstrated in my research project work on the topic
“Assessing the usage of computerized accounting software by small and medium enterprise in Ghana”.
LEADERSHIP ROLE
• Event Organiser (Women in Business, Ghana.) 2018- 2024
• Course Representative (Accounting Students) 2016-2017
• Welfare Officer (ICGC Campus Ministry UEW) 2015-2016
• Assistant Girls Prefect (Pank Senior High School) 2010-2011 References:
Professor Danny Lanier
Georgia State University
School of Accountancy
(Associate Director)
Email: *******@***.***
Mr John Asare
Sonturk Investment Company
(Branch Manager)
Tel: +233-*********
Email: *************@*****.***
Mr George Gamson
Ghana Revenue Authority
(Office Manager)
Tel: +233-**-*******
Email: ************@***.***.**
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