Month: February 2024

Papin Daniels is a Chartered Accountant with over fifteen years of working experience in the area of Financial Management. Mr. Daniels holds two master’s degrees in Finance and General Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Business School (EBS), UK, and the Cuttington University Graduate School of Professional Studies, Liberia, He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a professional member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants- Ghana, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting, UK, and the Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (LICPA.

Mr. Daniels also serves as Director of Donor Financed Projects with one of the specialized units (Project Financial Management Unit-PFMU) at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planing. He is the vice president of the Liberian Institute of certified Public accountants, a lecturer in Public Sector Accounting and Finance at the LICPA, and an accounting lecturer at the Arthur Barclay Business College, Stella Maris Polytechnic University.

His passion for education , leadership, personal development and exponentially empowerment is highly admirable.

Mohammed B Korleh is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana. He is also an active member and Governing Council Member of the LICPA. He holds MSc. in Accounting & Finance from the University of Adelaide, Australia.

He holds a BSc. in Banking & Finance from the Central University College, Accra, Ghana. He holds other training certificates in various field of study.

Mohammed is currently serving as Deputy Director General for Administration at the IAA.

He previously served as Financial Management Specialist for Donor Funded Projects at the Liberia Electricity Corporation.

Mr. Korleh is the Vice President-elect of the Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

A BRIEF PROFILE

A Chartered Accountant (CA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA), member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG)and The Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (LICPA). Served on the Education and Training Committee of the LICPA and actively participated in the review and development of LICPA country specific subjects (Public Sector Accounting, Taxation and Business Law) in order to provide study materials for the Accounting Technician Scheme West Africa (ATSWA) program for participating Liberian students.

Also served as lecturer of Financial Management and Advanced Financial Management for the LICPA Professional Credentialing Program intended to adequately prepare students aspiring to become Certified Accountants. The LICPA through this intervention has produced about fifteen (15) Certified Accountants in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana.

Founder and Head Pastor of the Gateway International Church, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GIWU Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization providing Christian Teaching, Logistical (financial and material) support to orphanages within Montserrado and Margibi Counties, Programs to be extended to other parts of Liberia depending on resource availability.

Currently serves as Senior Manager and Head of Internal Audit of the Liberia Airports Authority/Roberts International Airport.

A devote, Born-Again Christian and Church leader, graciously married and blessed with five blessed children (four boys and a precious queen).

“Fear the Lord thy God, for it is he that giveth thee the strength to get wealth (wealth, meaning wisdom)”. So help me God. Amen!

 

 

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KOFI ABEDU-BENTSI, SR.
MBA, MS., CFE, CFI, LTP, CTP, TADAT-Certified, CA, CPA

Kofi is a duly licensed Liberian tax practitioner. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners of the United States of America (As a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Certified Fraud Investigator). Kofi is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ghana’s Professional Accounting and a Chartered Accountant in Ghana, and a member of the Liberia Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Certified Public Accountant-Liberia. He has an Associate of Art, Bachelor of Art, and Master of Art in Business Administration (In Accounting) and a Master of Science in Finance.

Kofi’s Professional work experience spans over 25 years, including middle and senior-level accounting, auditing, and financial management positions with Non-Governmental organizations and private and public sector organizations.

Kofi is the Managing Partner of KFA Consults and the first Chairman of the LICPA’s Examination Committee; he was the first Head of Internal Audit at the Liberia Agency of Community Empowerment (LACE) from 2005 to 2009. In addition, he was the first Focal Point at the Ministry of Finance for the Department of Expenditure and Debt Management (2009 to 2012). Also, Kofi was the first Head of Finance at the newly established Liberia Revenue Authority. He held this high-profile public-service role from September 2014 to February 2017. In addition, Kofi was the lead consultant for the Tax, Reporting, and Advisory Service at Baker Tilly (Liberia).

Mr. Abedu-Bentsi is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the FINA Enterprise. A Liberian-owned business that provides a wide range of services, and goods, including petroleum and logistic.

Kofi is an accounting, taxation, and Public Sector Finance lecturer at Stella Maris Polytechnic University. He is also the Chairman of the Accounting Department of Stella Maris Polytechnic University. Kofi also lectures the LICPA professional classes. In addition, he has participated and facilitated over 75 workshops and conferences on private, not-for-profit, and public financial management in and out of Liberia.