Anthony Boadu

Anthony Boadu

A Chartered Accountant with experience in Accounting, finance and taxation
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Full-time (40 hrs/wk)
Location:
Accra, Ghana, Ghana
Experience:
10 years
 BOADU ANTHONY (CA) Oyarifa Gravel Pit Mobile: - GM - E-mail- Accra Date of Birth: 31 July, 1987 Marital Status: Married CAREER PROFILE/OBJECTIVE To work in an organisation that will afford me the opportunity to apply and utilise the acquired training and know-how in accounting, taxation and auditing towards the achievement of corporate goals and to further develop my career. WORK EXPERIENCE Sysmex West & Central Africa LtdMay 2019 – To date (Accounting & Warehouse Manager) To oversee tax and accounting issues and effective warehouse chain management Specific tasks include: Processing and posting of all Accounts Payables and Receivables. Compilation and payment of monthly VAT returns, PAYE returns, CIT returns, WHT returns, payroll, SSNIT Tier 1, Tier 2 & 3 returns and ensuring any other statutory obligations are complied with and paid. Assisting in the preparation of final Accounts, Forecast reports and liaise with external auditors, GRA and SSNIT. Updating and reconciling daily, monthly and yearly transactions where necessary including monthly bank reconciliation for Ghana and Nigeria. Processing all customer payments and reviewing customer outstandings Monthly submission of main warehouse stock reports, stock taking Assisting in monthly and quarterly reporting of financial reports for Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso to Sysmex Germany as and when necessary Ensuring effective credit control, bi-weekly follow up on customers debt payments and due dates when necessary. Assisting in updating internal financial systems with financial data. Atala LimitedJuly 2017 to April 2019 (Accountant/Head of Finance- Head Office, Accra) Duties: Preparing and/or supervising account officers in charge of processing of payment vouchers, invoices, bills payable, daily banking, VAT, SSNIT (Tier 1 & 2), PAYE, WHT, CIT, Payroll etc. For the purpose of generating quarterly management and annual accounts, ensuring accurate schedules as follows: Outstanding bills payable Capital expenditure details Bank reconciliation reports Withholding taxes receivables and payables Independently compiling foreign purchases, foreign suppliers’ accounts and outstanding liabilities for each reporting date. Undertaking monthly physical stock valuation and audit of variances for Head office and outstations/branches. Generating quarterly management accounts of the company. Monitoring credit policies for account payables and account receivables and ensuring effective credit controls. Preparation of financial statement accounts for GRA. Ensuring adequate working capital is maintained at operational levels. Liaising with external auditors in generating audit report for submission to GRA. Kinapharma Ltd/Healthilife Beverages Ltd (Branch Accountant – Liberia & Sierra Leone) August 2012 - June 2017 Duties: Preparation of sector trial balance, daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly standardised sales and expenditure report. Undertaking financial analysis to assess company’s performance. Analysing inventory level of stock sufficiency, communicating potential problems and seeking solutions. Undertaking periodic (monthly or quarterly) debt verification exercise and reporting on any fraud and/or errors detected on sales routes. Reconciling system ledger records of customers with manual records of sale representatives Provision of weekly ageing report to sales teams ensuring that outlets and sale teams comply with internal controls. Responsible for clearing of Kinapharma/Healthilife containers and other customs related issues arising in the clearing of containers. Ensuring compliance of statutory requirements applicable for the sector like PAYE, WHT, Payroll, CIT and NASSIT/SSNIT Ghana Audit Service, Kumasi October 2011- Aug 2012 (National Service – Examiner of Accounts) Preparation and submission of audit observations and findings to Team leader for review Submission of audit working papers for review to team leader Assisting in the examination of stores records, vehicle log books and inventory to ascertain whether proper controls were exercised. Preparation of annual reports of MMDAs to District Director to be submitted to Auditor General Filing of clients’ records and assisting in other general administrative work. Any other functions and duties assigned by my superior. Quality Control Division (COCOBOD), Sefwi Wiawso June – Aug 2010 (Accounts Assistant - Internship) Providing support for the accounts office especially in areas of data entry and collating of payment vouchers. Computation of amount used on fuel supplied to Quality Control Division and COCOBOD vehicles as a whole. Coordinating, summarising and sending to head office monthly reports concerning disinfestation activities Created an asset register St. John of God Hospital, Sefwi Asafo May – June 2010 (Records/Card Office - Internship) Ensuring appropriate inventory management of patient’s folder at the hospital. Entering Patient’s particulars on the computer using Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) software. District Assembly, Sefwi Wiawso May – Aug 2008 (Registry Department - Internship) Receiving and despatching of letters to the District Coordinating Director (DCD) and District Chief Executive (DCE) and to various committees of the Assembly. Ensuring that records of files are kept secured and made available upon request by the DCE and DCD. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology – Kumasi, Ghana- Ongoing M.Phil. Industrial Finance & Investment Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology – Kumasi, Ghana -) BSc. Business Administration (Accounting) Toase Senior High School -) – Nkawie – Toase, Ghana Business Studies PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION Institute of Chartered Accountants – Ghana (ICAG) Member - 2017 Chartered Institute of Taxation – Ghana (CITG) Student – 2018 (Final Level 1) Alliance Française, Accra Student – 2021 to date PERSONAL STRENGTHS AND SKILLS Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work under little supervision or as part of a team. Self-motivated and strong desire for success. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Strong competence with Microsoft Office programme such as Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint and the use of SAP, Sageline Accounting, Quick Books, Pastel, Tally (ERP 9), SAP Business One Accounting software packages. Fast learner and easily adaptable to environment. Knowledge in piano and keyboard skills and music studies. SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Obtained seventy-one percent (71%) increase in collection target according to 2013 Auditors Report in Liberia Branch. Recommended by Company’s Internal Auditors to steer the affairs with respect to accounts according to Performance Appraisal Report in Sierra Leone. Implemented the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) in Sierra Leone for Healthilife Beverages to reduce our customs duty in container clearance. INTEREST Watching and playing football. Analysing and reading meanings into figures Finding new ways of doing things as well as writing poems Listening to choral music as well as playing of keyboard, Harmonia. REFEREES Mr J.G.K. Addison (CA)Mad. Esther Bioh (IHRMP) Director of AuditHuman Resource Manager Ghana Audit Service Atala Limited Accra – GhanaAccra – Ghana Mob: -Mob: - Email:-- Lucy Aboagye-Nuamah (CA) Finance Manager Sysmex West & Central Africa Ltd Accra – Ghana Mob: - Email:-
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