As the Group CFO of Petra with a Holding Company and Four Subsisdiaries, I leverage over 15 years of financial leadership experience to drive strategic growth, optimize financial performance, and ensure robust risk management. My expertise in budgeting, financial planning, and capital management has led to significant improvements in profitability and liquidity, positioning the company for long-term success.

As the General Manager of Petra Securities, I lead a dynamic team of professionals dedicated to providing top-tier securities brokerage services. With over 15 years of experience in the financial industry, I specialize in driving strategic growth, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering a client-centric culture.

Responsibilities include but limited to identifying key sectors to invest in, giving the green light for investments and exits, sitting on the board of some portfolio companies, representing the overall firm, as well as raising funds for the firm and communicating portfolio performance to investors.

As Snr. Investment Manager of a Holding Company with more than 8 Investee companies in the private equity, financial services, real estate, insurance, and logistics industries; I have direct responsibility for the financial, investment, strategic planning, and risk management decisions of these investee companies.

•Manage a variety of financial and accounting functions pertaining to areas such as financial reporting, taxation, general accounting, budgeting, payroll, auditing, and treasury management. •Work on a variety of transactions in all stages, from initial client pitches to transaction closings•Communicate regulatory, financial information and complex strategic issues to assist and guide decision-makers in corporate finance transactions •Market services both to internal partners and external clients and develop client networks•Mentor and develop staff - Analysts and Associates

•Streamlining business process•Assessing financial trends of routes.•Budgeting and Cost controls.•Yield Management and Seat Utilisation•Risk Assessment and Internal Control•Cash flow management.•Managing the relation with regulators, auditors, bankers

•Consolidated Financial Statements preparation•Monthly Financial Analysis.•Payroll generation and related reconciliation•Review of monthly branches transactions•Inter-Company Reconciliation (ProCredit Ghana, Eastern Europe and Africa)•Coordinating of internal & external audits and special projects •Management of Capital Expenditure /Branch Expansion Projects•Administrator of Accounting software and System ledger codes

Advance Data Analysis (Multivariate, T-test and ANOVA Analysis)Financial Statement AnalysisMarket Survey AnalysisProduct Performance AnalysisTeam leader for various research projects Briefing data collectors before embarking on data collectionProfessional Research Report Writing for clients

Bank ReconciliationPreparation of Payment Vouchers and Computation of Withholding TaxVouching of claims payableReview of premiums collectedPreparation of monthly reports General Administrative duties