Head of Finance

- Following Sports mainly cricket, football and hockey.\r\n- Listening to quality classical music.\r\n- Actively playing indoor sports mainly badminton and table tennis

ECOM Ghana Limited, Accra, Ghana - Worked as Associate Financial Controller with respect to the subsidiaries of Cocoa Operations, Cashew Operations and also Farm Inputs (which included Chemicals, Fertilisers and Farm Equipments) from Jan 20 to Jan 2023\r\nDuring this time performed closing of books on monthly basis for monthly management review with commentary on the month\'s operation. Also involved in preparation of annual budget and analysis of variance against budget and reasons for variance.\r\nHedge currency risks by taking hedges on Forex and swap deals mainly to facilitate cocoa funding.\r\nAkuafo Adamfo Marketing Company Limited, Accra, Ghana - Year October 2002 to December 2019\r\nSupervised accounting operations, prepared budgets, formulated accounting policies and practices, followed up on banking practices, submitted returns to the banks for follow up on overdrafts, was involved in the process and implementation of ERP (Orion Software) and also actively involved in the IPO process.\r\nJainsons Corporation Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Year 2001- 2002\r\nWorked as Senior Accounts Manager - Maintaning Head office accounts, Was involved with managing branch accounting of 17 branches, was involved in fund management of all the branches and ensuring allocation towards supplier payments. participated vigorously with the banks for consortium funding for obtaining overdraft facilities\r\n\r\n\r\n