Emmanuel K. Arthur is the Managing Partner and Director of Maker Hybrand. He is a chartered accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (IGAG). He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Professional Studies and a professional qualification as a Chartered Tax Practitioner from the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ghana (CITG) of which he is a member. He has other qualifications such as an Advanced Diploma in Transfer Pricing – international taxation and cross-border tax matters, among others.
Emmanuel has more than eighteen years of combined work experience as an auditor, accountant, tax consultant, chief financial officer, management consultant, business advisor, and finance manager for entities in several industries, including banking and finance, manufacturing, health, engineering, commerce, hospitality, oil and gas, the public sector, education, agriculture, and non-profit.
He works as a part-time lecturer, court expert and serves on a number of boards as a director.
As a consummate professional, he is credited with quick business turnaround skills. He possesses considerable knowledge of financial reporting, audit expertise, tax advisory, corporate governance, business administration, financial and business risk analysis, working capital management, debt and liquidity management, accounting and business setup, research, and legal and regulatory matters.
Some of the highlights of his career include securing tax savings worth millions of US dollars for entities through the design and implementation of effective controls, effective tax planning, tax compliance guidance, tax advocacy and negotiation of back taxes. He has also conducted financial due diligence and share valuation exercises for business takeover, settlement, and recapitalization purposes. Additionally, he has assisted in raising funding worth millions of US dollars from local and international financial institutions for projects.
Apart from the aforementioned skillset and experience, he is also experienced and adept at forensic audit and fraud analytics, IFRS transition and implementation, credit risk assessment, financial planning/budgeting, and trade and corporate finance arrangements, among others.
Emmanuel is in charge of the strategic and operational direction of the MH group. His operational functions at Maker Hybrand include providing audit and assurance services, tax consulting, and advisory services.
Richard Amo holds a First Class honors in B.A Economics & Statistics from University of Ghana. He is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA, UK)
Richard is an astute Finance Professional with over 11 years experience in Oil & Gas, Telecommunication and Manufacturing. Having worked with 3 major multinational companies.
Richard brings to the team world class value sets and best practices needed by companies to operate above industry standards.
Prior to his current role, Richard worked as the head of finance for Globex Energy Ltd, where he provided financial leadership and accounting oversight for the Bulk Oil Distribution Company (BDC), and its related entities. Prior to Globex, Richard worked with Tullow Oil (Ghana & U.K) as a Senior Financial Analyst, where he was involved in the TEN Project from FEED to First Oil, helping to implement key processes and financial controls for the US$6bn Oil & Gas project.
Richard has also worked with Nestle Ghana Limited and Airtel Ghana Limited, as Decision support Analyst and Interconnect & Roaming Accountant respectively.
Richard is an expert in Oil & Gas accounting, financial modelling, financial planning & analysis, project controls, and preparation of strategic documents.
Richard is a Financial Management Consultant at Maker Hybrand.
Alfred M. Agorbia is a Chartered Accountant and a Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA, U.K.)
He holds a BSc. Degree in Chemical Engineering–KNUST Ghana. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG).
As the Finance and Administration Manager at both Avant Capital (Investment Bank) in Accra and Doctors in Service (healthcare) – Cape Coast, he was part of the team which successfully rebranded and restructured these entities. At Resource Web, he led and coordinated the development of a pre-feasibility report for the establishment of an ethanol manufacturing plant with an estimated value of 100 million U.S Dollars.
He has varied consulting experience and exposure to diverse industries which have endowed him with a holistic view of accounting and finance owing to the unique opportunity of working in key areas of professional service such as management consulting, finance, accounting, audit & assurance, taxation, public sector and private sector consulting.
He is passionate about financial controls, business development and optimization and risk management
Alfred has extensive audit and assurance experience having worked with Virtual Point Associates where he handled high profile external and internal audit engagements.
Alfred handles audit and assurance services at Maker Hybrand.
Erica Forson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of Ghana.
She is a Chartered Management Accountant with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK, with a mix of skills in finance and accounting, administration, and business development.
She has over 12 years combined experience in NGO, healthcare, and consultancy environments. Her specific experience includes preparation of proposals and related processes, compilation and implementation of finance/administration/human resource policies, financial and forensic audit, and management consulting.
Erica is currently a Financial Management and Business Development Consultant at Maker Hybrand.