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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Networks & Associations
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Ama Afful

Accra

Summary


knowledgeable Accounts and Finance Personnel with solid background in managing accounts and administrative tasks. Proven track record of streamlining processes and ensuring accurate financial documentation. Demonstrated effective communication and organizational skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Accounts/Administrative Officer

Afari Accounting Services - Chartered Accountants Firm
03.2012 - 01.2022

• Review of internal controls, performing analytical review of clients’ performance against budgets and carrying out detailed audits for their annual financial statements.
• Preparing draft annual financial statements for review and approval.
• Outsourced to clients as the Finance Officer to bring up-to-date the backlog of their records and provide accounting services. Designed a record-keeping system for clients which improved their efficiency drastically.
• Entering accounting data in Tally accounting software, extracting monthly trial balances, and preparing monthly bank reconciliation statements for clients.
• Filing of monthly and annual tax returns for clients on time and submitting them to revenue offices to avoid penalties for late submission.
• Streamlined and standardized financial reporting and budgeting processes, reducing management input in reporting and budgeting for clients.
• Registration of business and drafting bank recommendations for opening accounts for clients.
• Performed various administrative duties such as planned meetings with clients.
• Trained client's accounting staff on the use of computerized accounting systems which improved their capabilities and helped them migrate from manual accounting systems to computerized accounting systems.

Account Officer

Softwarehouse International Ltd. & Advance Business College
03.2006 - 03.2007

• Preparation of accounting source documents.
• Received and banked tuition fees, opened job cards for services, and prepared bills
for collection.
• Prepared payroll of staff and kept records of lecturers' time sheets for payment of part-time fees.
• Coded payment vouchers for approval and settled claims of employees.
• Entered accounting transactions in Tally software to extract monthly trial balances.
• Compiled statutory deductions such as VAT, SSNIT, PAYE, and Withholding Tax for payment.
• Extraction of monthly customer balances for follow-ups and managed office petty cash.
• Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and financial statements for Board meetings.

Education

MBA - Finance

Central University College
01-2010

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of Cape Coast
01-2006

Chartered Accountancy Trainee - Trainee Chartered Accountant

Chartered Accountants Ireland
Ireland
10-2028

Skills

  • Invoice Processing
  • General Ledger Maintenance
  • Accounting Expertise
  • Audit Support
  • Payroll Administration
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Cash Flow Management

  • Cost Accounting
  • Financial Statement Preparation
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Quickbooks
  • Accounts Payable
  • Handling Confidential Materials
  • Proactive and Self-Motivated

Certification

Financial Management Certificates:
• Fundamentals of Anti-money laundering – United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in partnership with Arab Gulf Fund (AGFUND). (September, 2020).
• Leadership Skills For Finance Managers – United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in partnership with Arab Gulf Fund (AGFUND). July, 2020.
• Fundamentals of Microfinance – UNITAR in partnership with AGFUND. (May,2020).

Conservation, Biodiversity and Environment Certificates:

• Protected Areas Management in Africa. - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – November, 2020.
• Gender and Environment – United Nations Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR) and United Nations Climate Change (UNCC). (June, 2020).
• Global Environmental Facility (GEF) – World Bank Group. (April,2020).

Gender and Governance Certificates:

• Rule of Law and Governance – UNITAR (May, 2020).
• Gender Matters – United Nations Institute for Training & Research. (April, 2020).
• Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa – UN Women. (April, 2020).

Languages

German
Beginner
A1
English Language
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Affiliations

  • Gardening and fish farming
  • Effective Altruism
  • Arts and Crafts

Accomplishments

  • Capitalization and formulation of experiences and practices related to the sustainable management of protected areas and biodiversity – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (3rd November – 5th November,2020).

Networks & Associations

• Social Enterprise Ghana.
• Businesses in Environmental Stewardship Network. (BESNet/ Arocha Ghana)
• The Biodiverstiy and Protected Areas Management Program. (BIOPAMA – Western & Central Africa.)
• PROTECTED PLANET. www.protectedplanet.net

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Accounts/Administrative Officer

Afari Accounting Services - Chartered Accountants Firm
03.2012 - 01.2022

Account Officer

Softwarehouse International Ltd. & Advance Business College
03.2006 - 03.2007

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of Cape Coast

MBA - Finance

Central University College

Chartered Accountancy Trainee - Trainee Chartered Accountant

Chartered Accountants Ireland
Ama Afful