Alex Ankrah

BCom-qualified accounting professional with over 8 years of hands-on experience in financial record-keeping, accounts payable and receivable, reconciliation, and statutory reporting across the private sector, NGO, and hospitality industries. Experienced in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, maintaining the general ledger, supporting budgets and forecasts, and resolving accounting discrepancies. Proficient in Sage 50, QuickBooks, and advanced Excel, with a record of clean audit outcomes, full compliance, and process improvements that strengthen internal controls and accuracy.

Analytical, detail-focused, and effective both independently and within a finance team.

Accounting Officer at Unibrax Group Ltd (2022-01 – Present)

• Maintain complete and accurate financial records and project-specific ledgers, processing supplier invoices, payments, and staff claims through to settlement.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable end to end, including vendor statements, client billing, overdue account follow-up, and resolution of billing queries and discrepancies.
• Perform monthly bank and account reconciliations, investigating and clearing variances before close.
• Prepare monthly profit and loss statements, cash-flow forecasts, and management reports in Excel to support leadership decision-making.
• Implemented a streamlined project-costing template that reduced reporting errors and improved budget accuracy by 15%.
• Support annual budget preparation and financial forecasting, tracking actuals against budget and flagging variances for corrective action.

Accounts Officer at Ghana Red Cross Society — Head Office (2018-10 – 2022-12)

• Managed daily accounting operations in line with IFRS and humanitarian sector protocols, maintaining the general ledger and full supporting documentation.
• Prepared financial statements and audit schedules with meticulous accuracy, achieving 100% compliance with national tax and donor requirements.
• Led the annual audit process for two consecutive years, delivering clean "Unqualified" audit reports on both occasions.
• Coordinated preparation and monitoring of annual budgets for regional programmes, carrying out variance analysis and reporting outcomes to management.
• Tracked international donor funds and grant expenditure, producing transparent, reconciled reports that maintained donor trust and compliance.
• Administered payroll disbursements for staff and volunteers with fully documented records.
• Developed a digital expense-tracking system that cut reimbursement turnaround time by 25%, and introduced a dual-authorisation protocol that strengthened internal controls.
• Identified and eliminated redundant administrative costs, saving approximately 10% in operational overhead.

Accounts Officer at Fair View Hotel, Abeka – Accra (2016-07 – 2018-03)

• Managed accounts payable and receivable documentation and completed end-of-month reconciliation of all control accounts.
• Prepared purchase invoices and quotations, remitted cash and cheque lodgements to the bank, and monitored overdue guest and vendor accounts.
• Maintained accurate, organised accounting records in compliance with current legislation, reporting to the Chief Accountant.

Junior Accountant (Internship) at Assin South District Assembly (2014-07 – 2014-08)

• Assisted in preparing disclosure statements in compliance with government accounting standards, and analysed financial data for public-sector fiscal reports.

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) in Accounting – University of Cape Coast (2018)

Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy – Cape Coast Polytechnic (2015)