James Etu, Mbatm, Bsc Email & Phone Number

Accra, Greater Accra Region, Gh

Greater Accra Region, Ghana

• Lead data analytics and technology teams, enhancing capability and quality service delivery.• Support cross-functional projects and engagements with data analytics techniques to discover insights that guide strategic decisions and uncover optimization opportunities• Oversee IT operations, including IT infrastructure, cloud tools and cybersecurity.• Oversee the IT department, define the vision and plans and roadmaps for the organization, and identify continuous improvement.• Managed the planning and delivery of IT services including data management, user services, network administration, and change management initiatives to improve organizational effectiveness.• Identify technology trends, develop overarching strategies, and provide recommendations to senior leadership to enhance the IT organization.

Greater Accra, Ghana

• Developed and implemented data collection systems and other strategies to perfect analytics efficiency and data quality.• Helped curate and conduct data literacy and analytics training and awareness programs, internal and external, both formal and informal• Experienced in data entry, maintenance, investigation, and reporting in an information management system and using analytic & business intelligence and other reporting tools to extract data from data solutions and data warehouses • Analyzed substantial amounts of data to show trends and find patterns and hidden stories within data.• Leveraged text, charts, and graphs to communicate findings in an understandable format.• Created and automated data analytics and visualizations to present insights and tell compelling stories.• Performed root-cause analysis on data-related system problems to recommend or execute corrective action.• Found, reviewed, and evaluated data management metrics to recommend ways to strengthen data across the enterprise.

With data being a valuable asset for a business to run, and make decisions, I utilize data and insight through analysis to gather, analyze and interpret data, to solve business problems for my clients in areas of Governance, Risk and Compliance

Ghana

• Documented clients operations and internal controls over its processes.• Diagnosed controls weaknesses in clients’ operational procedures and accounting systems. • Adequately performed analytical reviews on financial data to reveal inconsistent trends. • Developed an appropriate strategy in response to the accessed weaknesses.• Administer a well-designed audit program on various areas of the audit (Cash, Investments, Loans, Loans impairment and Provisioning, Accounts payable, Receivables, Non- Current assets, Inventory, Revenue, Payroll, Liabilities, VAT and Taxes.• Deploy procedures on cash and checks to ensure that they are safeguarded, banked the same day on the next day and that payments are authorised.• Prepared Audit Financial statement (Income statement, Balance Sheet, Cashflow, Income surplus) for SME’s• Prepared Letter to management highlighting our audit findings, Financial Highlights and recommendations.• Extensive involvement in managing client relationships at all levels.

Ghana

• Perform Accounting System setup and review for new clients.• Write Accounting policies and internal control procedures for clients.• Analyze and capture transactions into the accounting system.• Design, implement and ensure adherence to accounting policy, budgets and internal control procedures.• Produce timely management reports, i.e. Donor fund position, field financial reports, expenditure reports, and travel expense statements• Immensely involved in project budget monitoring and control• Ensure proper expenditure tracking and develop project-appropriate expenditure tracking systems in line with project budgets and activities• Manage petty cash; manage issuance of checks; and manage the payments travel advances• Ensure that all project expenditures adhere to Donor requirements; and, therefore are allowable, reasonable,• Prepare budgets and projected Cashflow to enhance the economic use of resources

Ghana

Duties:• Analysing financial data and making conclusions. • Involved in producing and analyzing year end financial accounts.• Liaising with the company's auditors.• Helping to produce the companies tax return. • Involved in preparing monthly management accounts. • Assisting in bank reconciliations. • Helping departments to plan, manage and report their budgets forecasts.• Working with SAGE Pastel & Quick Books Accounts.

Advanced Master'S Degree, Information Systems Management (Chief Information Officer)

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Computer/Information Technology Administration And Management

Bsc, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Electoral Commissioner, 2005 - ASHESI STUDENTS’ COUNCIL