LAWRENCE LAWEH NANOR

• Monthly reconciliation of all Locations bank accounts and process reimbursements monthly
• Raise appropriate Journals for posting
• Match supplier invoices to authorizing purchase orders and proofs of receipt i.e
• GRN, Waybill etc
• Prepare and post into the Organization’s software monthly and other Sales Invoices to recognize sales for the month
• Prepare and post into the Organization’s software Purchase Invoices to recognize purchases for the month
• Manage day-to-day finance and accounting operations
• Follow up on receivable from Debtors and Invoices due for payment to Creditors
• Make available to the treasury unit creditors invoices due for payment within approved credit period
• Follow on the collection of VAT & WHT receipts deducted from Sales Invoices and pass necessary adjustment journals
• Monitor and manage staff debtor’s IOU balance and follow up on retirement
• Monitor and post deductions from all payments from customers with regards to sales invoices
• Verify all supporting documents in respect of payment for validity, accuracy and completeness, and capture the payments and/or receipts on the accounting system
• Capture and maintain master file information (creditors, debtors, payroll, assets) on the accounting system
• Reconciliation of all Investment accounts and pass journals to accommodate all earned income
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders including fund managers and banks
• Prepare payroll for staff salary
• Lead finance team through internal and external audits including the preparation of annual financial statements
• Ensure accurate filing of Tier 1 & 2 pension, PAYE
• Manage financial and administration teams to achieve company financial goals
• Developing and managing budgeting system
• Initiate orientation and training programs for employees
• Track and monitor resource needs and other material needs for carrying out financial and administration tasks
• Monitor and manage expenses within allotted budgets
• Assist in resource identification, work assignment, performance evaluation, and promotion decision activities.

-Prepare profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports.

- Compile and analyse financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions.

- Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.

- Prepare daily cash flow position and analysis

- Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness.

- Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.

Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels, and ensure expenditure control.

- Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.

- Identified areas where cost savings could be achieved through improved processes or technology implementation.

- Performed detailed analyses of balance sheets and income statements.

- Report on budget variances

- Managed the budgeting process including forecasting, monitoring and reporting of expenses.

- Oversaw preparation of payrolls for employees including calculation of salaries and benefits.

- Developed strategies for tax planning and minimization of taxes payable by the company.

- Collaborated with external auditors during annual audits to ensure accuracy of financial statements.

• Maintain an updated cash book for the head office and all depots and prepare Bank Reconciliation report every week and month end
• Prepare daily cash summaries for the head office and all depots and incorporate into the overall TSL Ghana financial statement
• Preparing pre-closing and annual financial report
• Coordinate weekly expenditure returns submitted by depots and incorporate into overall weekly report of the department
• Draft transfer instructions making sure these payments are supported by the appropriated supporting documents in spite of RIC’s approval
• Ensure appropriate filing of all PVs written for these payments
• Ensuring compliance with internal and external financial and statutory obligations-VAT, PAYE, WHT, SSNIT
• In the case of VAT, I maintain an updated schedule of VAT recoverable
• Maintain an up-to-date Fixed Asset Register for the company
• Preparing monthly management reports
• Prepares annual budgeting and cash flow Statements
• Consolidate all departmental budgets and produce a complete budget for approval
• Maintain a schedule for accruals and prepayments, cash advances, consumables as well as schedule for payables including but not limited to Cleaning Services, security, Utilities, janitorial etc
• Attend to and answer audit queries related to job functions
• Reconciliation of all accounts and pass journals to accommodate all
• Perform other financial functions that do not compromise internal control that will be assigned from time to time
• Maintain Petty cash imprest ensuring all disbursements out of petty cash are supported by the appropriate supporting documents and approvals
• ACHIEVEMENTS AT TSL LOGISTICS
• Championed a comprehensive labelling of the company’s fixed assets
• Instituted appropriate form of cash advance retirement
• Initiated a prepayment schedule for monthly amortisation into the financial statement.
• Successfully Drafted an accounting manual for use in the organization
• I was able to organize an internal seminar on cost cutting which was implemented
• I was able to detect unaccounted funds given to senior officers, for which upon joint reconciliation refunds were made to the company.

• Prepare, examine and analyze accounting records, financial statements and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Reconciliation of bank balances with account entries and supporting records
• Total and balance account records at month – end / year end
• Preparation of financial Statements and Reports
• Preparation of Annual Budget
• Maintenance of fixed assets registers
• Preparation of quarterly management accounts
• Preparation of staff salaries
• Preparation of management information schedules
• General clerical duties associated with systematic billing of tenants
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment , reporting and other tax requirements
• Preparation of monthly report

ACHIEVEMWNTS AT TF PROPERTIES

- Upon my appointment as accounts officer I was able to recover a total amount of GHC 25,000 into the company’s coffers’ after it has operated for about 2 years. I discovered from my reconciliation of their previous year’s cash books that some students used fake pay-in-slips for their payment which the company could not detect.

- I further proposed effective ways of tracking and validating payments made into the company’s account which was accepted and been used currently.

Always meeting deadlines by completing and submitting half and full year financial reports for auditing and management decision making.

• Maintained current and accurate general ledger with all accounting data in audit-ready format.
• Deposited vendor payments and adjusted accounts to reflect changing balances.
• Improved year-end inventory audit process to increase accuracy.
• Responded promptly to customer queries related to their accounts.
• Managed accounts receivable functions including billing, collections, customer inquiries.
• Resolved payment discrepancies with vendors and suppliers.
• Provided assistance in developing new accounting systems and procedures.
• Performed bank reconciliations on a regular basis.
• Organized filing system for account documents such as invoices, receipts.
• Calculated income and social security tax deductions.
• Compiled current budget data from estimated revenues, expenses and prior budgets.
• Monitored loans and accounts payable to confirm payments are current.
• Checked postings and documents for correctness, accuracy and proper coding.

• Worked with senior management to define standards, policies, procedures and organizational enhancements to meet company goals for finance.
• Prepared month-end accruals and necessary journal vouchers to facilitate month-end closing.
• Worked with regulatory representatives to complete accurate filings and maintain compliance.
• Checked payroll, vendor payments and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.
• Used Excel to analyze and integrate data for high volume database.
• Monitored spending versus return to initiate strict cost containment approaches.
• Oversaw all postings and reconciliation of ledgers and accounts.
• Reconciled bank accounts on a regular basis to ensure accuracy of records.