Samuel Osei Nyarko

1. WORKING EXPERIENCE:
2. **Employer: Diamond Cement Ghana Company Ltd. (DCGL)   **

Position: Accountant

Period: [January 2020 to 2021]

1. Key Responsibilities

• Filing of statutory payments (VAT, PAYE, WHT, WHV)
• Overseeing of monthly staff related Payroll and creating RTI submissions & payslips.
• Ensuring that the company’s accounting records are accurate and complete through the maintenance of a framework of internal controls.
• Providing robust financial analysis of accounting results and comparing them to results from previous periods.
• Monitoring and analysing accounting data and produce financial reports or statements.
• Costing of Raw Materials and Forex Gain/ Loss
• Overseeing the daily transactions in the Accounts Department.
• Preparing of Quarterly, Half Year and Yearly Financial Reports to the Financial Controller
• Improving the company’s accounting controls and processes to help the firm run efficiently and effectively.
• Coordinating of our Pilot program from Tally ERP to Kagami ERP (Customized ERP system)
• Guides other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy and applying observations and recommendations to operational issues.
• Assisting External Auditors and GRA Auditors during Audit.
• Analyzed monthly and quarterly financial statements and presented the reports to the senior management.
• Performed budget forecasts and consistently worked on costs reductions.
• Maintained accounting ledgers and monitored preparation of the balance sheets.
• Ensured compliance with federal and state financial laws.
• Provided leadership and accounting advice for the team members.

Position: Junior Accountant Gr 2

Period: January 2018 to December, 2019

Key Responsibilities

• Supervision of Daily Funds Position (DFS) and Bank Reconciliation Statements and Cash book.
• Maintain accounting controls by establishing a chart of accounts and defining accounting policies and procedures.
• Performed ROI analytical procedures.
• Researched operational data and monthly financial results.
• Monitored financial reporting processes, such as reconciliation of balance and trial balance.
• Prepared the company’s budget in cooperation with Financial Controller.
• Ensured cross-team communication.

Key Achievements

• Implemented regular workflow monitoring procedures that helped reduce month-end close time by 30%.
• Reduced company expenditures by 20% by consistently detecting potential cost savings.

Position: Junior Accountant- Gr 1

Period: January, 2016 – December, 2017

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating accounting functions and programs.
• Preparing financial analyses and reports.
• Preparing revenue projections and forecasting expenditure.
• Assisting with preparing and monitoring budgets.
• Maintaining and reconciling balance sheet and general ledger accounts.

Key Achievements

• Developed financial controls that successfully put the company in a position where no material weaknesses were noted by auditors during that period. (i.e., 2017 to date)
• Developed a system where by debtors outstandings are monitored and do not exceed guaranteed amount.

Position: Accounts Clerk

Period: January, 2014 – December, 2015

Key Responsibilities

• Update accounts receivable and issue invoices.
• Act as backup accounts payable.
• Reconcile ledgers monthly and quarterly.

Key Achievements

• Reconciled bank balances; recorded general ledger entries.
• Full charge processing of all accounts receivable and payable.
• Reconciled bank account for general expense checks.
• Prepared daily cash position and check return items.