General Manager

CURRICULUM VITAE (C.V)

Ekow Korsah Hayford

050******* / 024******* *****************@*****.***

P.O. Box 18141, Airport - Accra

Education and Qualification University of Ghana, 2020 - MPhil in Economics. Presbyterian University College, Ghana, 2017 - Bsc. Business Economics.

Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary, 2013 - WASSCE

Association International School, 2009 - BECE

Skills:

Soft: Excellent leadership, communication and organizational skills; Possesses a great work ethic and good team skills; Proven ability to work both independently and in a team environment

Computer: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint Access), STATA (Descriptive Statistics, Ordinary List Square Estimation, Probit and Logit Estimation and Propensity Score Matching Technique)

Work Experience

Araba’s Oven, Supervisor, March 2020 to date

Supervise the distribution of bread products to the Greater Accra (Tema, Lashibi, Teshie Tsuibleoo, Teshie Nungua, Baastona, and Spintex) and Volta regions (Sege and Prampram)

Supervise 15 employees from various departments

Audit and track daily sales/revenue

Oversee the construction of new pavement for the front shop

Develop & establish new customer relationships through weekly sales promotion Ghana Revenue Authority, Adentan Small Taxpayers Office National Service Personnel, September 2017 to September 2018

Raised awareness of and provided tax education to traders at the Adenta market

Collected revenue from petty traders, business owners and shops attendants

Raised company assessments

Assisted in compliance, enforcement and debt Management. Ministry of Trade and Industry, Greater Accra Regional Office Intern, June to August, 2017.

Led Sensitization workshop for about 60 farmers in the Dodowa District on some key Trading Policies such as Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), One – District – One Factory and One

– District - One - Exportable Product

Writing minutes of monthly meetings that were held between the Regional Office and its agencies

(Trade Fair, Ghana Export Promotion Authority, National Board for Small Scale Industries, Ghana Standards, Authority, GRATIS Foundation of Ghana, Rural Enterprises Programme, Ghana National Procurement Agency Limited, and Ghana Free Zones Board). Presbyterian University College, Ghana, P.R.O. Unit Intern, June to August, 2016.

Conducted literature reviews and market research regarding the promotion of school announcements and engagement of potential prospects

Embarked on admission drive in Abetifi, Mpraeso, Nkwetia, Bepong, and Nkawkaw township. Ghana Audit Service, CEPS Division, Auditor

Intern, June to August, 2015.

Validated revenue collected by the Customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority

Reconciled company bank statements

Audited the Revenue Narration of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority

Audited the Direct Debit of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority

Audited the books of companies (Cereal Investment Company and Man Truck Ghana) in the Tema enclave

Wesley Academy

Pupil Teacher Voluntary Service, June to July, 2014

Taught 8 pupils basic Mathematics, Writing, Alphabets, Days of the Weeks, Months of the year and Rhymes.

Training / Seminar

Certificate in Labour Law and Human Resource Policy

Certificate in Financial Risk Management

Presentations/Features

British Council “I made the biggest sales of my business in Jobs for Youth Migration and Employment: The Story of Ekow Hayford”

The Impact of Mobile Money Use on Internal Remittance and Household Food Insecurity in Ghana- Currently in External Review

Professional References

Dr. Yaw Asante

Economics Lecturer

University of Ghana

Telephone Number: 024*******

Email: *******@**.***.**

Dr. Paul Adjei Kwakwa

Economics Lecturer

Presbyterian University College – Ghana

Telephone Number: 024*******

Email: *********@*****.***

Madam Ayisha Khalid

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Ghana Revenue Authority, Adentan STO

Telephone Number: 020*******

Email: ********@*****.***

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