Accounting Assistant Clerk

MICHAEL AMO MENSAH

T*** **** ** St. Lloydminster T9V 2A2

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

Cell: 780-***-****

SUMMARY

A prudent Accounting Personnel with 12 years of working experience, supporting Accounting and Finance offices effectively and efficiently. Trained in Financial Accounting strategies and possesses very good mathematical abilities.

SKILLS

-Financial Reporting -Bank Accounts Reconciliation

-Spreadsheet software knowledge -Bookkeeping practices

-Accounts Payable and Receivable -Payroll operations

-Internal controls and audit procedures -Expense account management

-General Ledger Reconciliation -Filling skills

-Cash flow statement -Analyzing financial information

JOB BACKGROUND

-NORTH AMERICA

DEPARTMENT MANAGER 2021 November - Date

LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITED - CANADA

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead, coach and motivate colleagues to improve

productivity, engagement and retention.

Committed to maintaining merchandising and

operational standards

Be accountable for departmental financial objectives

Be responsible for dry foods, frozen foods, and dairy

aisles - ordering, backroom, inventory, and signage

Be constantly on the lookout for great talent to join

our team

Maintain good personal appearance in compliance

with Company standards, and demonstrate a

pleasant, helpful manner.

Consistently follow Company policies/procedures.

Perform other duties as assigned.

- OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT 2007 June-2019 February

COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH GHANA - West Africa.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Prepared monthly financial and statistical reports

Tracked discrepancies between accounts.

Maintained books of accounts for auditing purposes.

Performed clerical and other administrative tasks as needed.

Provided accounting and clerical support to the Accountant.

Performed general ledger postings and reconciliations.

Coded and keyed financial transactions into company’s accounting system

Checked end of month financial transactions to verify accuracy in balances.

Assisted with end of year auditing

Assessed Loan applications to identify applicant’s credit worthiness

Prepared Loan Repayment schedules for employees’ who have taken staff loans.

Prepared staff Loan delinquency reports and made sure that staff don't exceed their loan limit.

Performed a variety of other Accounting duties as may be assigned by the Accountant.

Account payable and receivable.

Coded and filed financial documents.

Drafted payment vouchers and checks.

Developed an Excel spreadsheet for easy bank reconciliation.

Perform other duties as assigned.

ACCOUNTING CLERK 2005 Aug-2007 February.

Worked as a National Service Personnel stationed in the Accounts Office and put in charge of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) at the New Edubiase Government Hospital, Adansi South District of Ashanti Region, Ghana-West Africa.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

By the use of Cost Accounting techniques I cost the materials used in treating patients such as cotton wool, bulk bandage and syringe and used such cost to prepare individual medical bills.

I prepared monthly insurance claims register and statistical reports by the use of Microsoft office Excel

Saved the Hospital's Pharmacy Department from financial losses by tracing missing documents in patients folders in order to capture the actual cost of medicine used in treating them.

I assisted the Out Patients Department (OPD) by the use of internal control techniques to save their staff from losing documents that are needed for preparing patients' medical bills.

I coordinated the movement of patients' files from one department to another to make sure that they contain all necessary documents and information as possible.

I answered queries raised by the National Health Insurance Scheme district Claims Assessments Manager through the Adansi South District Medical Superintendent.

Perform other duties as assigned.

ACHIEVEMENTS

At the New Edubiase Government Hospital, Adansi South District of Ashanti Region, Ghana-West Africa.

Saved the Hospital's Pharmacy Department from financial losses by tracing missing documents in patients folders in order to capture the actual cost of medicine used in treating them.

I saved the Hospital's Services Account from recurrent financial losses based on accounting and mathematical errors by the use of internal audit procedures to rectify amounts lost to the hospital through popular Accounting and mathematical mistakes in their first three months of joining the Health insurance scheme before I was engaged.

I designed a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to assist the cashier in tracing differences in end-of-month cash balances.

COMPUTER LITERACY

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suit:

Microsoft Office Word

Microsoft Office Excel

Microsoft Office PowerPoint

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Accounting 2016

Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ashsnti Region, Ghana

Higher Diploma Accounting 2005

Kumasi Polytechnic (Currently Kumasi Technical University) -Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana.

References would be provided upon request.

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