Mawuli Kwame Dzeklo
Accra
Summary
Insightful professional in finance and credit control, known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Possess specialized skills in debt management, budget planning, and financial literacy education. Excel at communication, empathy, and problem-solving, which are critical for guiding clients towards better financial health.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
English as a Second Language Teacher
Green School, Vietnam
Huyện Bình Xuyên
08.2023 - Current
- Assessed student learning styles and provided appropriate accommodations to maximize learning potential.
- Provided individualized instruction to help students develop their conversational and academic English skills.
- Implemented strategies for working effectively with diverse populations of learners.
- Administered standardized tests to measure student performance.
- Utilized various teaching techniques such as role playing, audio-visual aids, multimedia presentations and hands-on activities.
- Encouraged students to practice speaking in English by creating a positive classroom environment with interactive activities.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans for English language learners, focusing on grammar, pronunciation, reading comprehension, writing and conversation.
Restaurant Owner
Kabel Café and Dining
Accra
03.2020 - Current
- Interviewed potential hires for front-of-house positions such as servers and bartenders .
- Developed menus that featured local ingredients while meeting customer demands.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors for food, equipment and supplies.
- Performed regular inspections of kitchen facilities to ensure cleanliness, safety requirements are met as well as adherence to health codes, regulations set by state, local government agencies .
- Established standards for quality control, customer service, health and safety regulations.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies governing restaurants in the area.
- Managed cash flow by setting budgets for expenses such as labor cost, food cost, ensuring timely payment of bills and taxes as well as monitoring accounts receivable and payable records .
- Implemented operational procedures to maximize efficiency while minimizing costs.
- Developed and implemented strategies to enhance team performance, improve processes and boost results.
Finance & Admin Team Lead
Syycol Limited & HRCH Limited
Accra
09.2021 - 04.2023
- Approving invoices: Ensuring invoices are properly approved and coded in the general ledger.
- Cash flow management: Monitor and balancing cash flows into and out of a business to meet obligations and optimize investment.
- Audit liaison: Coordinate with external financial, compliance, and tax auditors.
- Internal controls: Create and monitor company policies and internal controls, especially spending controls, to safeguard company assets and reduce fraud.
- Budget: Fully create a budget, including incorporating historical data.
- Debt management: administering loan agreements for company borrowings and collecting money owed to the company from customers.
- Financial strategy: Develop financial strategy, including risk minimization plans and opportunity forecasting.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with local law, tax provisions, and relevant industry and financial regulations.
- Cost savings: Identify efficiencies and opportunities for cost reductions across the business.
- Leadership: Mentor and manage accounting, finance, and general admin staff.
- External reporting: Prepare company tax and financial statements, including public filings with relevant public interest groups.
- Stakeholder management: Advise company managers on operations activities based on underlying business knowledge
Finance & Administration Lead
W. Demeks Limited
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Overseeing the overall performance of the company’s financial goals ensuring business revenues and achieved
- Developing policies and strategies to strengthen the company’s finance and administration unit
- Prepare and set financial budgets and targets for the company, considering the need to grow year-on-year
- Support the budgeting process of other departments, ensuring cost is lowered to the barest minimum
- Prepare quarterly, bi-annual, and annual financial statements and report same to the Managing Director
- Partaking in board meetings to align business goals
- Lead and develop a dynamic young talent finance team across the business
- Review financial data on monthly basis to ensure accuracy and relevance
Credit and Risk Controller
AB-InBev (Accra Brewery Limited)
08.2016 - 11.2018
- Conduct risk assessment on new customers and existing customers
- Assist in the setting up of the credit control system
- Liaise with external debt recovery agencies to expedite the recovery process
- Undertake Stock Reconciliation nationwide on Key distributors
- Prepare and circulate daily updates on all Key distributors
- Develop a plan for debt recovery
- Monthly update of the aged analysis
- Ensure monthly processing deadlines are met as required
- Meet cash & debtor day targets set by the Firm
- Prepare annual doubtful debt provisions for the AR portfolio.
Credit Control and AR Officer
SABMiller Ghana (Accra Brewery Limited and Voltic Ghana Limited)
01.2012 - 07.2016
- Assist in the setting up of the credit control system
- Meet cash & debtor day targets set by the Firm
- Liaise with external debt recovery agencies to expedite the recovery process
- Preparing monthly aging of debt
- Chase overdue invoices at very odd times
- Identify changes in payment patterns and propose action to avert indebtedness
- Undertake account reconciliations as required
- Ensure monthly processing deadlines are met as required
- Undertake Stock Reconciliation nationwide on Key Distributors
- Develop a plan for debt recovery.
Product Manager
African Support Network
Madina Firestone (Head Office)
05.2011 - 11.2011
- Spearhead the formation of the consumer credit department
- Market and sell credit facilities to prospective clients
- Maintain and manage a client database of all credit disbursed
- Report to management the status of facilities disbursed and present of a bi-weekly report to management on all issues concerning credit control and analysis
- Track the payment schedule of each client in the credit department and follow up on clients for rescheduling of the facility if the need arises
- Prepare a pre-recovery report on client that seems to go as bad on credit
- Rapid review on client payment records.
Business Development Executive
Asterix Insurance and Bank Brokers
Ampomah Junction – Special Plaza, East Legon- Accra
08.2010 - 02.2011
- Build and establish strong business relation with institutions interested in bank and insurance brokerage
- Maintain a data- base of business partners and regular check up on their investment portfolio
- Report to management on all issue concerning the businesses of respective clients
- Submit monthly report on work done and status of business relations.
Education
MSc. Accounting and Finance -
Accra Business School
Accra, Ghana09.2021
Certified Professional in Credit and Risk Management - Fellow -
Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM)
Accra, Ghana04.2017
BSc. Accounting and Finance -
University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA)
Accra08.2014
Professional Diploma in Business Administration - PDBA -
Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), Legon
Legon05.2011
West African Secondary School Certificate -
Awudome Senior High School
Tsito, Volta Region05.2007
Skills
- Language Level Evaluation
- Individual and Group Instruction
- Performance monitoring
- ESL Instructional Programming
- Staff Leadership
- Business Planning
- Vendor Relations
- Accounting oversight
- Operations Management
- Performance Improvement
- Menu development
- Regulatory Compliance
- Budget Forecasting
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Management
- Departmental oversight
- Verbal and written communication
- Performance Reviews
- Stakeholder Management
- Financial Analysis
- Credit analysis
- Debt management
- Inventory Auditing
- Process Management
- Financial statement preparation
- Budget Development
References
Available Upon request.
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
English as a Second Language Teacher
Green School, Vietnam
08.2023 - Current
Finance & Admin Team Lead
Syycol Limited & HRCH Limited
09.2021 - 04.2023
Restaurant Owner
Kabel Café and Dining
03.2020 - Current
Finance & Administration Lead
W. Demeks Limited
01.2019 - 01.2021
Credit and Risk Controller
AB-InBev (Accra Brewery Limited)
08.2016 - 11.2018
Credit Control and AR Officer
SABMiller Ghana (Accra Brewery Limited and Voltic Ghana Limited)
01.2012 - 07.2016
Product Manager
African Support Network
05.2011 - 11.2011
Business Development Executive
Asterix Insurance and Bank Brokers
08.2010 - 02.2011
MSc. Accounting and Finance -
Accra Business School
Certified Professional in Credit and Risk Management - Fellow -
Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM)
BSc. Accounting and Finance -
University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA)
Professional Diploma in Business Administration - PDBA -
Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), Legon
West African Secondary School Certificate -
Awudome Senior High School
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