Joel Dabankah Owusu

• Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
• Organized data and forecasts to help complete accurate quarterly, yearly and project-specific budgets.
• Delegated authority for receipt, disbursement, banking, protection and custody of funds, securities and financial instruments.
• Coordinated efficient accounts payable and receivable operations, keeping accounts current and liabilities paid on time.
• Prepared presentations and Ageing Balance reports for management to aid in key financial planning and decision-making.
• Reviewed collection reports regularly to determine status of collections and amounts of outstanding balances and formulate effective strategies to bring numbers back in line with targets.
• Minimized and mitigated fraud risks and other potential losses by managing sound security strategies.
• Keep track of all payment and expenditure, including purchase order, invoice and statement.
• Prepare monthly revenue report.
• File monthly statutory return such as VAT, Income Tax(PAYE), Withholding Tax etc.

Achievements:

• Reduced Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) by 50% by re-evaluating our collection process, reviewing client payment terms and ensuring that customers are constantly notified on their outstanding invoices and follow up on payment until they are made.
• Reconciled over 500 customers accounts that has not been worked on for a years.
• Built lasting relationships with all clients and ensured there were systems and resources in place to deal with any of their queries in less than 24hrs.

• Prepared routine and ad hoc financial reports for senior accounting staff, business management and employees.
• Checked monthly bank statements against account information to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Issued invoices to customers.
• Investigated and resolved discrepancies during account reconciliation process.
• Prepared and submitted quarterly and yearly tax forms and returns.
• Processed daily invoices and payments to keep accounting records current.
• Monitored customer details for non payments, delayed payments and other irregularities.
• Assisted in preparing annual budget and monthly stock taking.

Achievements:

• Retrieved 80% of Withholding tax certificates which helped in reducing the company's cooperate Tax liabilities.
• Ensured our customers received invoices immediately after work is completed.
• Collaborated with purchasing department to reconcile vendor invoices and facilitate payments.

• Resolved customer inquiries, complaints and issues and used problem solving techniques to provide solutions.
• Prepared order sheets and sent out invoices and statements for payments due.
• Negotiated payment arrangements with customers who had delinquent loans.
• Explained to customers the different type of loans and credit options that are available as well as the terms of those loans.
• Responded to customer calls and emails to answer questions about products and services.
• Managed over 50 customer calls per day.

• Assisted in preparing annual budget and expenditure analysis.
• Received and verified employees' expense reports to cut expense reimbursements.
• Investigated and resolved discrepancies during account reconciliation process.
• Prepared monthly bank Reconciliation Statement and Withholding tax.