George Essah
Accountant or Finance Manager
Accra,Greater Accra
Summary
I am seeking to apply my acquired accounting, financial and analytical skills to solve problems and enhance corporate growth in a very competitive environment that offers challenging opportunity for learning and professional advancement.
A highly organized professional who has the ability to apply his accounting knowledge and experience to a diverse range of financial issues. George is a hard-working, dedicated and ambitious accounting professional who possesses strong theoretical and practical knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles. Growth-focused Finance Officer ready to apply 6 years of progressive experience within financial industry. Highly effective at coordinating executive financial activity and capitalizing on market opportunities. Decisive leader and forward-thinking manager with excellent attention to detail and hardworking mentality.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Finance Officer
VisionFund Ghana Money Lending Ltd.
Head Office (Service Centre)
11.2020 - Current
- Weekly review of the consolidated BRS
- Provide weekly BRS on the SC Operations accounts
- Provide a weekly dashboard on all the BRS from all branches
- Weekly review of the consolidated BRS
- Assist the CFO with audit deliverables
- Fair and equitable allocation of revenue and expense to branches
- Strict adherence to the Service Centre Budget
- Review and upload payroll data for authorization
- Review and upload disbursement data for authorization
- Provide a reconciliation statement of T24 reports and Sun system balances for review and signing
- Prepare the BOG Prudential reports for review by the 8th of the current month
- Ensure all statutory payments - GRA, SSNIT, PF are paid before deadlines- 14th of the current month
- Calculate and Review taxes on all allowances or commission payments
- Ensure all vouchers are signed, crossed and stamped at all times
- Ensure all transactions are properly analyzed to cost centers, staff and projects
- Use the End of Day Reports to ensure branches meet 80% collection rate before any funds transfer
- Ensure all MOMO Accounts in T24 are reconciled and funds transferred from the wallet to the bank
- Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual Consolidated Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash flow statement, Portfolio, Outreach, Impact and Ratios Reports
- Prepare Quarterly Board Audit Committee Finance reports (Management Account) for review
- Finance Officer assigned on all new developmental projects including (MOMO USSDimplementation)
- Assist branches with BRS Issues to get them cleared within one month
- Manage the leave plan to ensure FOs to get balance life
- Follow up with Regional Team lead on deliverables.
Branch Finance Officer
VisionFund Ghana Money Lending Ltd.
Adenta Branch (Greater Accra Region)
09.2017 - 10.2020
- Review call over report and do the necessary corrections
- Ensure documentation for accounting, including vouchers, journals are complete and accurate
- Reconciliation of disbursement and repayment
- Branch cash flow statement
- Reconciled Bank Reconciliation Statement with T24
- Accurate Repot on receipt and banking
- Imprest Management
- End of Month Reconciled BRS with T24, and Sun system
- BRS for operational transactions against budget
- Branch income statement and variance analysis
- Provide Branch managers with financial reports, variance and trend analysis
- Asset Management and Tracking.
Finance Officer (National Service Personnel)
VisionFund Ghana Money Lending Ltd.
- 08.2018
- Branch Finance officer
- Preparation of Cashflow statement, Financial reporting, Consolidation of all branch account
- Preparation of bank reconciliation statement and financial performance analysis.
Education
BSc. Business Administration (Accounting) -
Christ Apostolic University College
06.2017
West African Senior School Certificate Examination (Business) -
Oyoko Methodist Senior High School
05.2013
Basic School Certificate Examination -
Nana Kwaku Boateng JHS (A)-Koforidua
04.2010
Level 2 (250110) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG)
Skills
- Highest standards of accounting accuracy and precision
- Familiar with a wide range of accounting software
- Ability to effectively present financial information verbally and in written reports
- Being accurate under pressure
- Technical knowledge in global accounting principles
- Ability to perform analytical functions and resolve accounting issues
- Considerable knowledge of modern office methods, practices, procedures, and equipment
- Moderate computer user skills in MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint
- QuickBooks
- Tally ERP 9
- Temenos 24
- SunSystem 6
- Bank Reconciliation
- Variance Analysis
- Internal Controls
- Cash Flow Management
- Financial statement preparation
- Payroll Administration
- Financial Projections
- IFRS Knowledge
- Grant Management
- Financial Reporting
- Financial analysis expertise
- Business Forecasting
- Budget Development
- Staff Management
Professional Developments
- IFRS Updates Training, PWC Business School Ghana, 6-8 November,2017
- SunSystems 6 End User Training, VisionFund International, September 19, 2019
- Advance Financial Modeling & Dashboards with Excels. Tom Fisher & Associates, 14th - 16th July,2021
Research
The Impact of Petroleum Revenue on Ghana's GDP since oil discovery.
References
Mr. Stephen Mensah Mawulawae
Former Accountant
VisionFund Ghana
+81 90-6053-2691
Mrs. Akosua Oduraa Sarpong
Credit Analyst-Adenta, VisionFund Ghana
0501571791
Mr. Halidu Babamu Osman
Head of Accounting Dept. (School of Business)
Christ Apostolic University College
0207043574
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Senior Finance Officer
VisionFund Ghana Money Lending Ltd.
11.2020 - Current
Branch Finance Officer
VisionFund Ghana Money Lending Ltd.
09.2017 - 10.2020
Finance Officer (National Service Personnel)
VisionFund Ghana Money Lending Ltd.
- 08.2018
BSc. Business Administration (Accounting) -
Christ Apostolic University College
West African Senior School Certificate Examination (Business) -
Oyoko Methodist Senior High School
Basic School Certificate Examination -
Nana Kwaku Boateng JHS (A)-Koforidua
Level 2 (250110) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG)
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