Justina Alema-Mensah is a highly experienced accountant and auditor with over 15 years of experience working for Big Four firms like Deloitte as well as private organizations in Ghana and the UK. She has expertise in financial statement audits, controls assurance, bookkeeping, and people management. Justina is adept at leading teams and meeting tight deadlines while maintaining quality. She aims to lead finance teams with strong integrity and has a proven track record of successfully improving operations and profitability through her work.

1. JUSTINA ALEMA-MENSAH
LONDON
Mobile: 075 4221 0972
E-mail: jalemens@gmail.com
Profile: A highly professional, Big Four trained Accountant and Auditor with international and Industry experience. Has particular
expertise in financial statement audit, controls assurance, book keeping, gained over 3 years working for Deloitte West and Central
Africa in Ghana and RCCG Living Water Parish in London, UK. Possesses an open and communicative management and recruitment
style as a past business manageress and franchise owner; has become highly adept at leading teams in control assurance
engagements, audit reviews, (including discussing findings with client senior management and lead partners). Offers a proven fast
track record of performance combined with the ability to achieve results in terms of production, output, tight delivery deadlines,
quality and overall process efficiency; this is backed up by robust negotiation skills, knowledge and well-honed people management,
motivation and training skills. Currently finalising Level 2 of International Association of Bookkeepers (IAB)- Payroll Course.
Aspires to lead the any finance bansed team of any respectable firm with strong integrity.
--- AREAS OF EXPERTISE ---
Financial statements review Business process review Book keeping Analytical reviews
People Management Financial Audit Staff management Project management
Oil Marketing Service Manufacturing & Construction Banking & financial services Engineering & Mining
SAGE line 50 MS Excel MS PowerPoint MS Word
--- SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS –
• Managed Sahara Oil service station franchise in Ghana, West Africa and turned a loss making operation to a profitable venture
by reducing revenue leakages and growing revenue by introducing attractive marketing and sales offers.
• Due to successful delivery of engagements at Deloitte, took on more Senior roles delivering engagements by engaging the client,
planning the audit, delivering the audit, preparing draft deliverables including financial statements and discussing deliverables
with clients. Successfully managed 2 retail supermarkets profitably whiles managing the service station franchise.
--- PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE ---
Sahara Oil Service Station Franchise Mar 2010 – Jun 2012
Ghana, Greater Accra – (Filling Station Manageress)
Responsibilities and other achievements
• Responsible for hiring, training and resourcing an average of 16 workers at the fuel point of sale, security and supermarket
• Managing the daily fuel dips, point in time audits and health and safety checks at the service station
• Managed the service station debtors, creditors, stock levels and franchise covenants
• Carried out several assessments, investigations, analysis and research to successfully identify revenue leakages, block them and
in increase the overall revenue for the Sahara Oil by reducing revenue leakages.
• Implemented sustainable debt management controls to ensure fuel creditors consistently and timely pay their debts and comply
with the agreed credit terms.
• Maintained key performance metrics that ensured that covenants with banks were complied with during the duration of the
franchise. Agreed general ledger balance to bank statements on monthly basis for correction and accuracy.
• Maintained up-to-date records to ensure that commissions earned on diesel and petrol sold were correctly calculated and
correctly credited. This was done by manging the accounts payables and acoount receivable balances weekly.
• Cultivated a culture of honesty, open communication and discipline by ensuring staff were at work on time, appropriately
dressed and appropriately trained to carry out their duties.

2. Deloitte West and Central Africa
GHANA, Greater Accra – Audit Assistant Jul 2006 –Sep 2009
Responsibilities and other achievements
• Acted as a role model and mentor for less experienced members of the team; by providing on the job training and developing
team members through evaluation, coaching and counselling.
• Worked on a portfolio of key clients in Ghana and companies in the Ghana Club 100 list (including Société Générale Ghana (SSB),
UT Bank Ghana, GC Net, Social Security and National Insurance Trust, Best and Crompton Services Limited Ghana, Millicom
Ghana Limited, Ghana Chamber of Mines).
• Controlled a portfolio of clients including the Ghana Chamber of Mines and Best and Crompton Services Limited, Ghana.
• Led financial statement audits by planning, executing the audit, managing team members and reviewing financial statements for
the portfolio of clients I led.
• Liaised with the senior management of clients on a day-to-day basis to offer advice and guidance and report findings.
• Supervised and trained audit staff; planned respective workloads and audit teams.
• Performed business process reviews including fixed asset verification for Millicom Ghana Limited. Accounts Payables and
accounta Reeivable balances, including expense management services were sometimes rendered to clients.
AK &K Consulting Services
GHANA, Greater Accra – Audit Intern Jul 2005 –Sept. 2005
Responsibilities and other achievements
• Test the design and effectiveness of internal controls by completing walk-through tests of simple and complex business
processes.
• Complete regulatory, pre-implementation and risk-based audits to achieve business objectives.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
• Volunteered in the Finance Office of The Redeemed christian Church Of God(RCCG)-Living Water Parish in London.
• Volunteer as Peer Counsellor in Achimota School (Senior high school).
• Senior Girls' prefect in Achimota School (Junior high school).
• Served as the Finance Director for Junior Achievement Business set up in Achimota School (Senior high school).
• Served as Organising Secretary for Campus Christian Family at Central University College.
• Served as a project presenter and campaign projector for SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) at Central
University College.
--- ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ---
International Association of Bookkeeping-Payroll 2016-Level 2
Levels 1,2&3.
Central University College 2007
BSc Administration (Accounting option)
IPMC 2003
Information Technology Qualified Personnel
--- REFERENCES ---
REFERENCES WILL BE PROVIDED ON REQUEST
JUSTINA ALEMA-MENSAH