Owusu Appiah
KUMASI,GHANA
Summary
Business-minded Professional Accountant with a working knowledge of SQL Reporting Services and Power BI data visualization.
A collaborative team player with an ownership mentality and over 7 years of expertise as a Finance Manager overseeing transactions and reconciling monthly financial reports and a track record of effectively training and coaching staff members. Offering confidence, team contribution and decision-making skills.
Proactive financial professional with planning and problem-solving talents and a passion for analysing and modelling financial data to produce relevant insights and steer financial decision-making.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work history
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
REFERNCESAMOFA EMMANUEL, St. Peter's Credit Union Ltd
Kumasi
Employed as a Credit Officer in 2007, promoted to the Finance department as a deputy finance manager in 2011 and 2013 promoted to my current role as the finance and accounts manager
Finance and Accounts Manager
St. Peter's Credit Union Ltd
Kumasi
07.2011 - Current
Tasks:
1. Financial and treasury operations
2. Budgeting and forecasting processes
3. Lead analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual reports
4. Lead financial and credit risk processes
5. Supervise payroll and tax process
6. Manage audit activities by collaborating with external auditors
7. Lead financial reporting and reconciliations
Credit Officer
ST. PETER'S CREDIT UNION LTD
KUMASI
11.2007 - 06.2011
Tasks
1. Review applicants' loan requests
2. Assess applicants’ financial status
3. Evaluate applicants' creditworthiness and risks
4. Gather financial data and documentation of applicants
5. Analyse risks and recommend approval or rejection of loan requests
6. Set up payment plans for applicants
7. Maintain and update records of loan applicants
Accounts officer
Ghana Education, MAMPONTENG
09.2005 - 10.2007
Tasks;
- Prepare expense voucher
- Responsible for cash book recording
- Responsible for donor budgets and returns
Education
Certified Accountant - Accounting and Finance
Institute of Chartered Accountants
Accra, GhanaACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE - Accounting, Finance and Management
Sunyani Technical University
Sunyani, GhanaBACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Accounting with Computing
Kumasi Technical University (Kumasi Polytechnic
2011
Skills
- Accounting
- Accounts Payable
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Cashflow forecasting
- Corporate Compliance
- Financial analysis and reporting
- Cost control and reduction
- Strategic and financial planning
- Sage
- Power BI
- QuickBooks
- SQL Reporting Services (SSRS Reports)
- Familiar with account coding
Accomplishments
- Facilitator of five-year strategic plan preparation and implementation.
- Streamlined Credit Union's treasury system in 2012 leading to accurate and real-time reporting on liquid assets.
- Supervised the migration from Cusoft software to Bank Mill core banking software in October 2018, resulting in significant improvement in Loan recovery and branch reporting.
- Managed the establishment of the IT department in 2018 resulting in a more coordinated IT function
Additional Information
Activities and Interests
- Ancient History
- Technology (Software programming and Data Analytics)
- Meditation
- Sports (Soccer and Aerobics)
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
Finance and Accounts Manager
St. Peter's Credit Union Ltd
07.2011 - Current
Credit Officer
ST. PETER'S CREDIT UNION LTD
11.2007 - 06.2011
Accounts officer
Ghana Education, MAMPONTENG
09.2005 - 10.2007
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
REFERNCESAMOFA EMMANUEL, St. Peter's Credit Union Ltd
Certified Accountant - Accounting and Finance
Institute of Chartered Accountants
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE - Accounting, Finance and Management
Sunyani Technical University
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Accounting with Computing
Kumasi Technical University (Kumasi Polytechnic
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