Associate Financial Reporting

EXPERIENCE

Church of Pentecost USA, INC-Chicago, IL- Associate Financial Secretary June’24 to Date

Coordinate with the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements.

Developed annual Budget and forecasting trends.

Oversee monthly bank reconciliation.

Reconciled cash offering and tithe deposit to the bank weekly.

Generated reports for Presbytery summarized the church’s financial position in income, expenses, capital usage, and cash flows.

Liaised with External Auditors and bank officials. Prime Insol Cons Ltd - Senior Audit & Consulting, Accra Ghana January’20 to March’24

Clearly and accurately documented audit procedures and findings as defined by testing objectives and risk strategies.

Executed audit procedures over Income statements and balance sheet accounts to ensure accuracy, occurrence, and completeness of account balance disclosed in the financial statements.

Testing the effectiveness of the company’s internal controls through inquiry, observation, inspection, and reperformance to assess the risk and material impact of controls over financial reporting.

Testing of journal entries to ensure the risk of a material misstatement by top-side entries by management.

CleanView Ghana Ltd - Senior Accounts Executive Accra Ghana March’17 to November’19

Processed accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.

Negotiated quotes and re-negotiated payment terms with dozens of suppliers.

Improved payment procedure, increasing vendor satisfaction by 45%.

Prepared monthly reports, including adjustments, payments made, and quarterly profitability reports. Prime Accountancy & Consultancy Ltd, Accra Ghana March’14 to December’19

Processed clients’ statutory filings and payments on the approved dates.

Examined accounting records and recommended appreciative corrective actions to clients.

Tested cast transactions and review financial data for financial statements preparation. EDUCATION

Christian Service University College, Ghana May 2013 Bachelor of Business Administration

Cape Coast Polytechnic, Cape Coast, Ghana June 2009 Higher National Diploma (Accounting)

ACHIEVEMENTS

Successfully implemented a sound accounting strategy for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in cutting down expenditures to maximize profitability.

Achieved a business linkage action plan for business owners to connect to suppliers resulting in credit purchases and payment there (Get Now, Pay Later).

Implemented a workable internal control system for some SMEs, which led to the mitigation of fraud at some clients’ business.

ELLEN OWUSU

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